Word: 計 (jì)

一人計短，眾人計長

yì rén jì duǎn, zhòngrén jì cháng

one person's plan is short; many people's plans are long

為了長遠之計，我們決定搬家。

Wèile chángyuǎn zhī jì, wǒmen juédìng bānjiā.

For the sake of the long-term plan, we decided to move.

你有你的關門計，我有我的跳牆法

nǐ yǒu nǐ de guānmén jì, wǒ yǒu wǒ de tiào qiáng fǎ

you have your plan of shutting the door, I have my way of jumping the wall

你有千般計，我有老主意

nǐ yǒu qiānbān jì, wǒ yǒu lǎo zhǔyi

you have a thousand schemes, I have my old plan

各有各的牢籠計，各有各的跳牆法

gè yǒu gè de láolóng jì, gè yǒu gè de tiào qiáng fǎ

each has his own trap plan, each has his own way of jumping the wall

她心生一計，對手上當了。

Tā xīn shēng yí jì, duìshǒu shàngdàngle.

She hit upon a trick, and her opponent fell for it.

白骨精騙唐僧，一計不成又生一計

Báigǔjīng piàn Tángsēng, yí jì bùchéng yòu shēng yí jì

the White Bone Demon tricks Tang Monk: when one trick fails she thinks up another