规划 guīhuà to draw up a plan
to draw up a plan; to map out a program; a plan; a program
How to remember 规划: 规 rules + 划 to row or paddle a boat = to draw up a plan.
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How it is used
- To plan out / a plan - for large, long-term, structured things - 城市规划 (chéngshì guīhuà) urban planning, 职业规划 (zhíyè guīhuà) career planning.
- Both noun and verb; implies a deliberate, mapped-out program, weightier than the everyday 计划 (jìhuà).
- Use 规划 for macro strategy (a city, a career, five years); 计划 for a concrete to-do plan.