计划 jìhuà plan
plan; project
How to remember 计划: 计 calculate + 划 to row or paddle a boat = plan.
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How it is used
- Both noun 'a plan' and verb 'to plan': 制定计划 (zhìdìng jìhuà) make a plan; 我们计划明年去 (wǒmen jìhuà míngnián qù) we plan to go next year.
- Contrast 打算 (dǎsuan): 打算 is a looser personal 'intend to', while 计划 implies a more worked-out, formal plan.
- 没有计划 (méiyǒu jìhuà) = have no plan; 计划经济 (jìhuà jīngjì) = planned economy.
Example sentences
- 这计划如何？ Zhè jìhuà rúhé?How is this plan?
- 我计划周末去旅行。 Wǒ jìhuà zhōumò qù lǚxíng.I plan to take a trip on the weekend.
- 一切都按照计划进行。 Yíqiè dōu ànzhào jìhuà jìnxíng.Everything is underway according to plan.