Chinese word

打算

Pronunciation

Pinyindǎ suàn

Meaning

  • verbplan

Example

你打算什么时候去？nǐ dǎ suàn shén me shí hòu qù

When do you plan to go?

Illustration for 打算 (plan)

More examples

我打算明天去北京。wǒ dǎ suàn míng tiān qù běi jīng

I plan to go to Beijing tomorrow.

Core concept

A future action held in mind as a considered possibility.

Common phrases

  • 打算去dǎ suàn qù

    plan to go

  • 打算做dǎ suàn zuò

    plan to do

  • 打算学习dǎ suàn xué xí

    plan to study

Similar words

想xiǎng: Feel a desire to do something.
准备zhǔn bèi: Prepare the things, time, or mindset needed for a future activity.
计划jì huà: Set the time, method, and steps for carrying out something.
安排ān pái: Arrange people, time, or places by setting their roles and order.

Definition in Chinese

表示准备或考虑在将来做某事的意向，常用于询问或表达暂定的计划。biǎo shì zhǔn bèi huò kǎo lǜ zài jiāng lái zuò mǒu shì de yì xiàng cháng yòng yú xún wèn huò biǎo dá zàn dìng de jì huà

Word origin

打算 (dǎsuàn, "to plan") combines 打 (dǎ, "make or do") + 算 (suàn, "calculate"), reflecting the idea of working out an action before carrying it out.

Usage tips

  • A question with this word asks about a person's future choice, not whether every part of the schedule is already fixed.

Other meanings

  • intentionnoun

Opposites

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