Chinese Conversation · Level 73
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Chinese word
规划
Pronunciation
Pinyinguī huà
Meaning
- verbplan
Example
他们正在规划新项目。tā men zhèng zài guī huà xīn xiàng mù
They are planning the new project.
More examples
他已经把下周的出差日程规划好了。tā yǐ jīng bǎ xià zhōu de chū chāi rì chéng guī huà hǎo le
He has already planned next week's business-trip schedule.
Core concept
Set the full framework for a goal, including its stages, timing, rules, and resources, so an idea can become workable action.
Common phrases
规划日程guī huà rì chéng
plan a schedule
规划路线guī huà lù xiàn
plan a route
规划预算guī huà yù suàn
plan a budget
Similar words
计划jì huà: Decides future actions, goals, timing, and methods in advance.
安排ān pái: Organizes people, times, and things in a practical order for action.
设计shè jì: Creates a form or structure to meet a purpose or set of requirements.
策划cè huà: Develops the goals and action plan for an activity or project.
Definition in Chinese
制定某项事务或发展的总体结构和实施步骤，明确规则、时间表与资源分配，侧重于把抽象目标转为可执行的方案。zhì dìng mǒu xiàng shì wù huò fā zhǎn de zóng tǐ jié gòu hé shí shī bù zhòu míng què guī zé shí jiān biǎo yǔ zī yuán fēn pèi cè zhòng yú bǎ chōu xiàng mù biāo zhuǎn wéi kě zhí xíng de fāng àn
Word origin
规划 (guīhuà, "to plan") combines 规 (guī, "rule or standard") with 划 (huà, "to mark out or divide"), suggesting a framework that organizes a large task into defined parts.
Usage tips
- As a verb, it can take a project, career, or future directly as its object, which makes it useful for describing deliberate long-range choices.
Other meanings
- planningnoun
- designverb
Related words
- 规划师guī huà shīplannernoun
- 规划性guī huà xìngplanningnoun