计划計劃 jìhuà — plan; to plan
jìhuà (fourth tone, falling)ji4hua4
Traditional: 計劃
plan; to plan
HSK 4· HSK 1–4 (classic)nounverbMeasure word 个
Meanings
plan; to plan
计, to reckon, and 划, to mark out — thinking a course of action through before acting on it. Beside 打算, the looser, more spoken word for an intention, 计划 is what gets written down, dated and shown to other people.
noun
Example sentences
- 我们暑假的旅游计划已经定好了。我們暑假的旅游計劃已經定好了。Wǒmen (third tone, dipping) shǔjià (third tone, dipping) de (neutral tone) lǚyóu (third tone, dipping) jìhuà (fourth tone, falling) yǐjīng (third tone, dipping) dìnghǎo (fourth tone, falling) le. (neutral tone)···
Our summer travel plan is already set.
- 他计划明年去国外学习。他計劃明年去國外學習。Tā (first tone, high and level) jìhuà (fourth tone, falling) míngnián (second tone, rising) qù (fourth tone, falling) guówài (second tone, rising) xuéxí. (second tone, rising)···
He plans to study abroad next year.
Common mistakes
Not quite我为了目的是学好汉语。
Correct我的计划是学好汉语。／我学习汉语是为了找一个好工作。
为了 is a preposition placed before a goal (为了学好汉语，他每天练习); 计划 is a noun that needs 是 to state it (他的计划是学好汉语). Fusing the two shapes into one clause is the mistake — pick one or the other.