计划 (jìhuà) — plan

计划 (jìhuà)

计划 refers to a more formal or structured plan, often written out or thought through in advance. As a verb it means to plan. It is more systematic than 打算 (dǎsuàn), which describes personal intentions.

Meanings

1. [noun] Plan; program; schedule.
2. [verb] To plan; to schedule.

Example Sentences

我们制定了一个旅游计划。 Wǒmen zhìdìng le yīgè lǚyóu jìhuà. We drew up a travel plan.

这个项目的计划已经完成了。 Zhège xiàngmù de jìhuà yǐjīng wánchéng le. The plan for this project has been completed.

她按计划完成了所有的工作。 Tā àn jìhuà wánchéng le suǒyǒu de gōngzuò. She completed all the work according to plan.

我们需要改变原来的计划。 Wǒmen xūyào gǎibiàn yuánlái de jìhuà. We need to change the original plan.

Collocations

Memory Hook

计 (calculate / plan — speech radical 讠 plus ten 十, counting precisely) plus 划 (to mark out / delineate). Carefully counting out and marking boundaries — the precision of a real plan.