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打算dǎ suànto plan

HSK 3word

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打算 (dǎ suàn) means "to plan" or "plan." It appears in 你打算去哪儿 (Where do you plan to go?) and 我有一个打算 (I have a plan). A speaker asks 明天你打算做什么? (What do you plan to do tomorrow?) The reply is 我打算在家看书。 (I plan to read at home.)

What does 打算 mean?

  1. 1.

    to planverb

  2. 2.

    plannoun

What do the characters in 打算 mean?

  • 打not compositional here
  • 算to figure out

How do you use 打算?

See it in 你打算去哪儿 and 我有一个打算

What are some examples of 打算 in a sentence?

  1. 你打算去哪儿?

    Nǐ dǎsuàn qù nǎr?

    Where do you plan to go?

  2. 我有一个打算。

    Wǒ yǒu yí ge dǎsuàn.

    I have a plan.

How is 打算 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    明天你打算做什么?

    Míngtiān nǐ dǎsuàn zuò shénme?

    What do you plan to do tomorrow?

  2. Speaker B:

    我打算在家看书。

    Wǒ dǎsuàn zài jiā kàn shū.

    I plan to read at home.

  3. Speaker A:

    你没有别的打算吗?

    Nǐ méiyǒu biéde dǎsuàn ma?

    Don't you have any other plans?

  4. Speaker B:

    没有,我想休息。

    Méiyǒu, wǒ xiǎng xiūxi.

    No, I want to rest.

Can you use 打算 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank: 你___去哪儿? (Where do you plan to go?)
  2. 2.What does 我有一个打算。 mean?
  3. 3.Fill in the blank: 我有一个___。 (I have a plan.)

What should you learn next?

English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.