无计划 (wú jì huà) — unplanned; without a plan; spontaneous

Definition

Adjective meaning 'unplanned, without a plan, on a whim.' Implies spontaneity rather than careful preparation. Attaches to 的 before verbs (无计划的旅行) or as 无计划地 + verb.

adjective
unplannedwithout a planspontaneous

Examples

  • 无计划，。
    Zhè cì lǚ xíng shì wú jì huà de, shuō zǒu jiù zǒu.
    This trip was unplanned — we just left on a whim.
  • 无计划，。
    Tā zuò shì tài wú jì huà, cháng cháng lín shí gǎi biàn zhǔ yì.
    He does things too spontaneously and often changes his mind at the last minute.
  • 无计划，。
    Zhè ge tǎo lùn shì wú jì huà jìn xíng de, méi yǒu yù shè yì tí.
    This discussion was carried out informally without a preset agenda.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

无wúnot have
计划plan
计jìplan划huàplan
联合Side by side

无 means not having, and 计划 means plan; together they describe something without planning.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 無; 无 is its simplified writing.

For the simplified 无, the story is about 無. 無 drew a person dancing with ox tails held in both hands to pray for rain, then was borrowed for 'have no', so the picture does not explain that meaning.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 計; 计 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 計 pairs 言 (say) with 十 (all). The simplified 计 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the historical shape.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
刀刀dāo
Sound part声符shēngfú
戈
戈gē划huá
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

划 is made of 刀, a knife, and 戈, a weapon. The 戈 part gives the sound.

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