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规划 (guī huà) — (verb) to plan systematically, to draw up a long-term plan; (noun) a comprehensive plan, a program, a blueprint

Definition

规划 (guīhuà) is a more formal, long-term 'plan' than 计划 — it suggests systematic, large-scale planning (city, regional, corporate), often with a blueprint-like design. 蓝图 and 图纸 are concrete drawings, not plans themselves.

verb
to plan systematicallyto draw up a long-term plan
noun
a comprehensive plana programa blueprint

Examples

  • 规划。
    Wǒ men zhèng zài guī huà wèi lái wǔ nián de fā zhǎn fāng xiàng.
    We are planning the development direction for the next five years.
  • 规划、。
    Zhè ge chéng shì guī huà kǎo lǜ le jiāo tōng, huán jìng hé zhù fáng.
    This city plan considers transportation, environment, and housing.
  • 规划。
    Gōng sī zhì dìng le xīn de fā zhǎn guī huà.
    The company has formulated a new development plan.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

规guīplan
划huàarrange

Both 规 and 划 mean to plan or arrange, so 规划 refers to systematic planning or a plan.

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 規; 规 is its simplified writing.

  • 夫夫fūhusband
  • 見見jiànsee

The simplified 规 is a shorthand; the traditional form 規 shows a cross-shaped compass in its early drawing, and its later form uses 夫 and 見.

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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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