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计划 (jì huà) — (noun) plan; project; program; (verb) to plan; to map out

Definition

计划 (jìhuà) is the everyday 'plan' or 'to plan' — general-purpose, not specialized. 方案 is a written, concrete proposal or program; 规划 is a long-term blueprint. 设计 and 策划 lean toward designing or scheming an event, not just arranging your own work.

noun
planprojectprogram
verb
to planto map out
Measure word · 个, 项

Examples

  • 计划。
    Wǒ jì huà míng tiān qù kàn diàn yǐng.
    I plan to go see a movie tomorrow.
  • 计划。
    Zhè ge jì huà xū yào dà jiā tóng yì.
    This plan needs everyone's agreement.
  • 计划。
    Zhè shì yí xiàng zhòng yào de jì huà.
    This is an important project.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

计jìplan
划huàarrange

计 and 划 both involve planning or arranging, so the word means a plan or to 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 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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