规划

規劃
guīhuà
verb HSK 5 #6,982

Meanings

  1. 1 to plan; to program
  2. 2 a plan; a program; a blueprint

Characters

Drawing lines with a compass - making careful, measured plans.

Examples

HSK 3
Gōngsī zhìdìng le wǔnián fāzhǎn guīhuà.
The company made a five-year development plan.
HSK 3
Nǐ duì zìjǐ de zhíyè yǒu shénme guīhuà?
What career plans do you have?
HSK 4
Wǒmen xūyào hǎohǎo guīhuà wèilái.
We need to plan our future well.

Tips

usage
规划 implies large-scale, long-term planning (city planning, career planning). For smaller everyday plans, use 计划 (jìhuà) instead.
culture
China is famous for its 五年规划 (wǔnián guīhuà, Five-Year Plans) - government economic planning documents that have shaped the country's development since 1953.

Stroke Order

guī
huà