规划

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guīhuà

verb/noun HSK 5 #6,982

Meanings

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

Characters

rule; regulation; compass (drawing tool)

to plan; to delineate

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

Examples

我们需要好好规划未来。

Wǒmen xūyào hǎohǎo guīhuà wèilái.

We need to plan our future well.

城市规划非常重要。

Chéngshì guīhuà fēicháng zhòngyào.

Urban planning is very important.

公司制定了五年发展规划。

Gōngsī zhìdìng le wǔ nián fāzhǎn guīhuà.

The company made a five-year development plan.

你对自己的职业有什么规划？

Nǐ duì zìjǐ de zhíyè yǒu shénme guīhuà?

What career plans do you have?

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

规 guī

划 huà