How to say “plan” in Chinese
plan, proposed solution
“Plan” in Chinese is 方案, fāng àn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
方案 is read fāng àn: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
It hints at the sound in 房 and 放. In 地方 it is read with the neutral tone: fang.
On top, 安 ān hints at the sound; at the bottom, 木 “tree, wood”: originally a small wooden table.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “方案”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 方案. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我们对方案进行了讨论。wǒmenduìfāng’ànjìnxíngletǎolùnWe held a discussion of the plan.
- 客户对我们的方案很满意kèhùduìwǒmendefāng’ànhěnmǎnyìThe client is very happy with our plan.
- 这两个方案的区别很明显zhèliǎnggefāng’àndeqūbiéhěnmíngxiǎnThe difference between these two options is obvious.
- 这两个方案各有长处zhèliǎnggefāng’àngèyǒuchángchùEach of these two options has its strong points.
- 我们要不要换一个方案？wǒmenyàobuyàohuànyígefāng’ànShould we switch to a different plan?
- 综合大家的意见，我们决定改一下方案。zōnghédàjiādeyìjiàn,wǒmenjuédìnggǎiyíxiàfāng’ànTaking everyone’s opinions together, we decided to change the plan a little.
More words from the lesson “The client and the contract”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “plan” in Chinese?
“Plan” in Chinese is 方案, pinyin fāng’àn.
What does 方案 mean?
方案 (fāng’àn) means “plan, proposed solution”.
How do you write 方案?
方案 is 2 characters: 方 (fāng) — square; side; 案 (àn) — case, record; plan. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 方案?
方案 is read fāng’àn. Tones: fāng — first tone, àn — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“plan” in the lesson “The client and the contract”
This word is from the topic “Business” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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