How to say “plan” in Chinese

规划
guīhuà

plan; long-term plan

noun · HSK 6 · topic “Business and management”

“Plan” in Chinese is 规划, guī huà: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

规划 is read guī huà: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

guī — 1st tonehigh and level, like a long note
huà — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

How to write it

规
guī — rule, standard
划
huà — draw a line; plan

On the right, 刂 “knife”: to scratch a line with a knife. Second reading: huá, “row (a boat)”.

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 “规划”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 规划. Tap the sound icon to listen.

  • 我们要做好长期规划wǒmenyàozuòhǎochángqīguīhuàWe need to do good long-term planning.

More words from the lesson “Strategy and decisions”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “plan” in Chinese?

“Plan” in Chinese is 规划, pinyin guīhuà.

What does 规划 mean?

规划 (guīhuà) means “plan; long-term plan”.

How do you write 规划?

规划 is 2 characters: 规 (guī) — rule, standard; 划 (huà) — draw a line; plan. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 规划?

规划 is read guīhuà. Tones: guī — first tone, huà — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“plan” in the lesson “Strategy and decisions”

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