Difference between revisions of "Comparing "dasuan" and "jihua""

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打算 and 计划 are both verbs as well as nouns that mean “plan” or “intend”.  打算 is used in informal speech and writing, whereas 计划 is used in formal situations. A key difference between these words is 打算 expresses a thought or idea to do something exists, but concrete steps or a firm action plan has not yet been finalized to do so, whereas 计划 expresses a thought or idea to do something not only exists, but also already has a concrete action plan to carry out the idea.
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打算 (dǎsuàn) and 计划 (jìhuà) are both verbs as well as nouns that mean “to plan” or “to intend”.  打算 is used in informal speech and writing, whereas 计划 is used in formal situations. A key difference between these words is 打算 expresses that a thought or idea to do something exists, but concrete steps or a firm action plan has not yet been finalized, whereas 计划 expresses a thought or idea to do something which not only exists, but also already has a concrete action plan in place to carry out the idea.
  
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{{SimilarWordsCol2|计划|jìhuà|to plan, to intend, a plan|verb and noun|formal}}
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{{SimilarWordsCol2|计划|jìhuà|to plan, to intend; a plan|verb, noun|formal}}
 
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== When used as verbs to mean to plan or to intend, or as nouns to mean a plan or an intention 打算 and 计划 can often be used interchangeably to mean the same thing  ==
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== 打算 and 计划 can often be used interchangeably ==
  
 
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== 计划 has distinct uses that often times involve long rang future goals with a plan and actions steps to carry out the plan. ==
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== 打算 is common in 口语 for talking about vague plans ==
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This is exactly the word you want when talking about fluid, indefinite weekend plans. You don't have a detailed itinerary with priority rankings for your weekend activities, right? And everything could change last minute, right? Use 打算.
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== 计划 often involves long rang future goals ==
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These are the kinds of serious plans related to work, academics, and government policies. Setailed itineraries and timetables with priority rankings and Gantt charts are all on the table when you use 计划.  
  
 
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* 研究计划
 
* 研究计划
 
* 学习计划
 
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* 做计划
 
* 做计划
 
* 计划未来
 
* 计划未来
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* 计划生育
 
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Revision as of 03:43, 15 April 2022

打算 (dǎsuàn) and 计划 (jìhuà) are both verbs as well as nouns that mean “to plan” or “to intend”. 打算 is used in informal speech and writing, whereas 计划 is used in formal situations. A key difference between these words is 打算 expresses that a thought or idea to do something exists, but concrete steps or a firm action plan has not yet been finalized, whereas 计划 expresses a thought or idea to do something which not only exists, but also already has a concrete action plan in place to carry out the idea.











B1HSK4ASV4567
打算 (dǎsuàn) 计划 (jìhuà)
Meaning to plan, to intend; vague plans to plan, to intend; a concrete plan
Part of Speech verb, noun verb, noun
Formality informal formal

打算 and 计划 can often be used interchangeably

Common Phrases

In the following examples both 打算 and 计划 can be used.

  • 有什么~?
  • ~好了
  • 有没有~?
  • 没有~
  • 有~

打算 is common in 口语 for talking about vague plans

This is exactly the word you want when talking about fluid, indefinite weekend plans. You don't have a detailed itinerary with priority rankings for your weekend activities, right? And everything could change last minute, right? Use 打算.

计划 often involves long rang future goals

These are the kinds of serious plans related to work, academics, and government policies. Setailed itineraries and timetables with priority rankings and Gantt charts are all on the table when you use 计划.

Common Phrases

  • 研究计划
  • 学习计划
  • 一份计划
  • 做计划
  • 计划未来
  • 计划生育

Sources and further reading

Books

Websites

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