Chinese verb · modal · first needed at elementary level (A2)
打算
dǎsuan
to plan to
+ verb: to plan to do something ( (wǒ dǎsuan míngnián qù Zhōngguó), I'm planning to go to China next year). It is also a noun, “plan”: (Nǐ yǒu shénme dǎsuan? What are your plans?)
Speed:
Basic
基本
What someone plans to do.
| affirmative | 我打算明年去中国。Wǒ dǎsuan míngnián qù Zhōngguó. | |
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| negative | 我不打算去中国。Wǒ bù dǎsuan qù Zhōngguó. | |
| question | 你打算什么时候去？Nǐ dǎsuan shénme shíhou qù? |
Completed
了
了 at the end: a new decision, or a plan that has been dropped.
| affirmative | 我打算搬家了。Wǒ dǎsuan bānjiā le. | |
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| negative | 我不打算搬家了。Wǒ bù dǎsuan bānjiā le. | |
| question | 你打算搬家了吗？Nǐ dǎsuan bānjiā le ma? |
In progress
在
正打算…呢: just about to do something, or thinking of doing it right now. : have no plans to.
| affirmative | 我正打算给你打电话呢。Wǒ zhèng dǎsuan gěi nǐ dǎ diànhuà ne. | |
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| negative | 我现在没打算换工作。Wǒ xiànzài méi dǎsuan huàn gōngzuò. | |
| question | 你是不是正打算出门？Nǐ shì bu shì zhèng dǎsuan chūmén? |
Examples
- 你周末有什么打算？Nǐ zhōumò yǒu shénme dǎsuan?What are your plans for the weekend?
- 我打算下个月开始学开车。Wǒ dǎsuan xià ge yuè kāishǐ xué kāichē.I'm planning to start learning to drive next month.
- 我本来打算去，后来没去。Wǒ běnlái dǎsuan qù, hòulái méi qù.I was originally planning to go, but in the end I didn't.