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打算 dǎsuàn

打算 dǎsuàn Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 8 English Translations of the word 打算 dǎsuàn .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
dǎsuàn | da3 suan4
English translation
to plan
to intend
to calculate
plan
intention
calculation
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Traditional form

打算 dǎsuàn

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Etymology of 打算 dǎsuàn

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Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shǒu represents the meaning and Dīng represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

Dīng

Semantic compound

shǒu

Positional decomposition

扌丁

Number of Strokes

5
suàn

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Depicts an abacus, a tool () made from bamboo ( zhú ) for performing calculations.

Positional decomposition

⺮具

Number of Strokes

14

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Example sentences using 打算 dǎsuàn

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经理 jīnglǐ 发觉 fājué le de 不轨 bù guǐ 行为 xíngwéi ,打算 dǎsuàn chǎo 鱿鱼 yóu yú .

The manager had found him out and was going to sack him.

估计 gūjì 饿 è le , yīn 打算 dǎsuàn gěi zuò xiē 三明治 sān míng zhì .

I presume that you are hungry, so I'm making you some sandwiches.

xiǎo liǎ kǒu 打算 dǎsuàn yòng 天鹅绒 tiān é róng 装饰 zhuāngshì 他们 tā men de 卧室 wòshì .

The young couple plan to upholster their bedroom with velvet.

我们 wǒmen 打算 dǎsuàn zài 房子 fáng zi 后面 hòumian zhǒng 杂色 zá sè 常春藤 cháng chūn téng .

We're going to grow a variegated ivy up the back of the house.

打算 dǎsuàn 这些 zhè xiē 剩余 shèng yú de 大白菜 dà bái cài dōng Zàng 起来 qǐlai .

I intend to store these surplus Chinese cabbages for winter.

打算 dǎsuàn Decomposition

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打算 dǎsuàn Compounds

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