打算

dǎsuàn

to plan; to intend; to calculate

verbnoun HSK 3.0 · Band 3

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Build with these blocks

Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

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  • 算suànto calculateB4
  • 计算jìsuànto calculateB5
  • 计算机jìsuànjīcomputerB5
  • 就算jiùsuàn(coll.) even ifB6
  • 算了suànlelet it beB6
  • 算是suànshìconsidered to beB6
  • 总算zǒngsuànat long lastB6

See it in sentences

你打算去哪儿？

Where are you planning to go?

我打算明天去买菜。

I plan to go buy groceries tomorrow.