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    Expressing a plan or intention with 打算 (dǎsuàn)

    Purpose & Reason
    Wishes & Desires

    Structure

    Subject + 打算 + Verb Phrase

    Explanation

    打算 (dǎsuàn) means "to plan" or "to intend" and is used to express what someone is going to do. It is followed by a verb phrase describing the intended action. For example, 我打算明天去 means "I plan to go tomorrow."

    Examples

    • 暑假你打算去哪儿旅行？

      shǔjià nǐ dǎsuàn qù nǎr lǚxíng?

      Where are you planning to travel during summer vacation?

    • 我打算下个月开始学日语。

      wǒ dǎsuàn xià gè yuè kāishǐ xué rìyǔ.

      I plan to start learning Japanese next month.

    • 他们打算年底搬到新房子去住。

      tāmen dǎsuàn niándǐ bān dào xīn fángzi qù zhù.

      They plan to move into their new house at the end of the year.

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