Word: 打算 (dǎsuàn)

我打算明年去美国留学。

Wǒ dǎsuàn míngnián qù Měiguó liúxué.

I intend to study abroad in America next year.

我打算每天花几个小时来学英文。

Wǒ dǎsuàn měitiān huā jǐ ge xiǎoshí lái xué Yīngwén.

I intend to devote a few hours a day to the study of English.

我打算留在城市里。

Wǒ dǎsuàn liú zài chéngshì lǐ.

I plan to stay in the city.

我打算离开波士顿。

Wǒ dǎsuàn líkāi Bōshìdùn.

I intend to leave Boston.

我打算给他买一支钢笔。

Wǒ dǎsuàn gěi tā mǎi yìzhī gāngbǐ.

I plan to buy him a pen.

我打算给自己买辆摩托车。

Wǒ dǎsuàn gěi zìjǐ mǎi liàng mótuōchē.

I'm going to buy myself a motorcycle.

我打算随母姓。

Wǒ dǎsuàn suí mǔ xìng.

I'm planning to take my mother's maiden name.

我有别的打算了。

Wǒ yǒu biéde dǎsuànle.

I had something else planned.

我本来打算去那里。

Wǒ běnlái dǎsuàn qù nàli.

I had intended to go there.

我没打算和她做朋友。

Wǒ méi dǎsuàn hé tā zuò péngyou.

I made no attempt to make friends with her.

我没有打算停留太久。

Wǒ méiyǒu dǎsuàn tíngliú tài jiǔ.

I don't plan to stay for very long.

我舅舅打算开办一家小饭馆。

Wǒ jiùjiu dǎsuàn kāibàn yìjiā xiǎofànguǎn.

My uncle plans to start a small restaurant.

所以你也打算选这门课程啊！

Suǒyǐ nǐ yě dǎsuàn xuǎn zhè mén kèchéng a!

So you're planning to follow this course as well!

政府打算多花钱在农村的基建上。

Zhèngfǔ dǎsuàn duō huāqián zài nóngcūn de jījiàn shàng.

The government plans to spend more money on rural infrastructure.

政府打算开发这片山区。

Zhèngfǔ dǎsuàn kāifā zhè piàn shānqū.

The government plans to develop this mountain area.

没有打算一世穷

méiyǒu dǎsuàn yíshì qióng

with no planning, poor for a lifetime

海边的小镇打算利用潮汐能发电。

Hǎibiān de xiǎozhèn dǎsuàn lìyòng cháoxīnéng fādiàn.

The seaside town plans to use tidal power to generate electricity.

经理打算改良公司的结构。

Jīnglǐ dǎsuàn gǎiliáng gōngsī de jiégòu.

The manager wants to improve the company's structuring.

老板很欣赏她，打算重用她。

Lǎobǎn hěn xīnshǎng tā, dǎsuàn zhòngyòng tā.

The boss thinks highly of her and plans to give her an important position.

老板打算明年扩大产能。

Lǎobǎn dǎsuàn míngnián kuòdà chǎnnéng.

The boss plans to expand production capacity next year.

腰里挂算盘,光为自己打算

yāo li guà suànpán,guāng wèi zìjǐ dǎsuàn

an abacus hung at the waist: only calculating for oneself

要饭的借算盘,穷有穷打算

yàofàn de jiè suànpán,qióng yǒu qióng dǎsuàn

a beggar borrows an abacus: the poor have their own calculations

近期我打算去看看爷爷。

Jìnqī wǒ dǎsuàn qù kànkan yéye.

I plan to go and visit my grandpa in the near future.

这你打算怎么圆？

Zhè nǐ dǎsuàn zěnme yuán?

How are you going to talk your way out of this?

这所大学明年打算扩招。

Zhè suǒ dàxué míngnián dǎsuàn kuòzhāo.

This university plans to expand enrollment next year.

这款新车打算怎么定价？

Zhè kuǎn xīn chē dǎsuàn zěnme dìngjià?

How do they plan to set the price of this new car?

齐里打算向妈妈求助。

Qí lǐ dǎsuàn xiàng māma qiúzhù.

Ziri planned on asking his mom to help him.