打算
HSK 3 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)Old HSK 3
打算 (dǎsuàn) · to plan
打算 (dǎsuàn) means “to plan; to intend; plan”. It is written with 2 characters: 打 (to play (ball)) + 算 (to calculate). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 打算 is built
The characters
打 dǎ · to play (ball)
What 打 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 丁dīng — male adult
Origin hint: 扌 gives the meaning, 丁 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
算 suàn · to calculate
What 算 is made of
- ⺮zhú — bamboo
- 具jù — tool
- 目mù — eye
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 目mù — eye
Origin hint: A bamboo ⺮ abacus 具 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
你明天打算做什么？Nǐ míngtiān dǎsuàn zuò shénme?What do you plan to do tomorrow?
我打算去北京旅游。Wǒ dǎsuàn qù Běijīng lǚyóu.I plan to travel to Beijing.
Questions about 打算
What does 打算 mean?
打算 (dǎsuàn) means “to plan; to intend; plan”.
How do you pronounce 打算?
打算 is pronounced dǎsuàn.
Which HSK level is 打算?
打算 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 3.
Related words
- 打车dǎchēto take a taxi
- 打电话dǎdiànhuàto make a phone call
- 打开dǎkāito open
- 打球dǎqiúto play ball
- 打工dǎgōngto work part-time
- 打印dǎyìnto print
- 打破dǎpòto break
- 打听dǎtingto ask about
- 打败dǎbàito defeat
- 打雷dǎléito thunder
Learn 打算 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 9: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.