打算
Meaning
- to plan
- to intend
- to calculate
Measure word
个 gè
Example sentence
你打算赢吗？
Were you expecting to win?
Characters in 打算
- 打 dǎ a semantically light, transitive verb that is combined with various grammatical objects to form compound verbs and verb-object phrases with a diverse range of meanings (e.g. 打伞 "to hold an umbrella", 打电话 "to make a phone call", 打针 "to get an injection", 打手套 "to knit gloves", 打气 "to inflate")
- 算 suàn to calculate; to figure out
打 to strike plus 算 to calculate. 打 is the most overworked verb in the language, and here the pair means to plan or intend.