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方案

fāng àn · fang an

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 4Old HSK 5Measure words: 个 gè, 套 tào

Meaning

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  1. plan
  2. program (for action etc)
  3. proposal
  4. proposed bill
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The trip plan

  1. Dengdeng

    周末(zhōumò)我们(wǒmen)去(qù)哪儿(nǎr)玩(wán)？我(wǒ)做(zuò)了(le)两个(liǎnggè)方案(fāngàn)。

    Where shall we go this weekend? I made two plans.

  2. Liangliang

    说说看(shuōshuokàn)。

    Tell me.

  3. Dengdeng

    方案(fāngàn)一(yī)：去(qù)公园(gōngyuán)。方案(fāngàn)二(èr)：在(zài)家(jiā)睡觉(shuìjiào)。

    Plan one: go to the park. Plan two: sleep at home.

  4. Liangliang

    第二个(dìèrgè)方案(fāngàn)太(tài)简单(jiǎndān)了(le)。我(wǒ)选(xuǎn)第一个(dìyīgè)。

    The second plan is too simple. I choose the first.

  5. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，那(nà)周末(zhōumò)公园(gōngyuán)见(jiàn)。我(wǒ)先(xiān)睡(shuì)一会儿(yīhuìr)。

    Okay, see you in the park at the weekend. I'll sleep a bit first.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)的(de)方(fāng)案(àn)在(zài)最(zuì)后(hòu)的(de)时(shí)刻(kè)失(shī)败(bài)了(le)。

Our plans fell through at the last minute.

Tatoeba: Chinese by CLARET · English by darinmex · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

令(lìng)我(wǒ)吃(chī)惊(jīng)的(de)是(shì)，他(tā)很(hěn)容(róng)易(yì)就(jiù)想(xiǎng)出(chū)了(le)一(yí)个(ge)方(fāng)案(àn)。

To my surprise, he easily came up with a plan.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sadhen · English by Zifre · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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方
fāng

square; power or involution (math.)

案
àn

(legal) case; incident

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