caak3 waak6策劃策划
Jyutpingcaak3 waak6
Yalechaak waahk
Definition
To plan, mastermind, or carefully design how something is carried out and arranged.
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How it's used
Focuses on the strategic and systematic arrangement of complex tasks rather than simple scheduling. It carries a professional or formal weight, often implying a high level of coordination or behind the scenes orchestration. While it can be used for personal matters like retirement, it is most frequently encountered in business, marketing, or event management contexts.
Examples
He is responsible for planning this event.
How do you guys plan to organize this project?
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Common mistake
Avoid using this for simple daily tasks like making dinner or meeting a friend, as it sounds overly formal and dramatic. Use 計劃 or 安排 instead for routine or casual planning.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
