kwai1 waak6規畫规画
Jyutpingkwai1 waak6
Yalekwāi waahk
Definition
To plan or program; a project, plan, or layout.
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How it's used
While 規畫 refers to the abstract process of planning or a strategic scheme, it is often used in professional or formal settings. In casual daily speech, people frequently prefer using 打算 or 計劃 when talking about personal intentions or upcoming activities. Using 規畫 suggests a more structured, long term, or large scale approach to a project or life goal.
Examples
The company's planning for this year is very thorough.
Do you have any concrete plans for the future?
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Common mistake
Learners often confuse 規畫 with 計劃. Although they overlap, 規畫 carries a stronger connotation of designing a layout or a strategic roadmap, whereas 計劃 is more commonly used for general scheduling or specific tasks.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
