HSK 5 · Ideas

方案 fāng'àn “plan” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 方案 means

  1. plan
  2. proposal
  3. scheme
  4. program (for action etc)
  5. proposed bill

Measure word 个 gè or 套 tào · 一个方案 yí ge fāng'àn

How to say 方案

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale方fāng1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale案àn4th tone, falling

方案 in a sentence

  1. 她批准了我的方案。

    Tā pīzhǔn le wǒ de fāng'àn.

    She approved my plan.

    Sentence #1516247 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 这方案听起来不错。

    Zhè fāng'àn tīng qǐlai búcuò.

    That sounds like a good plan.

    Sentence #1400873 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 我们的方案在最后的时刻失败了。

    Wǒmen de fāng'àn zài zuìhòu de shíkè shībài le.

    Our plans fell through at the last minute.

    Sentence #606795 from Tatoeba

How 方案 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 方 (fāng) drawn as one shape
方fāngsquare

方 is a single shape of 4 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

The character 案 (àn) with each of its parts in a different colour
案àncase
  • 安peaceful · ānSound part
  • 木tree · mùMeaning part

木 hints at the meaning (tree); 安 (ān) hints at the sound. Compare it with àn.

How to write 方案

方 4 strokes · 案 10 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

方案 (fāng'àn) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 方案 (fāng'àn). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 方案

Words with 方

北方běifāng · north地方dìfang · place方便fāngbiàn · convenient南方nánfāng · the south西方xīfāng · the West东方dōngfāng · the East方便面fāngbiànmiàn · instant noodles方法fāngfǎ · method方面fāngmiàn · respect方向fāngxiàng · direction

Words with 案

答案dá'àn · answer档案dàng'àn · file案件ànjiàn · legal case草案cǎo'àn · draft (of a law or plan)图案tú'àn · pattern案例ànlì · case

More words: Ideas & Concepts

程度chéngdù · degree措施cuòshī · measure单元dānyuán · unit (forming an entity)道理dàoli · reason方式fāngshì · way范围fànwéi · range概念gàiniàn · concept个人gèrén · individual

FAQs

方案 (fāng’àn) means “plan” or “proposal”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it fāng’àn: fāng with a 1st tone, then àn with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 方案 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Use 个 (gè) or 套 (tào). For example, one plan is 一个方案 (yí ge fāng'àn).
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type fangan with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 方案 from the suggestions. Typing fangan into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
方案 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.