Definition

1. Verb:
   • To plan, to calculate in advance: To think carefully and make detailed arrangements for something that will happen in the future. It implies a thorough, often step-by-step, consideration of details and potential outcomes.
   • To intend, to contemplate: To have a specific aim or purpose in mind for future action, often involving serious thought or meditation on the idea.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Chúng tôi đang trù tính kế hoạch cho năm tài chính mới. (We are planning the strategy for the new fiscal year.)
  • Anh ấy trù tính mọi chi tiết cho chuyến thám hiểm. (He calculated every detail for the expedition in advance.)
  • Cô ấy trù tính sẽ mở một cửa hàng nhỏ trong tương lai. (She intends to open a small shop in the future.)

Advanced Usage

• "trù tính trước": to pre-plan, to arrange beforehand.
  • Mọi rủi ro cần được trù tính trước. (All risks need to be pre-planned.)

Variants and Related Words

• Dự tính (v): to estimate, to forecast. Often used for numerical or temporal estimates.
  • Chúng tôi dự tính chi phí vào khoảng 100 triệu đồng. (We estimate the cost to be around 100 million VND.)
• Dự định (v/n): to intend, intention. Focuses more on the intention or decision itself.
  • Dự định của tôi là học tiếp lên cao. (My intention is to pursue further study.)

Synonyms

• To plan: to decide on and arrange the details of a future event.
• To calculate: to assess or estimate using mathematical or logical methods.
• To intend: to have a course of action as one's purpose or objective.
• To contemplate: to think deeply about something.

Related Idioms

• Trù tính chu đáo: to plan meticulously/thoroughly.
  • Nhờ trù tính chu đáo, mọi việc diễn ra suôn sẻ. (Thanks to meticulous planning, everything went smoothly.)

verb

1. to plan, to intend