策划 (cè huà): to plan, to plot

To celebrate the company's tenth anniversary, the marketing department is planning a large-scale celebration event.

The police suspect that the bank robbery was carefully plotted by an insider.

They spent a full three months planning, and finally successfully held a charity concert.

This trip was planned by several of us together, and the route and accommodations were arranged very well.

The director spent two years planning this documentary, during which he interviewed many historical witnesses.