<p>决定 in 我不打算决定 is a verb (I don't plan to decide)</p>

<p>决定 in 我不打算做决定 is a noun (I don't plan to make decision)</p>

<p>'做<strong>决定</strong>' means 'make <strong>decision</strong>'</p>

<ul>
<li><p>in 我不打算决定 the object is omitted, It emphasizes the verb 'to decide'</p></li>
<li><p>我不打算做决定 is a complete sentence. It put emphasis on the object 'decision'.</p></li>
</ul>

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2017-10-05T07:53:39.237Z
This is the correct answer. It's no good to omit the `做`.
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<p>I'm asking about this <a href="http://jukuu.com/show-%E6%89%93%E7%AE%97-8.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">jukuu.com</a> example sentence:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>我不打算做决定<br>
  <sub>(wǒ bù dǎsuàn zuò juédìng)</sub></p>
</blockquote>

<p>(Jukuu.com's translation is "Susan, I don't plan to make any decisions Susan" which is clearly wrong.)</p>

<p>It breaks down logically:</p>

<ul>
<li><a href="http://dict.cn/%E6%88%91" rel="nofollow noreferrer">我</a> = I</li>
<li><a href="http://dict.cn/%E4%B8%8D" rel="nofollow noreferrer">不</a> = don't</li>
<li><a href="http://dict.cn/%E6%89%93%E7%AE%97" rel="nofollow noreferrer">打算</a> = plan</li>
<li><a href="http://dict.cn/%E5%81%9A" rel="nofollow noreferrer">做</a> = to make</li>
<li><a href="http://dict.cn/%E5%86%B3%E5%AE%9A" rel="nofollow noreferrer">决定</a> = to decide</li>
</ul>

<p>So it means something along the lines "I don't plan to make a decision".</p>

<p><strong>Question</strong>: Is 做 necessary in the sentence 我不打算做决定?</p>

<p>I'm not sure why 做 is in this sentence, but it seems unnecessary to me.  I.e., I would expect 我不打算决定 to be an acceptable sentence, but I'm unclear on this.</p>

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Is 做 necessary in the sentence 我不打算做决定 (wǒ bù dǎsuàn zuò juédìng)?
# Is 做 necessary in the sentence 我不打算做决定 (wǒ bù dǎsuàn zuò juédìng)?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-10-03)

I'm asking about this [jukuu.com](http://jukuu.com/show-%E6%89%93%E7%AE%97-8.html) example sentence:

> 我不打算做决定  
> (wǒ bù dǎsuàn zuò juédìng)

(Jukuu.com's translation is "Susan, I don't plan to make any decisions Susan" which is clearly wrong.)

It breaks down logically:

* [我](http://dict.cn/%E6%88%91) = I
* [不](http://dict.cn/%E4%B8%8D) = don't
* [打算](http://dict.cn/%E6%89%93%E7%AE%97) = plan
* [做](http://dict.cn/%E5%81%9A) = to make
* [决定](http://dict.cn/%E5%86%B3%E5%AE%9A) = to decide

So it means something along the lines "I don't plan to make a decision".

**Question**: Is 做 necessary in the sentence 我不打算做决定?

I'm not sure why 做 is in this sentence, but it seems unnecessary to me. I.e., I would expect 我不打算决定 to be an acceptable sentence, but I'm unclear on this.

**Tags:** usage

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2017-10-03. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

决定 in 我不打算决定 is a verb (I don't plan to decide)

决定 in 我不打算做决定 is a noun (I don't plan to make decision)

'做**决定**' means 'make **decision**'

* in 我不打算决定 the object is omitted, It emphasizes the verb 'to decide'
* 我不打算做决定 is a complete sentence. It put emphasis on the object 'decision'.

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: This is the correct answer. It's no good to omit the `做`.  

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