算
suàn
Pinyin

Definition

算
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suàn
  1. to regard as
  2. to figure
  3. to calculate
  4. to compute

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

就算
jiù suàn
  1. 1 granted that
  2. 2 even if
算
suàn
  1. 1 to regard as
  2. 2 to figure
  3. 3 to calculate
  4. 4 to compute
划算
huá suàn
  1. 1 to calculate
  2. 2 to weigh (pros and cons)
  3. 3 to view as profitable
  4. 4 worthwhile
  5. 5 value for money
  6. 6 cost-effective
打算
dǎ suàn
  1. 1 to plan
  2. 2 to intend
  3. 3 to calculate
  4. 4 plan
  5. 5 intention
  6. 6 calculation
  7. 7 classifier: 个 gè
测算
cè suàn
  1. 1 to take measurements and calculate

Idioms (11)

巴前算后
bā qián suàn hòu
  1. 1 thinking and pondering (idiom); to turn sth over in one's mind
  2. 2 to consider repeatedly
打小算盘
dǎ xiǎo suàn pán
  1. 1 lit. to count on a narrow abacus (idiom); petty and scheming selfishly
  2. 2 concerned with petty interests
  3. 3 selfish and uncaring of the interests of others
  4. 4 bean counter
满打满算
mǎn dǎ mǎn suàn
  1. 1 taking everything into account (idiom)
  2. 2 when all is said and done
神机妙算
shén jī miào suàn
  1. 1 divine strategy and wonderful planning (idiom)
  2. 2 clever scheme
  3. 3 supremely clever in his schemes
秋后算帐
qiū hòu suàn zhàng
  1. 1 lit. settling accounts after the autumn harvest (idiom); to wait until the time is ripe to settle accounts
  2. 2 to bide time for revenge

Sample Sentences

您真会打算盘。好，运费我就包了。
nín zhēn huì dǎsuànpán 。hǎo ，yùnfèi wǒ jiù bāo le 。
You are clever. Ok, I will cover the shipment fee.
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后来他在一个钱铺里做伙计；他也会写，也会算，只是总不会精细。
hòulái tā zài yīgē qiánpù lǐ zuò huǒji ；tā yě huì xiě ，yě huì suàn ，zhǐshì zǒng bùhuì jīngxì 。
Afterwards, he worked in a bank. Although he is capable of both writing and doing math – he was never careful.
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她听到她老公外遇，是又嫉妒又生气，便着急地回家找他算账去了。
tā tīngdào tā lǎogōng wàiyù ，shì yòu jídù yòu shēngqì ，biàn zháojí de huíjiā zhǎo tā suànzhàng qù le 。
She was jealous and angry at the news of her husband’s affair, so she hurried home to get even with him.
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算我的。
suàn wǒ de 。
It’s on me.
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若有情太难了，想别恋要趁早，就算迷恋你的拥抱，忘了就好。
ruò yǒu qíng tài nán le ，xiǎng biéliàn yào chènzǎo ，jiùsuàn míliàn nǐ de yōngbào ，wàng le jiù hǎo 。
If loving is too hard, go love another person while it’s still early. Even if I’m infatuated with your embrace, I could just forget it.
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时间一久，就算还没尝到酸的食物，光是想像，大脑也会习惯性地发出信号让口腔内部分泌唾液。
shíjiān yī jiǔ ，jiùsuàn hái méi cháng dào suān de shíwù ，guāngshì xiǎngxiàng ，dànǎo yě huì xíguànxìng de fāchū xìnhào ràng kǒuqiāng nèibù fēnmì tuòyè 。
As time passes by, even though we haven't eaten sour food yet, our brain would customarily send signals to make our mouth secrete saliva by simply imagining sour food.
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算了吧，那是博爱座。
suànle ba ，nà shì bóàizuò 。
Nevermind, that is a priority seat.
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花开堪折直须折，我们当年也算是不负少年时呀。
huākāikānzhézhíxūzhépick ，wǒmen dāngnián yě suànshì bùfùshàoniánshí ya 。
I can say in our younger days we had tried to live our life to the fullest.
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我打算去北京。
wǒ dǎsuàn qù Běijīng 。
I am planning to go to Beijing.
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你打算去多久？
nǐ dǎsuàn qù duōjiǔ ？
How long are you planning to stay?
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