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算是

suàn shì · suan shi

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  1. considered to be
  2. at last
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A real Beijinger?

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)在(zài)北京(běijīng)住(zhù)了(le)五年(wǔnián)，算是(suànshì)老(lǎo)北京(běijīng)了(le)吧(ba)？

    I've lived in Beijing for five years. Do I count as a true Beijinger?

  2. Liangliang

    五年(wǔnián)？只能(zhǐnéng)算是(suànshì)半个(bànge)。

    Five years? Only half a one.

  3. Dengdeng

    那(nà)三十年(sānshínián)才(cái)算是(suànshì)老(lǎo)北京(běijīng)吗(ma)？

    So only thirty years makes you a true Beijinger?

  4. Liangliang

    对(duì)，我(wǒ)爷爷(yéye)才(cái)算是(suànshì)。

    Yes, only my grandpa counts.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)你(nǐ)算是(suànshì)什么(shénme)？

    Then what do you count as?

  6. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)算是(suànshì)……爷爷(yéye)的(de)孙子(sūnzi)！

    I count as... my grandpa's grandson!

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2 examples
01

从(cóng)严(yán)格(gé)的(de)科(kē)学(xué)观(guān)点(diǎn)来(lái)看(kàn)，历(lì)史(shǐ)不(bù)能(néng)算(suàn)是(shì)一(yì)门(mén)科(kē)学(xué)。

From a strictly scientific point of view, history cannot be called a science.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)次(cì)旅(lǚ)行(xíng)算(suàn)是(shì)顺(shùn)利(lì)结(jié)束(shù)了(le)。

This trip can be considered to have ended smoothly.

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