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计算

jì suàn · ji suan

Traditional 計算

HSK 3Old HSK 5Measure word: 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. to count
  2. to calculate
  3. to compute
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Counting the trip money

  1. Dengdeng

    这次(zhècì)旅行(lǚxíng)的(de)钱(qián)，我(wǒ)来(lái)计算(jìsuàn)一下(yīxià)。

    I will calculate the money for this trip.

  2. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，你(nǐ)计算(jìsuàn)，我(wǒ)记(jì)。

    Okay, you calculate and I will write it down.

  3. Dengdeng

    车票(chēpiào)两百(liǎngbǎi)，住宿(zhùsù)三百(sānbǎi)，一共(yīgòng)五百(wǔbǎi)。

    Tickets are two hundred, lodging three hundred, five hundred in total.

  4. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)再(zài)计算(jìsuàn)一次(yīcì)，吃饭(chīfàn)呢(ne)？

    Calculate again. What about meals?

  5. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，吃饭(chīfàn)也(yě)要(yào)计算(jìsuàn)，我(wǒ)漏算了(lòusuànle)。

    Right, meals count too. I left them out.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

请(qǐng)帮(bāng)我(wǒ)计(jì)算(suàn)一(yí)下(xià)这(zhè)次(cì)旅(lǚ)行(xíng)的(de)总(zǒng)费(fèi)用(yòng)。

Please help me calculate the total cost of this trip.

02

他(tā)正(zhèng)在(zài)用(yòng)计(jì)算(suàn)器(qì)计(jì)算(suàn)这(zhè)道(dào)数(shù)学(xué)题(tí)。

He is using a calculator to compute this math problem.

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计
jì

to calculate; to compute

算
suàn

to regard as; to figure

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