Chinese word

换算

Pronunciation

Pinyinhuàn suàn

Meaning

  • verbconvert

Example

你能把这个价格换算成人民币吗？nǐ néng bǎ zhè ge jià gé huàn suàn chéng rén mín bì ma

Can you convert this price into yuan?

Illustration for 换算 (convert)

More examples

这件行李的重量已经换算成公斤。zhè jiàn xíng lǐ de zhòng liàng yǐ jīng huàn suàn chéng gōng jīn

The weight of this luggage has already been converted to kilograms.

Core concept

A numerical bridge carries a value into a different unit, currency, or scale by applying the right factor.

Common phrases

  • 换算成公斤huàn suàn chéng gōng jīn

    convert into kilograms

  • 换算成克huàn suàn chéng kè

    convert into grams

Similar words

换成huàn chéng: Change something into a different type, form, or unit.
转换zhuǎn huàn: Transform a form, state, or unit into another form, state, or unit.
兑换duì huàn: Exchange money or coupons for another currency or for goods.

Definition in Chinese

把某一数值按比例或换算系数计算成另一种表示，常用于货币、长度、重量等单位之间的转换。bǎ mǒu yí shù zhí àn bǐ lì huò huàn suàn xì shù jì suàn chéng lìng yì zhǒng biǎo shì cháng yòng yú huò bì cháng dù zhòng liàng děng dān wèi zhī jiān de zhuǎn huàn

Word origin

换 (huàn, "change") + 算 (suàn, "calculate") describes changing how a number is expressed by working out its new form.

Usage tips

  • English speakers may use "change" for many kinds of replacement, but this word belongs to numerical recalculation rather than simply replacing an object.

Other meanings

  • conversionnoun
  • converted valuenoun

Related words

  • 换算率huàn suàn lǜconversion ratenoun
  • 换算表huàn suàn biǎoconversion tablenoun

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