Chinese word

测算

Pronunciation

Pinyincè suàn

Meaning

  • verbestimate

Example

请你把这次维修的费用测算一下。qǐng nǐ bǎ zhè cì wéi xiū de fèi yòng cè suàn yí xià

Please estimate the cost of this repair.

Illustration for 测算 (estimate)

More examples

初步测算显示，项目成本约为一百万元。chū bù cè suàn xiǎn shì xiàng mù chéng běn yuē wèi yì bǎi wàn yuán

The initial estimate shows that the project cost is about one million yuan.

Core concept

A working calculation that turns incomplete information about a future quantity or expense into a useful rough figure.

Common phrases

  • 初步测算chū bù cè suàn

    make an initial estimate

  • 测算费用cè suàn fèi yòng

    estimate expenses

  • 测算成本cè suàn chéng běn

    estimate costs

Similar words

估算gū suàn: Calculates an approximate figure when only some information is available.
估计gū jì: Forms an approximate judgment about an amount or likely result based on circumstances or experience.
预算yù suàn: Estimates needed costs ahead of time and assigns them to parts of a plan.

Definition in Chinese

对未来或暂时未知的数量、费用等，先进行测量和计算以得出供参考的概算数值的行为或方法。duì wèi lái huò zàn shí wèi zhī de shù liàng fèi yòng děng xiān jìn xíng cè liáng hé jì suàn yǐ dé chū gōng cān kǎo de gài suàn shù zhí de xíng wéi huò fāng fǎ

Word origin

测 (cè, "measure") + 算 (suàn, "calculate") combines measuring the available facts with working out a number, giving a rough estimate for something not yet fully known.

Usage tips

  • The word fits requests about practical matters such as repair costs or project duration, where a preliminary figure is useful before all details are settled.

Other meanings

  • calculateverb

Opposites

  • 实测shí cèmeasureverb

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