Chinese word

算是

Pronunciation

Pinyinsuàn shì

Meaning

  • verbcount as

Example

这次算是成功了。zhè cì suàn shì chéng gōng le

This time, it counts as a success.

Illustration for 算是 (count as)

More examples

这件事暂时可以算是解决了。zhè jiàn shì zàn shí ké yǐ suàn shì jiě jué le

For now, this matter can be considered resolved.

Core concept

A cautious category label that lets something qualify without claiming it is a perfect or complete case.

Common phrases

  • 算是成功suàn shì chéng gōng

    count as a success

  • 算是有进步suàn shì yǒu jìn bù

    count as making progress

Similar words

认为rèn wéi: States an opinion or assessment that something is a certain way.
视为shì wéi: Accepts and handles something as a certain status or type, especially in formal settings.
看作kàn zuò: Considers a person or thing to be a particular kind of person or thing.
当作dàng zuò: Handles or uses something as though it were something else.

Definition in Chinese

在一定程度上把某事看作是某种结果或情况，表示可以认为如此但带有保留、不完全肯定的语气。zài yí dìng chéng dù shàng bǎ mǒu shì kàn zuò shì móu zhǒng jié guǒ huò qíng kuàng biǎo shì ké yǐ rèn wéi rú cǐ dàn dài yǒu bǎo liú bù wán quán kěn dìng de yǔ qì

Word origin

算 (suàn, "count") + 是 (shì, "be") forms a construction that treats a result as belonging to a category while leaving room for qualification.

Usage tips

  • In everyday conversation, it often softens a positive evaluation, especially when the outcome is acceptable but not ideal, so the statement sounds less absolute than a firm judgment.

Other meanings

  • can be said to beverb
  • at leastadverb
  • amount toverb

Opposites

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