Chinese word

计算

Pronunciation

Pinyinjì suàn

Meaning

  • verbcalculate

Example

你能帮我计算这个总价吗？nǐ néng bāng wǒ jì suàn zhè ge zǒng jià ma

Can you help me calculate this total?

Illustration for 计算 (calculate)

More examples

请你计算一下这个项目的成本。qǐng nǐ jì suàn yí xià zhè ge xiàng mù dì chéng běn

Please calculate the cost of this project.

Core concept

Numbers pass through rules and operations to produce a result, whether exact or approximate.

Common phrases

  • 计算总价jì suàn zǒng jià

    calculate the total price

  • 计算时间jì suàn shí jiān

    calculate the duration

  • 计算成本jì suàn chéng běn

    calculate the cost

  • 计算结果jì suàn jié guǒ

    calculate the result

Similar words

算suàn: Calculate a basic amount or total in a quick, practical way.
数shù: Go through objects or people one by one and arrive at a total.
估计gū jì: Estimate a number or outcome without enough information for an exact answer.

Definition in Chinese

用数字和运算规则把数量或数值处理后得出结果。yòng shù zì hé yùn suàn guī zé bǎ shù liàng huò shù zhí chú lǐ hòu dé chū jié guǒ

Word origin

计算 (jìsuàn, "calculate") is formed from 计 (jì, "count or plan") + 算 (suàn, "reckon"), joining ideas of keeping track of numbers and working them out.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Chinese, this word can cover a quick rough figure as well as a careful exact total, so context decides how formal or precise the English wording should be.

Other meanings

  • calculationnoun
  • estimateverb

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