计算 meaning in English
to calculate; to compute; to consider; to think over
Meaning of 计算
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to calculate; to compute
- to consider; to think over
- to plot; to scheme
How to use 计算
计算 is used for working out numbers, costs, time, or data, and it sounds a bit more formal than 算 alone. It can also mean to plot against someone, as in 计算别人, but this sense is less common. Example: 请你计算一下总价。(Qǐng nǐ jìsuàn yíxià zǒngjià.) Please calculate the total price.
计 (jì) has the speech radical 讠 next to 十 (ten), so picture someone saying numbers out loud and counting by tens. 算 (suàn) has bamboo ⺮ on top, so imagine bamboo counting sticks used to work out a sum.
Common mistake: Learners often mix up 计算 and 打算 (dǎsuàn) because both contain 算. 打算 means to plan or intend, so say 我打算去北京, not 我计算去北京.
计算 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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算 suàn · to calculate · 14 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 计算.
| 计划 | jìhuà | plan; project |
| 打算 | dǎsuàn | to plan; to intend |
| 计算机 | jìsuànjī | computer; (Tw) calculator |
| 设计 | shèjì | to design; to plan; design; plan |
| 预计 | yùjì | to forecast; to predict |
| 会计 | kuàijì | accountant; accountancy |
| 统计 | tǒngjì | statistics; to count |
| 估计 | gūjì | to estimate; to assess; to calculate; (coll.) to reckon; to think (that ...) |
| 总算 | zǒngsuàn | at long last; finally |
| 共计 | gòngjì | to sum up to; to total |
| 就算 | jiùsuàn | (coll.) even if |
| 算了 | suànle | let it be; let it pass |
Questions about 计算
What does 计算 mean?
计算 (jìsuàn) means "to calculate; to compute; to consider; to think over" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 计算?
计算 is made of 2 characters: 计 (4 strokes), 算 (14 strokes). That is 18 strokes in total.
Is 计算 an HSK word?
Yes. 计算 is on the HSK 3 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 计算 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 计算 is written 計算.
What is the difference between 计算 and 算?
算 (suàn) alone is more casual and common in speech, as in 我算一下 (let me work it out). 计算 is more formal and is preferred in writing, math, science, and technical contexts.
How do you say computer in Chinese?
Add 机 (jī, machine) to get 计算机 (jìsuànjī), literally a calculating machine. In everyday speech people more often say 电脑 (diànnǎo), while 计算机 is used in formal and academic terms like 计算机科学 (computer science).