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合计 (hé jì) — to add up, to total; to consider, to ponder, to figure out

Definition

合计 covers two senses: 'to add up / total' (a number), and 'to think / figure out' a plan. The math sense is close to 总计/共计 (totaling an amount); the thinking sense is lighter than 思考 — more about working something out than reflecting deeply.

verb
to add upto totalto considerto ponderto figure out

Examples

  • 合计。
    Qǐng bǎ zhè xiē shù zì hé jì yí xià.
    Please add up these numbers.
  • 合计。
    Tā xīn lǐ yì zhí zài hé jì zhè jiàn shì.
    He has been pondering this matter all along.
  • 合计。
    Wǒ men dé hé jì yí xià xià yí bù zěn me zuò.
    We need to figure out what to do next.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

合hétogether
计jìcalculate

合 means together and 计 means calculate, giving the sense of adding up or considering carefully.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

合 shows 亼 and 口 arranged as two mouths speaking together.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 計; 计 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 計 pairs 言 (say) with 十 (all). The simplified 计 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the historical shape.

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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9MathThinking & Cognition

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