Definition
测算 (cè suàn) means 'to measure and calculate' or 'to estimate through measurement and computation', emphasizing the combination of both actions to arrive at a result. It differs from 测量 (cè liáng), which focuses on the act of measuring dimensions or surveying, and from 计算 (jì suàn), which is purely calculation without measurement. 测算 is often used for estimating costs, distances, or other quantities where measurement data is used in computation.
verb
to measure and calculateto estimate through measurement and computation
Examples
- 测算。Kēxuéjiā tōngguò wèixīng shùjù cè suàn dìqiú de bànjìng.Scientists use satellite data to measure and calculate the Earth's radius.
- 测算。Wǒmen xūyào xiān cè suàn yí xià xiàngmù de zǒng chéngběn.We need to first estimate the total cost of the project.
- 测算。Tāmen yòng xīn fāngfǎ cè suàn le zhè zuò qiáo de chéngzhòng nénglì.They used a new method to measure and calculate the load-bearing capacity of this bridge.
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