计入 (jì rù) — to include in a calculation; to count in; to be recorded as

Definition

A formal verb meaning 'to count in / include in a calculation' — used when something is recorded or tallied as part of a larger total (costs, scores, hours).

verb
to include in a calculationto count into be recorded as

Examples

  • 计入。
    Zhè xiē fèi yòng dōu yào jì rù chéng běn.
    All these expenses must be included in the cost.
  • 。
    Nǐ de kǎo shì chéng jì kuài jì rù zǒng fēn.
    Your exam scores will be counted in the total score.
  • 计入。
    Jiā bān shí jiān bú jì rù zhèng cháng gōng shí.
    Overtime hours are not counted as regular working hours.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

计jìcount
入rùinto

‘计’ means count and ‘入’ means into, together referring to including something in a calculation.

Characters in this word

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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An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

入 is drawn as an arrowhead, indicating 'to enter'.

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