计算 (jì suàn) — to calculate; to compute; to count

Definition

计算 is the general 'to calculate / compute' verb, covering math, prices, and costs. Narrower than 统计 (systematic tallying for statistics) and more general than 推算/测算 (calculate by inference or measurement).

verb
to calculateto computeto count
Measure word ·

Examples

  • 计算
    Qǐng yòng jì suàn jī jì suàn zhè dào tí.
    Please use a computer to calculate this problem.
  • 计算
    Nǐ néng jì suàn chū zǒng jià qián ma?
    Can you calculate the total price?
  • 计算
    Tā zhèng zài jì suàn gōng sī de chéng běn.
    He is calculating the company's costs.

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