suàn

to calculate; to figure out; to include; to count in; to count; to be valid; to carry weight

verbadverb HSK 3.0 · Band 4

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  • 打算dǎsuànto planB3
  • 计算jìsuànto calculateB5
  • 计算机jìsuànjīcomputerB5
  • 就算jiùsuàn(coll.) even ifB6
  • 算了suànlelet it beB6
  • 算是suànshìconsidered to beB6
  • 总算zǒngsuànat long lastB6

See it in sentences

我算算,一共五十元。

Let me count; it is fifty yuan in total.

他算得很快。

He calculates fast.