算盘

suàn pán

CL 把 bǎ

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Noun Rare

Definitions

1. abacus
2. plan
3. scheme

Word relationships

Related words

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• 计算器 jì suàn qì 计算器 jì suàn qì calculator 计算器是电子设备，算盘是传统手动计算工具。: calculator
• 如意算盘 rú yì suàn pán 如意算盘 rú yì suàn pán counting one's chickens before they are hatched 成语，比喻脱离实际的打算。: counting one's chickens before they are hatched

Usage notes

Cultural notes

算盘 can figuratively mean a person's selfish calculation or scheme, often used in negative contexts.

Example Sentences

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他拿出 算盘 开始算账。

He took out an abacus and began calculating accounts.

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Words Containing 算盘

• 如意算盘 如意算盘 rú yì suàn pán: counting one's chickens before they are hatched
• 小算盘 小算盘 xiǎo suàn pán: lit. small abacus
• 打小算盘 打小算盘 dǎ xiǎo suàn pán: lit. to count on a narrow abacus (idiom); petty and scheming selfishly
• 打算盘 打算盘 dǎ suàn pán: to compute on the abacus

Child Words of 算盘

• 盘 盘 pán: plate
• 算 算 suàn: to regard as