Usage note
计算表示算数或估计。
jì suàn biǎo shì suàn shù huò gū jì。
计算 means to calculate or estimate.
Context note
计算常用于数学、数据和工作。
jì suàn cháng yòng yú shù xué 、 shù jù hé gōng zuò。
It is often used with math, data, and work.
5 examples
请计算答案。
qǐng jì suàn dá àn。
Please calculate the answer.
他在计算时间。
tā zài jì suàn shí jiān。
He is calculating time.
计算很重要。
jì suàn hěn zhòng yào。
Calculation is important.
老师教我们计算。
lǎo shī jiào wǒ men jì suàn。
The teacher taught us to calculate.
这个数字好计算。
zhè ge shù zì hǎo jì suàn。
This number is easy to calculate.
5 mini stories
老师让大家计算总数。
lǎo shī ràng dà jiā jì suàn zǒng shù。
The teacher asked everyone to calculate the total.
他认真计算每一项。
tā rèn zhēn jì suàn měi yí xiàng。
He carefully calculated each item.
计算后，答案更清楚。
jì suàn hòu， dá àn gèng qīng chǔ。
After calculating, the answer became clearer.
这台机器可以帮助计算。
zhè tái jī qì kě yǐ bāng zhù jì suàn。
This machine can help with calculation.
他学会了快速计算。
tā xué huì le kuài sù jì suàn。
He learned to calculate quickly.
Mini dialogue
数学作业
A
这道题很难，你能帮我计算一下吗？
Zhè dào tí hěn nán, nǐ néng bāng wǒ jìsuàn yīxià ma?
This problem is hard. Can you help me calculate it?
B
好的，我们一起计算。三加五等于八。
Hǎo de, wǒmen yīqǐ jìsuàn. Sān jiā wǔ děngyú bā.
Okay, let's calculate together. Three plus five equals eight.
买东西
A
我买了两支笔，一共多少钱？
Wǒ mǎi le liǎng zhī bǐ, yīgòng duōshao qián?
I bought two pens. How much is it in total?
B
我来计算一下，每支三元，一共六元。
Wǒ lái jìsuàn yīxià, měi zhī sān yuán, yīgòng liù yuán.
Let me calculate. Three yuan each, six yuan in total.
Related words and contrasts
similar
算
suàn
to count/calculate
算 is a simpler, more casual word for calculating.
related
估计
gūjì
to estimate
估计 means to estimate, a rough calculation.
related
数学
shùxué
mathematics
数学 is math, which involves calculation.