Usage note
算表示计算，也可表示认为。
suàn biǎo shì jì suàn， yě kě biǎo shì rèn wéi。
Calculate means to compute, and can also mean to consider.
Context note
算常用于数学、价格和决定。
suàn cháng yòng yú shù xué 、 jià gé hé jué dìng。
Calculate often appears in math, prices, and decisions.
5 examples
请算一算。
qǐng suàn yi suàn。
Please calculate it.
这笔账算错了。
zhè bǐ zhàng suàn cuò le。
This bill was calculated wrong.
我算过了。
wǒ suàn guò le。
I have calculated it.
今天就算了。
jīn tiān jiù suàn le。
Let's leave it as is today.
他算得很快。
tā suàn dé hěn kuài。
He calculates very fast.
5 mini stories
老师让我们算数学题。
lǎo shī ràng wǒ men suàn shù xué tí。
The teacher asked us to solve a math problem.
我把价格算了一遍。
wǒ bǎ jià gé suàn le yí biàn。
I calculated the price once.
这件事就算了吧。
zhè jiàn shì jiù suàn le ba。
Let's just let this matter go.
他算得很认真。
tā suàn dé hěn rèn zhēn。
He calculated very carefully.
算一算就知道结果了。
suàn yi suàn jiù zhī dào jié guǒ le。
Just calculate it and you will know the result.
Mini dialogue
算一算
A
你能帮我算一下这些苹果多少钱吗？
Nǐ néng bāng wǒ suàn yīxià zhèxiē píngguǒ duōshao qián ma?
Can you help me calculate how much these apples cost?
B
好的，我算一下。一共十五元。
Hǎo de, wǒ suàn yīxià. Yīgòng shíwǔ yuán.
Sure, let me calculate. It's 15 yuan in total.
算数学题
A
这道题你算出来了吗？
Zhè dào tí nǐ suàn chūlái le ma?
Have you calculated the answer to this question?
B
我算好了，答案是十二。
Wǒ suàn hǎo le, dá'àn shì shí'èr.
I've calculated it, the answer is 12.
Related words and contrasts
similar
计算
jìsuàn
to calculate; computation
More formal or mathematical than 算.
related
数
shǔ
to count
Counting objects one by one.