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盘算

盘算 (pán suan): Calculate / reckon (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

盘算 consists of 2 characters.

plate, dish, tray; to coil, to wind

to calculate, compute, reckon

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Pinyinpán suan

Meaningcalculate / reckon

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxVerb

Word盘算

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3.

How to Use 盘算 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 盘算 with other words naturally.

Verb + Complementwith清楚

pán盘

suàn算

qīng清

chu楚

neutralSpoken

figure out clearly

Verb + Object

pán盘

suàn算

wèi未

lái来

neutral

plan for the future

Adverb + Verb

zǐ仔

xì细

pán盘

suàn算

neutral

calculate carefully

4.

Example Sentences with 盘算

wǒ我

pán盘

suàn算

zhe着

míng明

tiān天

qù去

pán盘

suàn算

dé得

shī失

formal

weigh the pros and cons

àn暗

zì自

pán盘

suàn算

formalWritten

scheme secretly

gōng公

yuán园

wán玩

。

I'm planning to go to the park tomorrow.

tā他

zhèng正

pán盘

suàn算

zhe着

rú如

hé何

jiāng将

zhè这

bǐ笔

tóu投

zī资

de的

fēng风

xiǎn险

jiàng降

dào到

zuì最

dī低

。

He is calculating how to minimize the risk of this investment.

nǐ你

pán盘

suàn算

guò过

zhè这

cì次

lǚ旅

xíng行

de的

zǒng总

kāi开

xiāo销

dà大

gài概

xū需

yào要

duō多

shǎo少

ma吗

？

Have you reckoned the total expenses needed for this trip?

tā他

pán盘

suàn算

zhe着

zěn怎

me么

yòng用

zhè这

bǐ笔

qián钱

mǎi买

xīn新

shū书

。

He is figuring out how to use this money to buy new books.

wǒ我

pán盘

suàn算

zhe着

zhōu周

mò末

qù去

pá爬

shān山

，

dàn但

hái还

méi没

zuì最

zhōng终

jué决

dìng定

。

I'm considering going hiking this weekend, but haven't made a final decision yet.

tā他

cóng从

wèi未

zǐ仔

xì细

pán盘

suàn算

guò过

zhè这

ge个

xiàng项

mù目

dì的

cháng长

qī期

huí回

bào报

lǜ率

。

He has never carefully calculated the long-term return rate of this project.

mā妈

mā妈

pán盘

suàn算

zhe着

zhōu周

mò末

zuò做

yī一

dùn顿

fēng丰

shèng盛

de的

wǎn晚

cān餐

。

Mom is planning to cook a big dinner this weekend.

jǐn尽

guǎn管

pán盘

suàn算

le了

xǔ许

jiǔ久

，

tā他

yī依

rán然

wú无

fǎ法

zài在

lì利

bì弊

zhī之

jiān间

zuò做

chū出

jué抉

zé择

。

Although he reckoned for a long time, he still couldn't make a choice between the pros and cons.