算
盘

Abacus in Chinese: 算盘 (suàn pán)

suàn pán

abacus

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 算盤1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1abacus
  2. 2plan
  3. 3scheme

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算
盘

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ㄙㄨㄢˋ

suàn

ㄙ/ sㄨ/ uㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

ㄆㄢˊ

pán

ㄆ/ pㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

算盘

Simplified

算盤

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 奶奶到现在还会用算盘。

    nǎi nai dào xiàn zài hái huì yòng suàn pán。

    Grandma still knows how to use an abacus.

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Related words

算

suàn

to regard as

盘

pán

plate

打算

dǎ suàn

to plan

盘子

pán zi

tray

光盘

guāng pán

compact disc (CD)

计算

jì suàn

to count

键盘

jiàn pán

keyboard

总算

zǒng suàn

at long last

就算

jiù suàn

(coll.) even if

算了

suàn le

let it be

算是

suàn shì

considered to be

不算

bù suàn

to not calculate

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