jì

计

HSK 7-9Character · Verb · NounTraditional計

calculate; instrument; strategy; plan

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Meanings

6 senses · 27 examples
1.

verb

to calculate; to count; to compute

Used for counting quantities, figures, or amounts.

Qǐng请
bāng帮
wǒ我
jì计
yī一
xià下
zhè这
bǐ笔
zhàng账
 。

Please help me calculate this bill.

Zhè这
cì次
huó活
dòng动
de的
rén人
shù数
bù不
jì计
qí其
shù数
 。

The number of participants in this event is countless.

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Zhè这
gè个
yuè月
de的
yíng营
yè业
é额
shù数
yǐ以
wàn万
jì计
 。

This month's business revenue totals tens of thousands.

Wǒ我
men们
xū需
yào要
hé核
jì计
yī一
xià下
chéng成
běn本
 。

We need to check and calculate the costs.

Tā他
zhèng正
zài在
jì计
huà画
xià下
zhōu周
de的
lǚ旅
xíng行
ān安
pái排
 。

He is planning the travel arrangements for next week.

2.

noun

measuring/instrument

Refers to devices used to measure specific physical quantities or environmental conditions.

Yī医
shēng生
yòng用
tǐ体
wēn温
jì计
liáng量
le了
wǒ我
de的
tǐ体
wēn温
 。

The doctor used a thermometer to take my temperature.

Jiā家
tíng庭
cháng常
bèi备
xuè血
yā压
jì计
lái来
jiān监
cè测
jiàn健
kāng康
zhuàng状
kuàng况
 。

Families often keep blood pressure monitors to track health conditions.

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Qíng晴
yǔ雨
jì计
kě可
yǐ以
yù预
cè测
tiān天
qì气
biàn变
huà化
 。

A barometer can predict changes in the weather.

Zhè这
wèi位
lǎo老
rén人
dài戴
le了
yí一
gè个
jì计
bù步
qì器
lái来
jì记
lù录
měi每
tiān天
de的
bù步
shù数
 。

This elderly person wears a pedometer to record their daily steps.

Shí实
yàn验
shì室
lǐ里
de的
jì计
shí时
qì器
jīng精
què确
dào到
háo毫
miáo秒
 。

The timer in the lab is accurate to the millisecond.

3.

noun

plan; strategy; scheme

Refers to a deliberate plan or clever method to achieve a goal.

Zhè这
gè个
xiàng项
mù目
de的
cè策
huà划
tuán团
duì队
tí提
chū出
le了
quán全
xīn新
de的
jì计
cè策
 。

The project planning team proposed a brand new strategy.

Tā他
yòng用
le了
yí一
gè个
qiǎo巧
jì计
piàn骗
guò过
le了
duì对
shǒu手
 。

He used a clever trick to outwit his opponent.

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Wǒ我
men们
cǎi采
yòng用
huǎn缓
bīng兵
zhī之
jì计
tuō拖
yán延
le了
tán谈
pàn判
shí时
jiān间
 。

We used a delaying tactic to buy time for the negotiations.

Tā他
méi眉
tóu头
yī一
zhòu皱
 ,
jì计
shàng上
xīn心
lái来
 ,
hěn很
kuài快
xiǎng想
dào到
le了
jiě解
jué决
bàn办
fǎ法
 。

He frowned, and an idea popped into his head, quickly coming up with a solution.

Fā发
zhǎn展
jiào教
yù育
shì是
guó国
jiā家
de的
bǎi百
nián年
dà大
jì计
 。

Developing education is a long-term national plan for the next century.

4.

verb

to plan; to intend; to design

Used to describe the act of making a deliberate plan for something.

Wǒ我
men们
wèi为
zhè这
cì次
zhǎn展
huì会
shè设
jì计
le了
xiáng详
xì细
de的
jì计
huà划
 。

We have designed a detailed plan for this exhibition.

Wèi为
le了
jiā加
qiáng强
xiào校
yuán园
ān安
quán全
 ,
xué学
xiào校
zhì制
dìng定
le了
xīn新
de的
ān安
bǎo保
tiáo条
lì例
 。

To strengthen campus safety, the school has formulated new security regulations.

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Tā他
dǎ打
suàn算
zài在
shǔ暑
jià假
qī期
jiān间
xué学
xí习
yī一
mén门
xīn新
yǔ语
yán言
 。

He plans to learn a new language during the summer vacation.

Wǒ我
men们
jì计
huà画
zài在
míng明
nián年
chūn春
tiān天
jǔ举
bàn办
yī一
cì次
tóng同
xué学
jù聚
huì会
 。

We plan to hold a class reunion next spring.

Wèi为
le了
tí提
gāo高
xiào效
lǜ率
 ,
gōng公
sī司
jì计
huà画
shēng升
jí级
bàn办
gōng公
xì系
tǒng统
 。

To improve efficiency, the company plans to upgrade its office system.

5.

verb

to care about; to consider; to haggle over

Used to describe not caring about or not taking something into consideration.

Wǒ我
men们
zuò做
zhè这
jiàn件
shì事
bù不
jì计
gè较
rén个
dé人
shī得
 失
 。

We do this without caring about personal gains or losses.

Tā他
tài太
máng忙
le了
 ,
wú无
xiá暇
gù顾
jí及
jiā家
lǐ里
de的
xiǎo小
shì事
 。

He is too busy to take care of the small matters at home.

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Tā她
cóng从
bù不
jì计
jiào较
bié别
rén人
duì对
tā她
de的
kàn看
fǎ法
 。

She never cares about what others think of her.

Miàn面
duì对
kùn困
nán难
 ,
wǒ我
men们
bù不
jì计
jiào较
fù付
chū出
duō多
shǎo少
nǔ努
lì力
 。

Facing difficulties, we do not count how much effort we put in.

Tā他
wéi为
rén人
hěn很
dà大
fāng方
 ,
cóng从
bù不
jì计
jiào较
jīn金
qián钱
 。

He is very generous and never haggles over money.

6.

noun

surname Ji

Used as a family name in Chinese.

Jì计
lǎo老
shī师
shì是
wǒ我
men们
de的
yǔ语
wén文
lǎo老
shī师
 。

Teacher Ji is our Chinese language teacher.

Jì计
xiān先
sheng生
jīn今
tiān天
qǐng请
jià假
le了
 。

Mr. Ji is absent from work today.