roughly calculate; estimate
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1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to estimate roughly; to calculate approximately
Used when making an approximate calculation rather than an exact count. Often used with numbers or quantities.
Yuē约
jì计
yǒu有
bǎi百
shí十
lái来
rén人
。
There were roughly about a hundred or so people.
Wǒ我
yuē约
jì计
le了
yī一
xià下
，
xiū修
jiàn建
zhè这
zuò座
qiáo桥
dà大
gài概
xū需
yào要
sān三
bǎi百
wàn万
yuán元
。
I made a rough estimate; building this bridge will probably cost about three million yuan.
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Jù据
yuē约
jì计
，
zhè这
chǎng场
yǎn演
chàng唱
huì会
xī吸
yǐn引
le了
jìn近
wǔ五
wàn万
míng名
guān观
zhòng众
。
According to rough estimates, this concert attracted nearly fifty thousand spectators.