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算盘 Pronunciation and Pinyin

算盘 Usage and Examples

abacus

为了应对学生数学能力的下降,日本的一些学校重新使用起一种古老的计算工具——算盘。

In response to declining math skills among their students, some Japanese schools are bringing back an ancient calculating device—the abacus.

算盘可能是最早的一种计算机。

The abacus was perhaps the earliest type of computer.

The characters in 算盘

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
算
suàn14calculate, count, reckon
盘
pán11plate, coil, examine, transfer

More words starting with 算

  • suàn算yi一suàn算Calculate, Figure it out
  • suàn算bú不shàng上not really, not exactly
  • suàn算le了Forget it, Never mind
  • suàn算guà卦tell fortunes, divination
  • suàn算mìng命fortune-telling
  • suàn算mìng命xiān先sheng生fortune-teller
  • suàn算shì式Expression, Mathematical expression
  • suàn算de得shàng上shì是can be considered, counts as
  • suàn算dé得hěn很qīng清chu楚calculated precisely, figured out exactly
  • suàn算shù数arithmetic, calculation
  • suàn算shì是Sort of, Pretty much
  • suàn算shì是yì一zhǒng种is a type of, is a kind of

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Questions about 算盘

What does 算盘 mean in Chinese?

算盘 (suàn pán) means “abacus”.

How do you pronounce 算盘?

算盘 is pronounced suàn pán in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “abacus” in Chinese?

“abacus” is 算盘 (suàn pán) in Chinese.

How is 算盘 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 算盘, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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