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算

suàn
HSK 2

English Meaning

to regard as; to figure; to calculate; to compute

Authentic Cinema Dialogue 3 CURATED EVIDENCE CLIPS
让他知道在三江口谁说了算
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💡 INTENT:

“I did it to establish your authority and make sure everyone knows you are the boss.”

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您亲口说的 弄死他

“You said that you wanted him dead,”

“so that everyone would know who's in charge of Sanjiangkou.”

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我随口一说能算吗

“I was just saying it. How could it be taken seriously?”

《低智商犯罪》 · crisis_and_conflict
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孙佰一 等等 我给你算算啊
HSK 2 00:02
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💡 INTENT:

“Hold on right there; I am going to expose your ignorance with simple facts.”

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向来四日为一个工期 学墨三年 一无所知啊

“[Seventh Grandmother's grandniece, Wang Hua'er] has always been a 4-day cycle. You've studied ink-making for 3 years, yet you seem to know absolutely nothing.”

“Sun Baiyi! Hold on. Let me do the math for you.”

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一天 能烧二十盏灯 这四日呢 除去这个损耗

“In 1 day, you can burn 20 lamps. In 4 days, excluding all the wastage,”

《家业》 · workplace
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妳是不是早就已经算到
HSK 2 00:01
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💡 INTENT:

“You planned this whole situation all along, didn't you?”

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你也太晚来了吧

“What took you so long?”

“Did you already know”

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我领悟不出妳暗示的方向

“I wouldn't be able to understand your hints?”

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