Word: 算 (suàn)

人老不算老，心老才算老

rén lǎo búsuàn lǎo, xīn lǎo cái suàn lǎo

being old in body doesn't count as old; only an old heart counts as old

他算得上一个作家。

Tā suàn de shàng yí gè zuòjiā.

He can be considered an author.

你会用这个公式算面积吗？

Nǐ huì yòng zhège gōngshì suàn miànjī ma?

Do you know how to use this formula to calculate area?

你家算低收入家庭吗？

Nǐ jiā suàn dīshōurù jiātíng ma?

Does your family count as a low-income household?

你有七算，人家有八算

nǐ yǒu qī suàn, rénjiā yǒu bā suàn

you have seven calculations, others have eight

你觉得多少钱才算财务自由？

Nǐ juéde duōshǎo qián cái suàn cáiwùzìyóu?

How much money do you think counts as financial freedom?

做多少算多少。

Zuò duōshǎo suàn duōshǎo.

Catch as catch can.

别把大家的功劳都算在自己头上。

Bié bǎ dàjiā de gōngláo dōu suàn zài zìjǐ tóushàng.

Don't take all the credit that belongs to everyone.

加班费是按小时算的。

Jiābānfèi shì àn xiǎoshí suàn de.

Overtime pay is calculated by the hour.

加班费是按小时算的吗？

Jiābānfèi shì àn xiǎoshí suàn de ma?

Is overtime pay calculated by the hour?

叫花子做皇帝，快活一天算一天

jiàohuāzi zuò huángdì, kuàihuo yì tiān suàn yì tiān

a beggar made emperor: enjoy each day as it comes

在花园走一走算不上锻炼！

Zài huāyuán zǒu yì zǒu suàn bú shàng duànliàn!

Taking a walk in the garden doesn't count as exercise!

大海里的浮萍,漂到哪儿算哪儿

dà hǎilǐ de fúpíng,piāo dào nǎr suàn nǎr

duckweed on the sea: wherever it drifts is where it ends up

失火躲在床底下，熬过一时算一时

shīhuǒ duǒ zài chuáng dǐxia, áoguò yìshí suàn yìshí

hiding under the bed when the house is on fire: getting through one moment at a time

她算账算得很精细。

Tā suànzhàng suàn de hěn jīngxì.

She is very careful when she does the accounts.

好，算你赢。

Hǎo, suàn nǐ yíng.

OK, you win.

屎壳郎插鸡毛，你算个什么鸟

shǐkélàng chā jīmáo, nǐ suàn ge shénme niǎo

a dung beetle stuck with chicken feathers: what kind of bird do you think you are?

属相是按出生年份来算的。

Shǔxiàng shì àn chūshēng niánfèn lái suàn de.

Your zodiac animal is determined by your birth year.

怎么算自己的碳足迹？

Zěnme suàn zìjǐ de tànzújì?

How do you calculate your own carbon footprint?

我不是工程师，不会算这个。

Wǒ bú shì gōngchéngshī, búhuì suàn zhège.

I cannot calculate this. I am not an engineer.

我家不富，但也算小康。

Wǒjiā bú fù, dàn yě suàn Xiǎokāng.

My family isn't rich, but we're fairly well-off.

我帮你算出来这些东西的总价吧。

Wǒ bāng nǐ suàn chūlái zhèxiē dōngxi de zǒngjià ba.

Let me calculate the total cost of these items for you.

我正在算有多少人在那里。

Wǒ zhèngzài suàn yǒu duōshǎo rén zài nàli.

I'm counting how many people there are.

我用计算器算出我的开支总额。

Wǒ yòng jìsuànqì suàn chū wǒ de kāizhī zǒng'é.

I totalled up my expenses with a calculator.

我算了算，这次旅行要花大概一万块人民币。

Wǒ suànle suàn, zhècì lǚxíng yào huā dàgài yí wàn kuài rénmínbì.

I've calculated that I'll spend about ten thousand RMB on this trip.

我要算算我今天一共花了多少钱。

Wǒ yào suàn suàn wǒ jīntiān yígòng huāle duōshǎo qián.

I'm going to calculate how much money I've spent today.

我走一步算一步吧。

Wǒ zǒu yíbù suàn yíbù ba.

I'll see as I walk along.

把我算上吧！

Bǎ wǒ suàn shàng ba!

Count me in!

按狭义的理解，他只算同事。

Àn xiáyì de lǐjiě, tā zhǐ suàn tóngshì.

By the stricter definition, he counts only as a colleague.

泥石流算不算次生灾害？

Níshíliú suàn búsuàn cìshēngzāihài?

Does a mudslide count as a secondary disaster?

湿地为什么也算碳汇呢？

Shīdì wèishénme yě suàn tànhuì ne?

Why do wetlands count as a carbon sink too?

然而这也算不上什么像样的东西。

Rán'ér zhè yě suàn bú shàng shénme xiàngyàng de dōngxi.

But it isn't even worth calling stuff.

祖冲之把圆周率算得非常准确。

Zǔchōngzhī bǎ yuánzhōulǜ suàn de fēicháng zhǔnquè.

Zu Chongzhi calculated pi with great accuracy.

算一算你花了多少钱买书。

Suàn yí suàn nǐ huāle duōshǎo qián mǎi shū.

Try to estimate how much you spent on books.

算上我一个。

Suàn shàng wǒ yí gè.

Count me in.

算上附近的村子，这个镇子的人口一共有六千多。

Suàn shàng fùjìn de cūnzi, zhège zhènzi de rénkǒu yígòng yǒu liù qiān duō.

Including nearby villages, the population of this town is over six thousand.

老和尚念经,过一天算一天

lǎo héshang niànjīng,guò yì tiān suàn yì tiān

An old monk chanting sutras: just getting through one day at a time

脚踩西瓜皮，滑到哪里算哪里

jiǎo cǎi xīguā pí, huá dào nǎlǐ suàn nǎlǐ

stepping on a watermelon rind: wherever you slide to is where you end up

还算说得通。

Hái suàn shuō de tōng.

It's fair.

这个消息算不算定心丸？

Zhège xiāoxi suàn búsuàn dìngxīnwán?

Does this news count as reassurance?

这才算一个充分的理由。

Zhè cái suàn yí gè chōngfèn de lǐyóu.

Now that's a good reason.

这还算什么！

Zhè hái suàn shénme!

You ain't seen nothing yet.

这道数学题要先算出未知数的值。

Zhè dào shùxué tí yào xiān suàn chū wèizhīshù de zhí.

In this math problem you must first work out the value of the unknown.

连他们算上，我们一共也只有五个人。

Lián tāmen suàn shàng, wǒmen yígòng yě zhǐyǒu wǔ gè rén.

Even counting them in, there's still only five of us.

那算得上道歉吗？

Nà suàn de shàng dàoqiàn ma?

Does that count as an apology?

量子计算机算得特别快。

Liàngzǐ jìsuànjī suàn de tèbié kuài.

Quantum computers calculate extremely fast.