打算盘

1. • to compute on the abacus
2. • to calculate

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3. • to plan
4. • to scheme

Character by character

• 打(dǎ)a semantically light, transitive verb that is combined with various grammatical objects to form compound verbs and verb-object phrases with a diverse range of meanings
• 算(suàn)calculate
• 盘(pán)tray