计
jì
Pinyin

Definition

计
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jì
  1. to calculate
  2. to compute
  3. to count
  4. to regard as important
  5. to plan
  6. ruse
  7. meter
  8. gauge
计
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Jì
  1. surname Ji

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

估计
gū jì
  1. 1 to estimate
  2. 2 to reckon
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
  4. 4 (coll.) to suppose
倒计时
dào jì shí
  1. 1 to count down
  2. 2 countdown
心计
xīn jì
  1. 1 scheming
  2. 2 shrewdness
统计
tǒng jì
  1. 1 statistics
  2. 2 to count
  3. 3 to add up
计
Jì
  1. 1 surname Ji
计划
jì huà
  1. 1 plan
  2. 2 project
  3. 3 program
  4. 4 to plan
  5. 5 to map out
  6. 6 CL:個|个[gè],項|项[xiàng]
计算
jì suàn
  1. 1 to count
  2. 2 to calculate
  3. 3 to compute
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
计较
jì jiào
  1. 1 to bother about
  2. 2 to haggle
  3. 3 to bicker
  4. 4 to argue
  5. 5 plan
  6. 6 stratagem
设计
shè jì
  1. 1 plan
  2. 2 design
  3. 3 to design
  4. 4 to plan
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
设计师
shè jì shī
  1. 1 designer
  2. 2 architect
预计
yù jì
  1. 1 to forecast
  2. 2 to predict
  3. 3 to estimate
三十六计
sān shí liù jì
  1. 1 The Thirty-Six Stratagems, a Chinese essay used to illustrate a series of stratagems used in politics, war, and in civil interaction
  2. 2 all the possible schemes and stratagems
伙计
huǒ ji
  1. 1 partner
  2. 2 fellow
  3. 3 mate
  4. 4 waiter
  5. 5 servant
  6. 6 shop assistant
共计
gòng jì
  1. 1 to sum up to
  2. 2 to total
千方百计
qiān fāng bǎi jì
  1. 1 lit. thousand ways, a hundred plans (idiom); by every possible means
合计
hé jì
  1. 1 to add up the total
  2. 2 to figure what sth amounts to
  3. 3 to consider
大计
dà jì
  1. 1 large scale program of lasting importance
  2. 2 project of paramount importance
  3. 3 to think big
  4. 4 annual national audit
审计
shěn jì
  1. 1 to audit
  2. 2 to examine finances
斤斤计较
jīn jīn jì jiào
  1. 1 to haggle over every ounce
  2. 2 (fig.) to fuss over minor matters
  3. 3 to split hairs
会计
kuài jì
  1. 1 accountant
  2. 2 accountancy
  3. 3 accounting

Idioms (15)

一年之计在于春
yī nián zhī jì zài yú chūn
  1. 1 the whole year must be planned for in the spring (idiom)
  2. 2 early planning is the key to success
一日之计在于晨
yī rì zhī jì zài yú chén
  1. 1 make your day's plan early in the morning (idiom)
  2. 2 early morning is the golden time of the day
不计其数
bù jì qí shù
  1. 1 lit. their number cannot be counted (idiom); fig. countless
  2. 2 innumerable
千方百计
qiān fāng bǎi jì
  1. 1 lit. thousand ways, a hundred plans (idiom); by every possible means
唱空城计
chàng kōng chéng jì
  1. 1 lit. to sing “The Empty City Stratagem” (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to put up a bluff to conceal one's weakness
  3. 3 (jocularly) (of a place etc) to be empty
  4. 4 (of one's stomach) to be rumbling
将计就计
jiāng jì jiù jì
  1. 1 to beat sb at their own game (idiom)
从长计议
cóng cháng jì yì
  1. 1 to take one's time making a decision (idiom)
  2. 2 to consider at length
权宜之计
quán yí zhī jì
  1. 1 plan of convenience (idiom); stop-gap measure
  2. 2 makeshift stratagem
  3. 3 interim step
无计可施
wú jì kě shī
  1. 1 no strategy left to try (idiom); at one's wit's end
  2. 2 at the end of one's tether
  3. 3 powerless
百计千方
bǎi jì qiān fāng
  1. 1 to exhaust every means to achieve sth (idiom)
言听计从
yán tīng jì cóng
  1. 1 to see, hear and obey (idiom); to take advice
  2. 2 to take sb at his word
诡计多端
guǐ jì duō duān
  1. 1 deceitful in many ways (idiom); wily and mischievous
  2. 2 full of craft and cunning
锦囊妙计
jǐn náng miào jì
  1. 1 brocade sack of miracle plans (idiom); bag of tricks
  2. 2 fiendishly cunning masterplan (written out by strategic genius of fiction, and given to the local commander in a brocade bag)
阴谋诡计
yīn móu guǐ jì
  1. 1 crafty plots and machinations (idiom)
鬼计多端
guǐ jì duō duān
  1. 1 full of devilish tricks and cunning stratagems (idiom)
  2. 2 sly
  3. 3 crafty
  4. 4 malicious

Sample Sentences

你的计划好是好，就是需要的人力很多
nǐ de jìhuà hǎo shì hǎo ，jiùshì xūyào de rénlì hěn duō
Your project is great, except that it will require a lot of manpower.
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后来他在一个钱铺里做伙计；他也会写，也会算，只是总不会精细。
hòulái tā zài yīgē qiánpù lǐ zuò huǒji ；tā yě huì xiě ，yě huì suàn ，zhǐshì zǒng bùhuì jīngxì 。
Afterwards, he worked in a bank. Although he is capable of both writing and doing math – he was never careful.
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老板，这个计划太赶了，我们也许没办法在下个月前组好一个团队。
lǎobǎn ，zhège jìhuà tài gǎn le ，wǒmen yěxǔ méi bànfǎ zài xiàgèyuè qián zǔ hǎo yīgē tuánduì 。
Boss, the deadline for this project is too tight. I'm afraid that we might not be able to build a team by next month.
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因为成本太高了，所以这个计划好像行不通。
yīnwèi chéngběn tài gāo le ，suǒyǐ zhège jìhuà hǎoxiàng xíngbutōng 。
Because the cost is too high, this project might not be able to proceed.
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这个计划的进度到哪儿了？
zhège jìhuà de jìndù dào nǎr5 le ？
How far you are with your project?
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这个活动我计划了三个月，但是最近台风要来了，我们恐怕要取消这个活动了。
zhège huódòng wǒ jìhuà le sān ge yuè ，dànshì zuìjìn táifēng yào lái le ，wǒmen kǒngpà yào qǔxiāo zhège huódòng le 。
I have been planning this event for three months, but there's a typhoon approaching. I'm afraid that we might have to cancel this event.
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开展计划
kāizhǎn jìhuà
Launch a project
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这款不但性能强大，设计也很特别。
zhè kuǎn bùdàn xìngnéng qiángdà ，shèjì yě hěn tèbié 。
This model not only has great quality, but also has a special design.
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周末有什么计划？
zhōumò yǒu shénme jìhuà ？
What are you up to this weekend?
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这家娱乐企业专门给人培训舞蹈，而且听说因为老板有点儿强迫症，所以对每个动作都非常计较。
zhè jiā yúlè qǐyè zhuānmén gěi rén péixùn wǔdǎo ，érqiě tīngshuō yīnwèi lǎobǎn yǒudiǎnr5 qiǎngpòzhèng ，suǒyǐ duì měigè dòngzuò dōu fēicháng jìjiào 。
This entertainment company specializes in training people to dance, and it is said that because the boss is a little obsessive, he fusses over every action.
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