算是
suàn shì
Pinyin

Definition

算是
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suàn shì
  1. considered to be
  2. at last

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

是
shì
  1. 1 is
  2. 2 are
  3. 3 am
  4. 4 yes
  5. 5 to be
但是
dàn shì
  1. 1 but
  2. 2 however
只是
zhǐ shì
  1. 1 merely
  2. 2 simply
  3. 3 only
  4. 4 but
可是
kě shì
  1. 1 but
  2. 2 however
  3. 3 (used for emphasis) indeed
就算
jiù suàn
  1. 1 granted that
  2. 2 even if
打算
dǎ suàn
  1. 1 to plan
  2. 2 to intend
  3. 3 to calculate
  4. 4 plan
  5. 5 intention
  6. 6 calculation
  7. 7 CL:個|个[gè]
于是
yú shì
  1. 1 thereupon
  2. 2 as a result
  3. 3 consequently
  4. 4 thus
  5. 5 hence
是否
shì fǒu
  1. 1 whether (or not)
  2. 2 if
  3. 3 is or isn't
真是
zhēn shi
  1. 1 indeed
  2. 2 truly
  3. 3 (coll.) (used to express disapproval, annoyance etc about sth)
算
suàn
  1. 1 to regard as
  2. 2 to figure
  3. 3 to calculate
  4. 4 to compute
算是
suàn shì
  1. 1 considered to be
  2. 2 at last
总是
zǒng shì
  1. 1 always
要是
yào shi
  1. 1 (coll.) if
还是
hái shi
  1. 1 or
  2. 2 still
  3. 3 nevertheless
  4. 4 had better
一无是处
yī wú shì chù
  1. 1 not one good point
  2. 2 everything about it is wrong
上算
shàng suàn
  1. 1 to be worthwhile
  2. 2 to be worth it
不是
bú shi
  1. 1 fault
  2. 2 blame
乃是
nǎi shì
  1. 1 equivalent to either 是[shì] or 就是[jiù shì]
也就是说
yě jiù shì shuō
  1. 1 in other words
  2. 2 that is to say
  3. 3 so
  4. 4 thus
估算
gū suàn
  1. 1 assessment
  2. 2 evaluation

Idioms (20)

一是一，二是二
yī shì yī , èr shì èr
  1. 1 lit. one is one, two is two (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. things are (or ought to be) perfectly clear-cut
  3. 3 unequivocal
一身是胆
yī shēn shì dǎn
  1. 1 devoid of fear (idiom)
  2. 2 intrepid
不是一家人不进一家门
bù shì yī jiā rén bù jìn yī jiā mén
  1. 1 people who don't belong together, don't get to live together (idiom)
  2. 2 marriages are predestined
  3. 3 people marry because they share common traits
不是冤家不聚头
bù shì yuān jiā bù jù tóu
  1. 1 destiny will make enemies meet (idiom)
  2. 2 (often said about lovers who have a disagreement)
不是鱼死就是网破
bù shì yú sǐ jiù shì wǎng pò
  1. 1 lit. either the fish dies or the net gets torn (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. it's a life-and-death struggle
  3. 3 it's either him or me
五百年前是一家
wǔ bǎi nián qián shì yī jiā
  1. 1 five hundred years ago we were the same family (idiom) (said of persons with the same surname)
人是铁饭是钢
rén shì tiě fàn shì gāng
  1. 1 one can't function properly on an empty stomach (idiom)
  2. 2 an empty sack cannot stand upright
似是而非
sì shì ér fēi
  1. 1 apparently right but actually wrong; specious (idiom)
俯拾皆是
fǔ shí jiē shì
  1. 1 lit. so numerous that one could just bend down and pick them up (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. extremely common
  3. 3 easily available
口是心非
kǒu shì xīn fēi
  1. 1 duplicity
  2. 2 hypocrisy (idiom)
各行其是
gè xíng qí shì
  1. 1 each one does what he thinks is right (idiom)
  2. 2 each goes his own way
唯利是图
wéi lì shì tú
  1. 1 to seek nothing but profit (idiom); personal profit before everything
  2. 2 self-seeking
女子无才便是德
nu:3 zǐ wú cái biàn shì dé
  1. 1 a woman's virtue is to have no talent (idiom)
如是我闻
rú shì wǒ wén
  1. 1 so I have heard (idiom)
  2. 2 the beginning clause of Buddha's quotations as recorded by his disciple, Ananda (Buddhism)
实事求是
shí shì qiú shì
  1. 1 to seek truth from facts (idiom)
  2. 2 to be practical and realistic
巴前算后
bā qián suàn hòu
  1. 1 thinking and pondering (idiom); to turn sth over in one's mind
  2. 2 to consider repeatedly
手心手背都是肉
shǒu xīn shǒu bèi dōu shì ròu
  1. 1 lit. both the palm and the back of the hand are made of flesh (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to both be of equal importance
  3. 3 to value both equally
打小算盘
dǎ xiǎo suàn pán
  1. 1 lit. to count on a narrow abacus (idiom); petty and scheming selfishly
  2. 2 concerned with petty interests
  3. 3 selfish and uncaring of the interests of others
  4. 4 bean counter
挑拨是非
tiǎo bō shì fēi
  1. 1 to incite a quarrel (idiom); to sow discord between people
  2. 2 to tell tales
  3. 3 to make mischief
搬弄是非
bān nòng shì fēi
  1. 1 to incite a quarrel (idiom); to sow discord between people
  2. 2 to tell tales
  3. 3 to make mischief

Sample Sentences

:干脆不用说话了，没有文字的聊天还算是聊天吗？
gāncuì bùyòng shuōhuà le ，méiyǒu wénzì de liáotiān hái suànshì liáotiān ma ？
Might as well not chat then! Is a chat without text still a chat?
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没那么玄乎，我前女友是空姐我们呢也就是经人介绍，算是相亲认识的。我这人吧，特实在，旅途艳遇啦，一见钟情什么的，对我来说，那就是“特别不靠谱”化了妆的说法儿。
méi nàme xuánhū ，wǒ qiánnǚyǒu shì kōngjiě wǒmen ne yě jiùshì Jīng rén jièshào ，suànshì xiāngqīn rènshi de 。wǒ zhè rén ba ，tè shízài ，lu:3tú yànyù la ，yījiànzhōngqíng shénme de ，duì wǒ láishuō ，nà jiùshì “tèbié bù kàopǔ ”huà le zhuāng de shuōfǎr 。
Nothing that incredible. My ex-girlfriend is an air hostess. We were introduced, I guess you could say it was our parents that arranged us to get together. I’m a very honest person, things like a holiday romance or love at first sight are extremely unreliable dressed-up terminology.
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哼，早知如此何必当初呢，不过，经过这事儿吧，我也算是领悟了完美爱情该有的样子。
hèng ，zǎo zhī rúcǐ hébì dāngchū ne ，bùguò ，jīngguò zhè shìr5 ba ，wǒ yě suàn shì lǐngwù le wánměi àiqíng gāi yǒu de yàngzi 。
Hmph, it's a bit late for regrets now, no? Now that I've gone through this though, I guess I understand what perfect love should look like.
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哦，你说燕燕那个男同事啊，用威士忌酒帮燕燕治感冒那个？好像还是很二逼地在追她，这算是另辟蹊径吗？
ò ，nǐ shuō yànyàn nàge nán tóngshì ā ，yòng wēishìjì jiǔ bāng yànyàn zhì gǎnmào nàge ？hǎoxiàng háishì hěn èrbī de zài zhuī tā ，zhè suàn shì lìngpìxījìng ma ？
Oh, are you talking about Yanyan's colleague? the one that helped her cure her cold with whiskey? He still seems to be chasing her like an idiot, does that count as the road less travelled?
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不知道你们家情况如何啊，我家那位我算是见识了，真是不靠谱了，让他做个饭吧，简直可以把厨房给炸了！
bù zhīdào nǐmen jiā qíngkuàng rúhé ā ，wǒjiā nà wèi wǒ suàn shì jiànshi le ，zhēn shì bù kàopǔ le ，ràng tā zuò gè fàn ba ，jiǎnzhí kěyǐ bǎ chúfáng gěi zhà le ！
I don't know what things are like in your house, but I know my husband. He's really not reliable for anything. I got him to cook and he practically exploded the kitchen!
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话虽如此，可一般代孕的费用相当昂贵，也就是说即便代理孕母合法化，这个政策也无法照顾到各个阶级的不孕妇女，同时中下阶层的女性因经济需要，选择担任代理孕母，是否也能算是“自主”？
huà suī rúcǐ ，kě yībān dàiyùn de fèiyòng xiāngdāng ángguì ，yějiùshìshuō jíbiàn dàilǐyùnmǔ héfǎhuà ，zhège zhèngcè yě wúfǎ zhàogu dào gègè jiējí de bù yùn fùnǚ ，tóngshí zhōng xià jiēcéng de nǚxìng yīn jīngjì xūyào ，xuǎnzé dānrèn dàilǐyùnmǔ ，shìfǒu yě néng suàn shì “zìzhǔ ”？
Although you can say that, normally the cost of surrogacy is quite expensive. So even if surrogacy is legalized, this policy would be unable to look after the needs of infertile women from all classes. At the same time, does it really count as "autonomy" when due to economic need, middle and lower class women chose to become surrogates.
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哦呦呦，小嘴儿可真甜，好好好。我呢，是只听说过给人拍照上心的，没想到给食物拍照也有这么上心的。今天算是见识咯。
ò yōu yōu ，xiǎo zuǐr kě zhēn tián ，hǎohǎohǎo 。wǒ ne ，shì zhī tīngshuō guo gěi rén pāizhào shàngxīn de ，méixiǎngdào gěi shíwù pāizhào yě yǒu zhème shàngxīn de 。jīntiān suàn shì jiànshi lo 。
Oh oh oh, you really have quite a way with words. OK, OK, OK. As for me, I've only really heard of people making a real effort to take photos of other people, I've never heard of anyone going to such an effort to photograph food.
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这倒是挺有共鸣啊，兄弟，咱们审美算是不谋而合。
zhèdàoshì tǐng yǒu gòngmíng ā ，xiōngdì ，zánmen shěnměi suàn shì bù móu ér hé 。
I really feel you on that, bro. We both seem to have the same taste.
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花开堪折直须折，我们当年也算是不负少年时呀。
huākāikānzhézhíxūzhépick ，wǒmen dāngnián yě suànshì bùfùshàoniánshí ya 。
I can say in our younger days we had tried to live our life to the fullest.
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我不算是书迷，但是这本我有兴趣。
wǒ bù suàn shì shū mí ，dànshì zhè běn wǒ yǒu xìngqù 。
I wouldn't call myself a fan of his books in general, but I'm interested in this one.
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