共计
Old HSK 6
共计 (gòngjì) · to total
共计 (gòngjì) means “to total; to add up to”. It is written with 2 characters: 共 (altogether) + 计 (to calculate). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 共计 is built
The characters
共 gòng · altogether
What 共 is made of
- 廾gǒng — two hands
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 八bā — eight
Origin hint: Two hands 八 holding one object 廾 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
计 jì · to calculate
What 计 is made of
- 讠yán — speech
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Origin hint: 讠 gives the meaning, 十 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这次活动共计有三百人参加。Zhè cì huódòng gòngjì yǒu sānbǎi rén cānjiā.A total of three hundred people took part in this event.
这些东西共计五百元。Zhèxiē dōngxi gòngjì wǔbǎi yuán.These items come to five hundred yuan in total.
Questions about 共计
What does 共计 mean?
共计 (gòngjì) means “to total; to add up to”.
How do you pronounce 共计?
共计 is pronounced gòngjì.
Which HSK level is 共计?
共计 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 公共汽车gōnggòng qìchēbus
- 一共yīgòngin total
- 公共gōnggòngpublic
- 共同gòngtóngcommon
- 共有gòngyǒuto have in total
- 总共zǒnggòngaltogether
- 共和国gònghéguórepublic
- 共鸣gòngmíngresonance
- 共gòngaltogether
- 计划jìhuàplan
Learn 共计 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 68: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.