合算
Old HSK 6
合算 (hésuàn) · worthwhile
合算 (hésuàn) means “worthwhile; a good deal”. It is written with 2 characters: 合 (to close) + 算 (to calculate). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 合算 is built
The characters
合 hé · to close
What 合 is made of
- 亼jí — to assemble
- 人rén — person
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
算 suàn · to calculate
What 算 is made of
- ⺮zhú — bamboo
- 具jù — tool
- 目mù — eye
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 目mù — eye
Origin hint: A bamboo ⺮ abacus 具 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这件衣服打五折，很合算。Zhè jiàn yīfu dǎ wǔ zhé, hěn hésuàn.This garment is half price, a real bargain.
坐火车比坐飞机合算。Zuò huǒchē bǐ zuò fēijī hésuàn.Taking the train is better value than flying.
Questions about 合算
What does 合算 mean?
合算 (hésuàn) means “worthwhile; a good deal”.
How do you pronounce 合算?
合算 is pronounced hésuàn.
Which HSK level is 合算?
合算 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 合适héshìsuitable
- 场合chǎnghéoccasion
- 合法héfǎlegal
- 合格hégéqualified
- 合理hélǐreasonable
- 合作hézuòto cooperate
- 结合jiéhéto combine
- 联合liánhéto unite
- 联合国LiánhéguóUnited Nations
- 配合pèihéto cooperate
Learn 合算 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 76: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.