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算是

suàn shì

HSK 3.0 level 6 2-character word

算是 (suàn shì) means "considered to be; at last". It is an HSK 3.0 level 6 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 算是 means

1. considered to be
2. at last

The characters in 算是

• 算suànto calculate; to figure out; to include; to count in; to count; to be valid…
• 是shìto be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true…

Example sentences

• 这算是汤姆的新体验。
  This is a new experience for Tom.
• 这件事我算是都不了解。
  Zhè jiàn shì wǒ suàn shì dōu bu liǎojiě.
  I know almost nothing about it.
• 他算是男孩子中最高的了。
  Tā suànshì nánháizi zhōng zuì gāo de le.
  He is the tallest of all boys.
• 就算是真的，也没有多大的关系。
  Even if it is true, it matters little.
• 随地吐痰在新加坡算是犯罪行为。
  In Singapore, it is a crime to spit on the ground.
• 蜡烛没有了芯，就不能算是蜡烛了。
  Làzhú méiyǒu le xīn, jiù bù néng suànshì làzhú le.
  A candle without a wick is no candle at all.

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