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计

jì

HSK 4 Character Traditional 計

What 计 means

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

Other readings

计 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• Jìsurname Ji

Example sentences

• 叫计程车。
  Call a taxi.
• 你懂会计吗？
  Nǐ dǒng kuàijì ma?
  Do you know accounting?
• 你有计划吗？
  Do you have a plan?
• 他计算费用。
  He calculated the expenses.
• 我另有计划。
  I made other plans.
• 这计划很好。
  It's a very good plan.

Words starting with 计

• 计划jì huàplan; project; program
• 计算jì suànto calculate; to compute; to consider; to think over; to plot; to scheme
• 计较jì jiàoto bother about; to haggle; to bicker
• 计算机jì suàn jīcomputer; (Taiwan) calculator
• 计划生育jì huà shēng yùfamily planning
• 计划经济jì huà jīng jìplanned economy
• 计程车jì chéng chē(Taiwan) taxi; cab
• 计量jì liàngmeasurement; to calculate
• 计算器jì suàn qìcalculator; calculating machine
• 计时jì shíto measure time; to time; to reckon by time
• 计数jì shùto count; reckoning
• 计价jì jiàto valuate; valuation
• 计价器jì jià qìfare meter; taximeter
• 计生jì shēngplanned childbirth; birth control; family planning
• 计谋jì móustratagem; scheme
• 计数器jì shù qìcounter; register
• 计分jì fēnto calculate the score
• 计策jì cèstratagem
• 计提jì títo set aside; to make provision for (capital requirements)
• 计议jì yìto deliberate; to talk over; to plan
• 计数法jì shù fǎcalculation; reckoning
• 计时法jì shí fǎtime reckoning
• 计件工资jì jiàn gōng zīpiece rate wage; remuneration based on one's output; opposite: time rate wage 计时工资
• 计时工资jì shí gōng zīpayment by the hour; time-rate wages (opposite: piece-rate wage 计件工资

Words containing 计

• 设计shè jìto design; to plan; design; plan
• 估计gū jìto estimate; to assess; to calculate; (colloquial) to reckon; to think (that ...)
• 会计kuài jìaccountant; accountancy; accounting
• 统计tǒng jìstatistics; to count; to add up
• 共计gòng jìto sum up to; to total
• 千方百计qiān fāng bǎi jìlit. thousand ways, a hundred plans (idiom); by every possible means
• 预计yù jìto forecast; to predict; to estimate
• 设计师shè jì shīdesigner; architect
• 伙计huǒ jipartner; fellow; mate
• 累计lěi jìto calculate the running total; cumulative; the total
• 合计hé jìto add up the total; to figure what sth amounts to; to consider
• 审计shěn jìto audit; to examine finances
• 会计师kuài jì shīaccountant
• 不计bù jìto disregard; to take no account of
• 生计shēng jìlivelihood
• 总计zǒng jì(grand) total
• 算计suàn jito reckon; to calculate; to plan
• 程序设计chéng xù shè jìcomputer programming
• 设计者shè jì zhědesigner; architect (of a project)
• 不计其数bù jì qí shùlit. their number cannot be counted (idiom); fig. countless; innumerable
• 统计学tǒng jì xuéstatistics
• 倒计时dào jì shíto count down; countdown
• 斤斤计较jīn jīn jì jiàoto haggle over every ounce; (fig.) to fuss over minor matters; to split hairs
• 活计huó jìhandicraft; needlework; work

Characters that look like 计

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 册cèbook; booklet; classifier for books
• 升shēngto ascend; to rise; to promote; to elevate; liter
• 毋wú(literary) no; don't; to not have

Sounds the same

Read jì, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 记to record; to note; to memorize
• 既already; since; both... (and...)
• 季season; the last month of a season; fourth or youngest amongst brothers
• 绩to spin (hemp etc); merit; accomplishment
• 际border; edge; boundary
• 技skill
• 济to cross a river; to aid or relieve; to be of help
• 继to continue; to follow after; to go on with
• 纪order; discipline; age
• 寄to entrust; to place in sb's care; (bound form) to depend on; to attach oneself to…
• 迹(bound form) trace; mark; vestige; clue; Taiwan pr. jī
• 寂silent; solitary; Taiwan pr. jí