算 (suàn): meaning and stroke order

算 in our stories

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• 两人一算，就算只涨百分之五，供应商这边的利润也比原来一年一签要高。

  liǎng rén yí suàn jiùsuàn zhǐ zhǎng bǎi fēn zhī wǔ gōngyìngshāng zhèbiān de lìrùn yě bǐ yuánlái yì nián yì qiān yào gāo

  They ran the numbers: even with only a five-percent rise, the supplier's profit would be higher than with the old year-by-year contracts.

  From the story A minute of silence HSK 7–9 · Level 7

• 城里有个算命先生叫袁守诚，算得特别准，渔夫们每天按照他说的方向撒网，总是满载而归。

  chéng lǐ yǒu gè suànmìng xiānsheng jiào Yuán Shǒuchéng suàn de tèbié zhǔn yúfū men měitiān ànzhào tā shuō de fāngxiàng sā wǎng zǒngshì mǎnzài ér guī

  In the city lived a fortune-teller called Yuan Shoucheng whose predictions were remarkably accurate. Every day the fishermen cast their nets where he told them and always came home fully laden.

  From the story The Dragon King of the Jing River HSK 7–9 · Level 7

• “对着手机做俯卧撑，也算工作？”她怎么也想不通。“银行多好啊，有空调，还不用出汗！”

  duìzhe shǒujī zuò fǔwòchēng yě suàn gōngzuò tā zěnme yě xiǎng bù tōng yínháng duō hǎo a yǒu kōngtiáo hái bú yòng chūhàn

  "Doing push-ups at a phone counts as a job?" She just couldn't understand it. "The bank was so good—air-conditioning, and no sweating!"

  From the story Pulling noodles is a workout too HSK 7–9 · Level 8