HSK 6 · Money

合算 hésuàn “worthwhile” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 合算 means

  1. worthwhile
  2. good value
  3. to be a good deal
  4. to be a bargain
  5. to reckon up
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • to calculate

How to say 合算

  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale合hé2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale算suàn4th tone, falling

合算 in a sentence

  1. 买大包装的比较合算。

    Mǎi dà bāozhuāng de bǐjiào hésuàn.

    Buying the large pack is better value.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 打车去机场不合算，坐地铁吧。

    Dǎchē qù jīchǎng bù hésuàn, zuò dìtiě ba.

    Taking a taxi to the airport isn’t worth it. Let’s take the subway.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 合算 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 合 (hé) with each of its parts in a different colour
合héto close
  • 亼to assemble · jí
  • 口mouth · kǒu
The character 算 (suàn) with each of its parts in a different colour
算suànto calculate; to figure out
  • ⺮bamboo form of 竹 · zhú
  • 具tool · jù

Memory aidBamboo ⺮ counting sticks held in two hands 具: to count, to calculate.

How to write 合算

合 6 strokes · 算 14 strokes

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合算 (hésuàn) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 合算 (hésuàn). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 合算

Words with 合

符合fúhé · in keeping with适合shìhé · to fit合格hégé · to meet the standard required合适héshì · suitable合影héyǐng · to take a joint photo集合jíhé · to gather结合jiéhé · to combine联合liánhé · to combine配合pèihé · to cooperate组合zǔhé · to assemble

Words with 算

打算dǎsuàn · to plan算suàn · to calculate计算jìsuàn · to count总算zǒngsuàn · at long last算数suànshù · to count (be valid)结算jiésuàn · to settle accounts预算yùsuàn · budget运算yùnsuàn · mathematical operation精打细算jīngdǎxìsuàn · careful budgeting

More words: Money & Economy

供给gōngjǐ · to supply股东gǔdōng · shareholder股份gǔfèn · share耗费hàofèi · to consume回报huíbào · to repay挥霍huīhuò · to squander货币huòbì · currency加工jiāgōng · to process

FAQs

合算 (hésuàn) means “worthwhile” or “good value”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it hésuàn: hé with a 2nd tone, then suàn with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 合算 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type hesuan with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 合算 from the suggestions. Typing hesuan into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
合算 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.