算 suàn
“to regard as; to figure; to calculate”
verb, adverbHSK 4 · 2021 list level 2
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
算 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 1708: 算 suàn — Level 4; official annotation 4 (动、副). PDF page 122
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 算
算 usually means to calculate or figure out a number, price, or result, in patterns like 算一下, 算错, 算得很快, 算出来. It is a regular verb taking an object. A second very common everyday use is 'to count as / regard as', as in 不算什么 or 算你厉害, where it links a noun or clause rather than a number.
例句Example sentences
- 你帮我算一下这些东西一共多少钱。nǐ bāng wǒ suàn yí xià zhè xiē dōng xi yí gòng duō shǎo qián.Help me calculate how much all these things cost in total.
- 这道题我算了两次，还是不对。zhè dào tí wǒ suàn le liǎng cì, hái shì bú duì.I calculated this problem twice, and it's still not right.
- 这点小事不算什么，你别客气。zhè diǎn xiǎo shì bú suàn shén me, nǐ bié kè qi.This little thing is nothing, so don't be so polite.
常见错误Common mistakes
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✗你算一算一下这道题。
✓你算一下这道题。
一下 already marks a brief action, so it cannot follow 算一算.
易混词Easily confused
算vs数
算 means to work out a figure or result (calculation, or counting as); 数 (shǔ) means to count items one by one, as in 数钱 or 数人数.