Pinyin ㄉㄚˇ ㄙㄨㄢˋ ㄆㄢˊ

Pinyin dǎ suàn pán

Part of speech verb

⒈ ?Use an abacus to calculate numbers.

English calculate on an abacus;

⒉? Calculate, secretly calculate.

English concentrate on sth.; be clever to looking after one's own interest; Mandarin Dictionary Condensed Edition

Abacus 「ㄉㄚˇ　ㄙㄨㄢˋ　ㄆㄢˊ」

1. Calculate with an abacus.

Most modern people use computers to calculate, and few people use abacus.

2. Calculate and plan so as not to suffer a loss.

Sentence He knows how to do things based on his calculations, and he never suffers or is deceived. Mandarin Dictionary Revised Edition

Abacus "ㄉㄚˇ ㄙㄨㄢˋ ㄆㄢˊ"

⒈ ? Use an abacus to calculate.

For example: "The shopkeeper is working on the abacus."

2. Calculate and plan so as not to suffer losses.

For example: "He is very good at doing things with an abacus and never suffers a loss." Quotes and explanations

⒈ ?Use an abacus to calculate.

For example: He taught me the abacus.

⒉ ?Plan; make up your mind.

Quote from Zou Taofen's "Pingzong Yiyu" 30: "Although P is a kid from a rich family, what surprises me is that he knows better abacus than me. Every night when he stops, he always Find the cheapest room to stay in. "Xu Jie's "Thief": "If he knows how powerful he is, he won't make plans in our Fengxi area next time."