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合计
héjì
Description
“合计”常常用来表示把很多数字加在一起，得到总数。
"合计" is often used to indicate adding many numbers together to get a total.
在口语里，它也可以表示心里想一想、盘算一件事情。
In spoken language, it can also mean thinking over or calculating something in your mind.
Meanings
合计héjì
total; add up to a sum
这些东西合计一百块。
These items total one hundred yuan.
合计héji
to think over; to figure out
我合计了半天，还是没想好。
I thought about it for a long time but still couldn't decide.
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Notes
- Nuance
read héjì for 'total', but héji (neutral tone) in colloquial northern use meaning 'to ponder'.
- Etymology
合 (combine) + 计 (count/calculate).
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