算盘

suànpán

HSK 7

算盘 — suànpán

1. abacus

   他用算盘算账。 tāyòng suànpán suànzhàng — He uses an abacus to do the accounts.

2. plan; scheme (often in 打算盘 'to scheme/plot for one's own gain')

   他在打算盘，想从中获利。 tā zài dǎsuànpán xiǎng cóngzhōng huòlì — He's plotting schemes, trying to profit from it.