共计

• Pinyin: gòng jì
• Hanzi breakdown: 共 = together/all; 计 = to count/calculate

Meaning

To total; to amount to; in total. The sum of all parts.

Used to state the total number or amount after adding things up. More formal than 一共, often used in written reports, statistics, or official documents.

Examples

1. 本次活动共计有三百多人参加。 A total of more than three hundred people participated in this event.
2. 项目预算共计五百万元。 The project budget totals five million yuan.
3. 仓库里的货物共计一千箱。 The goods in the warehouse amount to one thousand boxes in total.

Usage Guide

Context: statistics, finance, reports

Tone: precise

Do Say

• 费用共计两万元。(The total cost amounts to twenty thousand yuan.)
• 参会人员共计五十人。(The attendees totaled fifty people.)

Don't Say

• 共计很多 (共计 requires a specific number — don't use it with vague amounts like 很多)

Origin & History

Compound of 共 (together, all) + 计 (to count, calculate), meaning to count all together.

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal