算计

• Pinyin: suàn jì
• Desglose de hanzi: 算 = 竹 (bamboo counting rods) + 目 (eye) + 廾 (hands) — to count using an abacus; 计 = 讠(speech radical) + 十 (ten) — to devise verbal plans

Significado

calcular; maquinar; urdir con interés propio

Carries two main senses: (1) neutral mental calculation or strategic planning; (2) negative — plotting or manipulating others for personal gain. The negative sense is more prominent in everyday usage. Distinct from 计划 in its implication of cunning or self-serving intent. Often used passively: 被人算计 (to be schemed against).

Ejemplos

1. 他在看似轻描淡写的言谈背后，其实早已在心中默默算计好了每一步棋的走法，绝非表面上那般随意。
2. 公司内部的权力争斗让许多真心踏实做事的员工感到心力交瘁，他们既没有时间算计别人，也不愿被卷入这种消耗人心的漩涡。
3. 他向来不喜欢算计人，认为坦诚相待才是维系长久关系的根本之道，这也是他在朋友中赢得信任的重要原因。

Guía de uso

Contexto: interpersonal relations, business, social dynamics, psychology

Tono: negative

Correcto

• 他的提议看似慷慨，实则经过精密算计，每一项条款都暗藏着有利于自身的安排，谈判对方若不仔细审阅很容易落入被动。(His proposal appeared generous on the surface but was in fact meticulously calculated — every clause concealed arrangements that favoured him, and the other party could easily be put on the back foot if they didn't scrutinise the details carefully.)
• 在职场中，懂得识别被人算计的信号是一种重要的自我保护能力，但更重要的是在应对时保持冷静与理性，而非以牙还牙。(In the workplace, being able to recognise the signs of being schemed against is an important form of self-protection, but what matters even more is responding with composure and reason rather than retaliating in kind.)

Incorrecto

• 算计 本身带有算谋和心机的意味，描述正当的商业策划或合理规划时用 规划、策划 或 计划 更为准确，避免因使用 算计 而引发不必要的负面联想

Origen e historia

算 (to calculate, to count) + 计 (to plan, to scheme) — to calculate and plan, often with self-serving intent

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal