算是

• 拼音: suàn shì
• 汉字拆解: 算 = to count, reckon; 是 = to be — can be counted as

含义

Can be considered as; counts as; more or less. Indicates something qualifies as a certain category, though perhaps not perfectly.

Used to make hedged or approximate assessments. Examples: 算是成功了 (can be considered a success), 算是他请客 (let's say it's his treat), 算是完成了 (more or less finished). Softens claims and allows for nuance. Can express modest satisfaction or reluctant acknowledgment.

例句

1. 这次考试算是超常发挥了。
2. 忙了一整天，总算是把事情办完了。
3. 他算是我们公司最资深的员工了。

用法指南

语境: assessment, qualification, conversation

语气: hedging

正确说法

• 今天的天气算是不错了。(Today's weather is pretty good, all things considered.)
• 这顿饭算是我请的。(Let's say this meal is my treat.)

错误说法

• 确定性高的事不用'算是' (Don't use 算是 for definite things — save it for approximations or hedged claims)

起源与历史

Compound of 算 (to count, calculate) + 是 (to be). Literally 'counting as being' — a hedged categorization.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal