算计

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

含义

To calculate or reckon mentally; to scheme or plot against someone; to plan with calculated self-interest.

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).

例句

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。

用法指南

语境: interpersonal relations, business, social dynamics, psychology

语气: negative

正确说法

• 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.)

错误说法

• 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

起源与历史

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

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal