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小算盘

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Collocation

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小算盘打错了
2
各人有各人的小算盘
3
心里打着小算盘
4
打小算盘
5
拨弄小算盘

Definition

小算盘:

Literally means:

small abacus

Actually means:

算盘 is an instrument for calculation.

This phrase means selfish calculation. Derogatory.

算盘,一种计算数目的工具。

小算盘,比喻为个人或少数人的利益所做的打算。具有贬义色彩。

Example

Used as object or subject. (作宾语、主语)
1
men
他们
liǎng
rén
yǒu
自己
de
xiǎosuànpán
小算盘
  
,
dōu
xiǎng
zhàn
duìfāng
对方
de
biàn
便宜
  
,
zài
shēng
生意
shàng
gēnběn
根本
méiyǒu
没有
zuò
合作
de
néng
可能
  

They both have their own small abacies, both want to take advantage of each other's cheap, in the business there is no possibility of cooperation.

2
tài
huì
xiǎosuànpán
打小算盘
  
,
chīkuī
吃亏
de
shì
shì
cónglái
从来
huì
不会
zuò
de
  

He's too good at small calculations, and he's never done anything to lose.

3
zhěngtiān
整天
nòng
拨弄
zhāo
xiǎosuànpán
小算盘
  
,
suàn
zhāo
zěnme
怎么
duō
lāo
diǎn
qián
  
,
zhè
这次
cuò
le
  
,
kuī
le
hǎoduō
好多
qián
  

He played a small abacon all day, calculating how to make more money, but this time the wrong number, lost a lot of money.