Definition

1. Noun:

   • Abacus: A manual calculating tool consisting of a rectangular frame with rods or wires along which beads are slid, used for performing arithmetic operations.

2. Verb:

   • To discuss and calculate / To deliberate: To talk about something in detail with others, carefully considering and weighing the advantages, disadvantages, and potential outcomes before making a decision or plan.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Trẻ em ở một số nước vẫn học tính toán bằng bàn tính. (Children in some countries still learn to calculate using an abacus.)
• Verb:
  • Chúng tôi cần bàn tính kế hoạch này cẩn thận trước khi thực hiện. (We need to discuss and calculate this plan carefully before implementing it.)
  • Họ đã bàn tính rất lâu về chuyện mua nhà. (They deliberated for a long time about buying a house.)

Advanced Usage

• The verb form often implies a thorough, repeated, or careful process of consideration.
  • Bàn đi tính lại: To discuss and calculate over and over again; to reconsider thoroughly.

    • Dự án bị hoãn lại để ban lãnh đạo bàn đi tính lại. (The project was delayed for the leadership to reconsider it thoroughly.)

Variants and Related Words

• Tính toán (verb): To calculate, to compute. This focuses more on the numerical or strategic calculation aspect.
• Bàn bạc (verb): To discuss, to consult. This focuses more on the discussion aspect.
• Cân nhắc (verb): To consider, to weigh (options).

Synonyms

• Noun: Calculating frame, counting frame.
• Verb: To deliberate, to confer, to weigh up, to mull over.

Related Idioms

• Bàn đi tính lại: As mentioned in Advanced Usage, this idiom emphasizes repeated and careful deliberation.
• Bàn tính đâu vào đấy: To discuss and calculate things properly and methodically; to have a thorough and productive discussion.
  • Mọi việc sẽ ổn thỏa nếu chúng ta bàn tính đâu vào đấy. (Everything will be settled if we discuss things properly.)

noun

1. Abacus

verb

1. To discuss and arrange