Definition

1. Verb:
   • To calculate, to compute: To perform mathematical operations to find a numerical result.
   • To consider, to weigh up: To think carefully about something, especially the advantages and disadvantages, before making a decision.
   • To be calculating, to scheme: To act in a way that is overly concerned with personal gain or advantage in a relationship or situation.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Anh ấy đang tính toán chi phí cho dự án. (He is calculating the cost for the project.)
  • Cô ấy cần tính toán kỹ lưỡng trước khi đưa ra quyết định quan trọng. (She needs to consider/weigh up carefully before making an important decision.)
  • Tình bạn thật sự không nên có sự tính toán. (A true friendship should not involve scheming/calculation.)

Advanced Usage

• "tính toán chi li": to calculate meticulously, often implying pettiness or excessive detail.

  • Anh ta tính toán chi li từng đồng một. (He calculates meticulously every single penny.)

• "có tính toán": calculated, premeditated; done with prior thought and planning.

  • Đó là một hành động có tính toán, không phải do bộc phát. (That was a calculated action, not a spontaneous one.)

Variants and Related Words

• Tính (verb): to calculate, to count. Often used for simpler arithmetic.

  • Tính tổng số tiền. (Calculate the total amount of money.)

• Toán (noun): mathematics. The root word for calculation.

  • môn toán (the subject of mathematics)

• Tính toán viên (noun): calculator (person), computer (archaic for a person who computes).

• Máy tính (noun): calculator; computer.

Synonyms

• Đo lường, ước lượng: to measure, to estimate.
• Cân nhắc, suy tính: to consider, to deliberate.
• Mưu tính, vụ lợi: to scheme, to be self-seeking (for the negative connotation).

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

Note: As a single verb, "tính toán" does not commonly form phrasal verbs with other particles in Vietnamese. Its meaning is modified through context or adverbs.

Related Idioms

• "Tính toán hơn thiệt": to calculate gains and losses; to be overly concerned with personal profit and loss in a situation.

  • Trong tình yêu, đừng tính toán hơn thiệt. (In love, don't calculate gains and losses.)

• "Tính toán như máy": to calculate like a machine; to be extremely fast and accurate in calculation.

  • Cậu ấy tính toán như máy. (He calculates like a machine.)

verb

1. to calculate, to count; to weigh the pros and cons