suanpan

IPA/sjˈuːɐnpˌan/
IPA/sˈuːɐnpˌæn/

suanpan — noun

1. a Chinese abacus with beads on rods inside a frame, used for doing arithmetic by

1.名詞C2
釋義

a Chinese abacus with beads on rods inside a frame, used for doing arithmetic by hand

例句

Yumi learned to add prices on a suanpan at the museum workshop.

add prices on a suanpan

Christopher kept an old suanpan beside the cash box in his tea shop.

keep a suanpan in a shop

同義詞
  • abacus

    broader term for any bead-based counting frame, not only the Chinese form

  • soroban

    the Japanese form of the abacus, usually treated as a different traditional design

  • counting frame

    descriptive but less specific and less common in everyday use

文法句型

use a suanpan

move the beads on a suanpan

learn the suanpan at school

用法筆記

Usually used when the traditional Chinese type matters, especially in history, education, or culture contexts. In ordinary conversation, many speakers would simply say abacus if they do not need to name the Chinese form.

常見錯誤

❌Every abacus is a suanpan.
✅A suanpan is a traditional Chinese type of abacus.
💡the word names one specific style, not every bead-counting frame.
❌She checked the bill on a suanpan app.
✅She checked the bill on a calculator app.
💡a suanpan is the physical bead frame, not an electronic calculator.