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title: "Yunsuan Meaning: 运算 (yùnsuàn) Means “to calculate”"
description: "运算 (traditional 運算, yùnsuàn) means “to calculate; to compute; (math.) operation”. Hear its tones, see what 运 and 算 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yunsuan"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 运算 mean?

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运算 yùnsuàn

## to calculate; to compute; (math.) operation

## Its characters

1. 运 yùn to move
2. 算 suàn to calculate

## In a sentence

这台电脑每秒能运算上亿次。 This computer can perform hundreds of millions of calculations per second.

[More about 运算](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%BF%90%E7%AE%97)

## More words with 运 or 算

- [不算 bùsuàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/busuan)
- [测算 cèsuàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/cesuan)
- [打算 dǎsuàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dasuan)
- [估算 gūsuàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gusuan)
- [好运 hǎoyùn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/haoyun)
- [划算 huásuàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huasuan)
- [货运 huòyùn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huoyun)
- [结算 jiésuàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiesuan)
- [计算 jìsuàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jisuan)
- [计算机 jìsuànjī](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jisuanji)

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