1to calculate; to figure out
2to include; to count in
3to count; to be valid; to carry weight
4to regard as; to consider (to be ...)
Examples
wǒ我zhèng zài正在suàn算yǒu有duō shao多少rén人zài在nà li那里。
我正在算有多少人在那里。
I'm counting how many people there are.
有多少本算数书留着？
How many arithmetic books are left?
算一算你花了多少钱买书。
Try to estimate how much you spent on books.