汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 打小算盘
dǎ xiǎo suàn pán
打小算盘 (打小算盤)
lit. to count on a narrow abacus (idiom); petty and scheming selfishly / concerned with petty interests / selfish and uncaring of the interests of others / bean counter
准备 计算 打算 试图 计较 盘算 意欲 算计 刻划 精算
比喻为个人或局部利益打算。
打 dǎ/dá 小 xiǎo 算 suàn 盘 (盤) pán
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

一旦他们跳过了一次升级，他们就开始打小算盘了，“我说，不要你那些最新最酷的功能好像天也没塌下来”。

Once they skip a release, they'll start to convince themselves that, hey, they don't always need the latest and greatest.

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