how do you say "算盘"？
我在词典里找到三个词abacus,abaci,counting frame,哪个才是？

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Hello Sally,
 算盘  suan4pan2  = "Abacus".
"Abaci" is the  the plural of "Abacus",so it applies also since words don't have plural in Chinese.
"Counting frame" is the description of this machine or tablet. 
So the 3 of them give the meaning, but you are going to use 'abacus' and 'abaci' in singular and plural.

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I thought the plural form of Abacus is "Abacuses". I didn't know "Abaci" is also plural form.
oh... I see.

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