Chinese Word: 数 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

数 (Trad.: 數)Polyphone (多音字)HSK 5

Total strokes: 13; Radical: 攵

Pictophonetic:娄 indicates the sound; 攵 (script) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 娄 [ lóu ] a constellation; to wear; surname
- 攵 [ pū ] to rap, to tap; script; to let go

Similar Characters: 楼搂缕偻褛蒌

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Pinyin: shǔ

English Definition:to count; to count as; to regard as; to enumerate (sb's shortcomings)

Chinese Definition:
①一个一个地计算：不可胜数。数九。
②比较起来突出：数得着。
③责备，列举过错：数落。
④谈论，述说：数说。数典忘祖(喻忘掉自己本来的情况，亦喻对于本国历史的无知)。

Example Words:

如数家珍	rú shǔ jiā zhēn	lit. as if enumerating one's family valuables (idiom); fig. to be very familiar with a matter
数落	shǔ luo	to enumerate sb's shortcomings; to criticize; to scold; to talk on and on
屈指可数	qū zhǐ kě shǔ	can be counted on one's fingers (idiom); very few
数不胜数	shǔ bù shèng shǔ	too many to count (idiom); innumerable
倒数HSK 5	dào shǔ	to count backwards (from 10 down to 0); to count down; from the bottom (lines on a page); from the back (rows of seats)

Pinyin: shù

English Definition:number; figure; several; Classifiers: 个

Chinese Definition:
①表示、划分或计算出来的量：数目。数量。数词。数论(数学的一支，主要研究正整数的性质以及和它有关的规律)。数控。
②几，几个：数人。数日。
③技艺，学术：“今夫弈之为数，小数也”。
④命运，天命：天数。气数。

Example Words:

数量HSK 4	shù liàng	amount; quantity; Classifiers: 个 ; quantitative
数字HSK 4	shù zì	numeral; digit; number; figure; amount; digital (electronics etc); Classifiers: 个
数据HSK 5	shù jù	data; numbers; digital
人数HSK 5	rén shù	number of people
大多数HSK 5	dà duō shù	(great) majority

Pinyin: shuò

English Definition:frequently; repeatedly

Chinese Definition:
①屡次：数见不鲜(亦称“屡见不鲜”)。

Example Words:

1		zhè 这 dào 道 shǔ xué tí 数学题 hěn nán 很难。 This math question is very difficult.
2		zhè ge 这个 shù liàng 数量 zú gòu 足够 le 了。 This amount is enough.
3		zhè 这 dào 道 shǔ xué tí 数学题 yǒu diǎn 有点 nán 难。 This math problem is a bit difficult.
4		zhè 这 dào 道 shǔ xué tí 数学题 hǎo 好 nán 难 á 啊。 This math problem is so difficult.
5		zhè 这 dào 道 shǔ xué tí 数学题 shì 是 cuò 错 de 的。 This math problem is incorrect.

1		zhè 这 dào 道 shǔ xué tí 数学题 hěn nán 很难。 This math question is very difficult.
2		zhè ge 这个 shù liàng 数量 zú gòu 足够 le 了。 This amount is enough.
3		zhè 这 dào 道 shǔ xué tí 数学题 yǒu diǎn 有点 nán 难。 This math problem is a bit difficult.
4		zhè 这 dào 道 shǔ xué tí 数学题 hǎo 好 nán 难 á 啊。 This math problem is so difficult.
5		zhè 这 dào 道 shǔ xué tí 数学题 shì 是 cuò 错 de 的。 This math problem is incorrect.