数
Character
number; figure
Readings and meanings
- number; figure CC-CEDICT
- several; a few CC-CEDICT
Words that use “数” as shù
人数rén shùthe number of people in a group or placeWordHSK 2分数fēn shùa number that shows how well you did on a testWordHSK 2多数duō shùmost people or things in a groupWordHSK 2少数shǎo shùa small number of people or thingsWordHSK 2数字shù zìa numberWordHSK 2大多数dà duō shùmost of the people or things in a groupWordHSK 2数量shù liàngthe amount of somethingWordHSK 3数据shù jùdata, information shown as numbers or factsWordHSK 4
- to count; to say numbers in order, one by one
- to count as; to be considered
Examples
请数一下这里有几个苹果。
qǐng shǔ yī xià zhè lǐ yǒu jǐ gè píng guǒ
Please count how many apples are here.
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我们班里数他最高。
wǒ men bān lǐ shǔ tā zuì gāo
In our class, he counts as the tallest.
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Words that use “数” as shǔ
倒数dào shǔto say numbers in reverse order, like ten, nine, eightWordHSK 7–9+1 reading历数lì shù(literary) movements of celestial bodiesWord+1 reading可数kě shǔcountableWord尽数jǐn shù(Tw) in its entiretyWord+2 readings悉数xī shǔto enumerate in detailWord+1 reading数九shǔ jiǔnine periods of nine days each after winter solstice, the…Word数伏shǔ fúto mark the start of the hottest period of the year, known as…Word数出shǔ chūto count outWord
shuò
shuo4Reading 3- very often; many times (as in 数见不鲜， seen so often it is not new)
Examples
这样的事数见不鲜。
zhè yàng de shì shuò jiàn bù xiān
Things like this happen many times. They are not new.
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这里的雨数见不鲜。
zhè lǐ de yǔ shuò jiàn bù xiān
It rains here very often, so rain is not new.
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Stroke order
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Practice writing 数
Draw “数” here — the faint guide shows its shape.