Chinese phrase
脚注和附录算字数吗？ jiǎo zhù hé fù lù suàn zì shù ma
Meaning
Are footnotes and appendices included in the word count?
When to use it
This asks if footnotes and appendices count. It often comes up when checking a paper's word-count rules. Official guidelines give the final answer.
Example dialogue
我准备提交论文，脚注和附录算字数吗？ wǒ zhǔn bèi tí jiāo lùn wén jiǎo zhù hé fù lù suàn zì shù ma
I'm getting ready to submit my paper. Do footnotes and appendices count?
我问过老师了，学校规定是脚注不算，附录通常不计入正文字数。 wǒ wèn guò lǎo shī le xué xiào guī dìng shì jiǎo zhù bú suàn fù lù tōng cháng bú jì rù zhèng wén zì shù
I checked with my professor. School rules say footnotes are not counted, and appendices usually are not part of the main text word count.