Chinese Conversation · Level 64
90 words
Chinese word
件数
Pronunciation
Pinyinjiàn shù
Meaning
- nounnumber of items
Example
请把订单的件数告诉我。qǐng bǎ dìng dān de jiàn shù gào sù wǒ
Please tell me the number of items in the order.
More examples
仓库系统显示今天发出的件数比计划多。cāng kù xì tǒng xiǎn shì jīn tiān fā chū de jiàn shù bǐ jì huà duō
The warehouse system shows that the number of items shipped today is higher than planned.
Core concept
The total reached when each distinct order, event, complaint, or object adds one to the count.
Common phrases
订单的件数dìng dān de jiàn shù
number of items in the order
发出的件数fā chū de jiàn shù
number of items shipped
总件数zǒng jiàn shù
total number of items
Similar words
个数gè shù: A count of separate units, with each unit counted individually.
数量shù liàng: The general number or amount of goods, matters, or other things.
Definition in Chinese
表示某类个别事项或物品的总数，通常用来说明事件、订单、投诉等的数量规模。biǎo shì mǒu lèi gè bié shì xiàng huò wù pǐn de zǒng shù tōng cháng yòng lái shuō míng shì jiàn dìng dān tóu sù děng de shù liàng guī mó
Word origin
件 (jiàn, "item or case") + 数 (shù, "number") combines a countable matter with its number, giving the word its use for totals of separate items or cases.
Usage tips
- A useful distinction is that different orders or complaints can have the same count even when each one differs greatly in size, cost, or content.
Other meanings
- quantitynoun
Related words
- 件数统计jiàn shù tǒng jìitem count statisticsnoun
- 累计件数lěi jì jiàn shùcumulative item countnoun