Chinese word

数字

Pronunciation

Pinyinshù zì

Meaning

  • nounnumber

Example

请把这个数字记下来。qǐng bǎ zhè ge shù zì jì xià lái

Please write down this number.

Illustration for 数字 (number)

More examples

这些数字不对，请再算一遍。zhè xiē shù zì bú duì qǐng zài suàn yí biàn

These numbers are incorrect, so please calculate them again.

Core concept

A written mark or set of marks that puts a quantity into visible form.

Common phrases

  • 这个数字zhè ge shù zì

    this number

  • 这些数字zhè xiē shù zì

    these numbers

Similar words

阿拉伯数字ā lā bó shù zì: A way of writing numbers with the ten symbols from 0 to 9.
数目shù mù: The specific number of people or things, or their total amount.
号码hào mǎ: A number given to a person or thing so it can be identified.
编号biān hào: A number given to something for sequence or administrative records.

Definition in Chinese

用来表示数量或数位的符号或记号，通常指阿拉伯数字或由数字字符组成的表示法。yòng lái biǎo shì shù liàng huò shù wèi de fú hào huò jì hào tōng cháng zhǐ ā lā bó shù zì huò yóu shù zì zì fú zǔ chéng de biǎo shì fǎ

Word origin

数 (shù, "number") + 字 (zì, "character") forms a compound for a number written with characters.

Usage tips

  • A place-value chart shows why one mark can have different values in different positions, making position part of the word's practical meaning.

Other meanings

  • digitnoun

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