Numeral in Chinese: 数字 (shù zì)

shù zì

numeral

HSK 3.0 Level 2Traditional: 數字2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1numeral
  2. 2digit
  3. 3number
  4. 4figure
  5. 5amount
  6. 6digital (electronics etc)

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ㄕㄨˋ

shù

/ sh/ uˋ/ fourth tone

ㄗˋ

/ zˋ/ fourth tone

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数字

Simplified

數字

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 算数处理数字。

    suàn shù chǔ lǐ shù zì。

    Arithmetic deals with numbers.

  • 那些数字是什么?

    nà xiē shù zì shì shén me?

    What are those numbers?

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