Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English

shù, shǔ

Description

"数"最常见的意思是数字或数量,比如人数、次数。

读成"shǔ"的时候,意思是一个一个地计算,比如数钱、数人。

Meanings

shù

number; quantity; figure

这个班的学生数很多。

shǔ

to count one by one

我们一起数到十。

shǔ

to be counted as; rank as (the best)

他是班里数一数二的学生。

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Notes

  • Reading

    数 is shù for "number/quantity" and shǔ for the verb "to count".

  • Nuance

    数一数二 is a set phrase meaning "among the very best".

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