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Meaning of 数

Pinyin shù、 shǔ、 shuò

Radical

攵

Strokes

Definition

to count, number / figure / to count / to calculate / several, frequently / repeatedly

Usage

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数 shù 1. 表示、划分或计算出来的量。 [En.] A quantity represented, divided, or calculated. 2. 几，几个。 [En.] A few, several. 3. 技艺，学术。 [En.] Skills, academics. 4. 命运，天命。 [En.] Destiny, fate. 5. 数目;数量 [En.] Figure; number. 【引】 1. 《战国策·赵策》：窃怜爱之，愿令得补黑衣之数。 2. 唐·白居易《琵琶行(并序)》：五陵少年争缠头，一曲红绡不知数。【例】如: 报数(报告数目); 数计(以数字来计算); 数珠儿(念珠); 自然数、整数、有理数、无理数、实数或复数; 基数; 单数; 复数 6. 底细。 [En.] Base. 【例】如: 心里没有数; 心中都有个数 7. 道数，方法。 [En.] Method. 【引】 1. 《商君书》：故为国之数，务在垦草。 8. 技艺，如博弈的技艺。 [En.] Art. 【引】 1. 《孟子·告子上》：今夫弈之为数，小数也。 9. 算术，古代六艺之一。 [En.] Arithmetic. 【引】 1. 《周礼·地官·大司徒》：三曰六艺:礼、乐、射、御、书、数。 10. 气数;命运。 [En.] Destiny; fate. 【引】 1. 唐·王维《老将行》：卫青不败由天幸，李广无功缘数奇。 2. 宋·苏洵《六国论》：向使三国各爱其地... 11. 策略;权术。 [En.] Tactics. 【引】 1. 汉·王充《论衡》：以计求便，以数取利。 12. 规律;必然性。 [En.] Law. 【引】 1. 《后汉书》：汉世外戚，自东、西京十有余族... 13. 道理。 [En.] Reason. 【引】 1. 《韩非子》：夫以疏远与近爱信争，其数不胜也。 14. 礼数;仪节。 [En.] Rites. 【引】 1. 《左传·庄公十八年》：今嬖宠之丧，不敢择位，而数于守适。 15. 特指方术，如占卜之类。 [En.] Divination. 【引】 1. 《楚辞·卜居》：数有所不逮，神有所不通。 16. 几个，若干。 [En.] A few; several. 【引】 1. 晋·陶渊明《桃花源记》：忽逢桃花林，夹岸数百步，中无杂树。 2. 宋·司马光《资治通鉴》：今将军诚能命猛将统兵数万... 17. 另见 shǔ; shuò 数 shǔ 1. 一个一个地计算。 [En.] Count one by one. 2. 比较起来突出。 [En.] Be uppermost in comparison. 3. 责备，列举过错。 [En.] Scold, enumerate mistakes. 4. 谈论，述说。 [En.] Discuss, narrate. 数 shǔ 1. 同本义。 [En.] Same as the original meaning. 2. 比较起来最突出。 [En.] Be uppermost in comparison. 3. 枚举;列举。 [En.] Enumerate. 4. 数落;责备。 [En.] Scold. 5. 诉说，称说。 [En.] Say. 6. 另见 shù; shuò。屡次。 [En.] Repeatedly. 【例】如: 屡见不鲜（亦称“屡见不鲜”）。

数厘米 shù lí mǐ

A few centimeters

参数 cān shù

parameter

人口数 rén kǒu shù

population

平均数 píng jūn shù

mean (statistics)

基数 jī shù

cardinal number / (math.) radix / base

多数 duō shù

majority / most

大多数 dà duō shù

(great) majority

绝大多数 jué dà duō shù

absolute majority / overwhelming majority

数字 shù zì

numeral / digit / number / figure / amount / digital (electronics etc) / CL:個|个[ge4]

数十厘米 shù shí lí mǐ

Tens of centimeters

数千 shù qiān

thousands / thousands of

半数 bàn shù

half the number / half

字数 zì shù

number of written characters / number of words / word count

数字化 shù zì huà

to digitalize / digital

数学 shù xué

mathematics / mathematical

幂级数 mì jí shù

power series (math.)

寥寥可数 liáo liáo kě shǔ

just a very few (idiom); tiny number / just a handful / not many at all / You count them on your fingers.

数寸 shù cùn

A few inches

少数 shǎo shù

small number / few / minority

少数民族 shǎo shù mín zú

national minority / ethnic group

数尺 shù chǐ

Several feet

尽数 jìn shù

everything

屈指可数 qū zhǐ kě shǔ

can be counted on one's fingers (idiom) / very few

岁数 suì shu

age (number of years old)

原子序数 yuán zǐ xù shù

atomic number

数据库 shù jù kù

database

数很多 shù hěn duō

Count a lot

劫数 jié shù

predestined fate (Buddhism)

三角函数 sān jiǎo hán shù

trigonometric function

连续函数 lián xù hán shù

continuous function

递归函数 dì guī hán shù

recursive function

反函数 fǎn hán shù

inverse function (math.)

有理函数 yǒu lǐ hán shù

rational function

传递函数 chuán dì hán shù

transfer function

总数 zǒng shù

total / sum / aggregate

悉数 xī shù

all / every single one / the entire sum

招数 zhāo shù

move (in chess, on stage, in martial arts) / gambit / trick / scheme / movement / same as 著數|着数[zhao1 shu4]

数招 shù zhāo

Tricks

指数 zhǐ shù

(numerical, statistical) index / (math.) exponent / index / exponential (function, growth)

数据挖掘 shù jù wā jué

data mining

数据 shù jù

data / numbers / digital

数据链 shù jù liàn

data chain

数据处理 shù jù chǔ lǐ

data processing

数控 shù kòng

numerical control (machining)

凑数 còu shù

to serve as a stopgap / to make up a shortfall in the number of people

摩擦系数 mó cā xì shù

friction coefficient / frictional coefficient / coefficient of friction / friction factor

次数 cì shù

number of times / frequency / order number (in a series) / power (math.) / degree of a polynomial (math.)

数量 shù liàng

amount / quantity / CL:個|个[ge4] / quantitative

分数 fēn shù

(exam) grade / mark / score / fraction

数目 shù mù

amount / number

无数 wú shù

countless / numberless / innumerable

整数 zhěng shù

whole number / integer (math.) / round figure

数朵 shù duǒ

Count flowers

极少数 jí shǎo shù

extremely few / a small minority

数据分析 shù jù fēn xī

data analysis / analysis of data

数十枚 shù shí méi

Dozens

数枚 shù méi

A few

株数 zhū shù

Number of plants

偶数 ǒu shù

even number

函数 hán shù

function (math.)

数倍 shù bèi

several times

倍数 bèi shù

multiple / multiplier / factor

数值 shù zhí

numerical value

浑身解数 hún shēn xiè shù

to give it your all / to go at it with all you've got / to throw your whole weight behind it / also pr. [hun2 shen1 jie3 shu4]

滥竽充数 làn yú chōng shù

lit. to play the yu 竽 mouth organ to make up numbers (idiom); fig. to make up the numbers with inferior products / to masquerade as having an ability / token member of a group

估计数 gū jì shù

Estimate

牲畜头数 shēng chù tóu shù

Number of livestock

如数家珍 rú shǔ jiā zhēn

lit. as if enumerating one's family valuables (idiom) / fig. to be very familiar with a matter

数百 shù bǎi

several hundred

数百年 shù bǎi nián

several hundred years / hundreds of years / centuries（century的复数）

数码 shù mǎ

number / numerals / figures / digital / amount / numerical code

数据共享 shù jù gòng xiǎng

DS(data sharing)

人数 rén shù

number of people

数秒 shù miǎo

Few seconds

系数 xì shù

coefficient / factor / modulus / ratio

数组 shù zǔ

(computing) array

演绎数学 yǎn yì shù xué

Deductive mathematics

股数 gǔ shù

number of piles / number of strands

膨胀系数 péng zhàng xì shù

expansivity / dilatation coefficient / swell factor / swelling coefficient / expansion factor / expansion coefficient

数丈 shù zhàng

Several feet

数十丈 shù shí zhàng

Dozens of feet

数十艘 shù shí sōu

Dozens of ships

数艘 shù sōu

Several ships

数百艘 shù bǎi sōu

Hundreds

数十辆 shù shí liàng

Dozens

参数传递 cān shù chuán dì

parameter passing

数十颗 shù shí kē

Dozens

数额 shù é

amount / sum of money / fixed number

How to write 数

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Meaning of 数

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