Chinese
shù
Meaning: number
Part of Speech: Noun

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Handwriting

數
数

Example sentences

This number is five.
他身兼數職,每天都很忙碌。
他身兼数职,每天都很忙碌。
He holds several positions simultaneously and is very busy every day.
這家工廠每年產出數萬臺電腦。
这家工厂每年产出数万台电脑。
This factory produces tens of thousands of computers every year.
這家公司去年虧損了數百萬美元。
这家公司去年亏损了数百万美元。
This company lost millions of dollars last year.
這艘貨船裝載了數千個集裝箱。
这艘货船装载了数千个集装箱。
This cargo ship is loaded with thousands of containers.
他們在茫茫大海中航行了數月。
他们在茫茫大海中航行了数月。
They sailed for months in the boundless ocean.
那場空難中有數百人不幸遇難。
那场空难中有数百人不幸遇难。
Hundreds of people unfortunately perished in that plane crash.
這座火山已經休眠了數百年。
这座火山已经休眠了数百年。
This volcano has been dormant for hundreds of years.
恐龍在數千萬年前就已經滅絕了。
恐龙在数千万年前就已经灭绝了。
Dinosaurs went extinct tens of millions of years ago.
這部大辭典是由數十位學者歷經十年才編纂完成的。
这部大辞典是由数十位学者历经十年才编纂完成的。
This large dictionary was compiled by dozens of scholars over ten years.

Usage Notes

Refers to a mathematical number or quantity.

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