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算数

suàn shù

HSK 7–9

Meaning

  • to count numbers
  • to keep to one's word
  • to hold (i.e. to remain valid)
  • to count (i.e. to be important)

Definition

算术；数学计算。也指说话算数，承认有效。

Arithmetic; mathematical calculations. Also means to keep one's word or to count as valid.

Usage

作为名词时，指数学中的基本运算；作为动词短语时，表示承认某事有效或说到做到。

As a noun, it refers to basic mathematical operations; as a verb phrase, it means to acknowledge something as valid or to keep one's word.

Examples

  • 1 小明的算数很好，每次考试都得满分。 (Xiao Ming is good at arithmetic and gets full marks every exam.)
  • 2 你答应过的事要算数，不能反悔。 (You must keep your word about what you promised and not go back on it.)
  • 3 这道算数题很简单，我一下就做出来了。 (This arithmetic problem is very simple; I solved it in no time.)
  • 4 我们说的话要算数，不能随便改变主意。 (We must keep our word and not change our minds casually.)
  • 5 他在学算数，已经会加减乘除了。 (He is learning arithmetic and already knows addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.)

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