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数字

shù zì · shu zi

Traditional 數字

HSK 2Old HSK 4Measure word: 个 gè

Meaning

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

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)忘(wàng)了(le)手机(shǒujī)的(de)密码(mìmǎ)。

    I forgot my phone password.

  2. Liangliang

    密码(mìmǎ)是(shì)几(jǐ)个(gè)数字(shùzì)？

    How many digits is the password?

  3. Dengdeng

    六(liù)个(gè)数字(shùzì)，我(wǒ)只(zhǐ)记得(jìde)前(qián)三(sān)个(gè)。

    Six digits. I only remember the first three.

  4. Liangliang

    后面(hòumian)三(sān)个(gè)我(wǒ)来(lái)猜(cāi)，是不是(shìbùshì)你(nǐ)的(de)生日(shēngrì)？

    I will guess the last three. Is it your birthday?

  5. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，你(nǐ)猜(cāi)对(duì)了(le)！我(wǒ)居然(jūrán)忘(wàng)了(le)自己(zìjǐ)的(de)生日(shēngrì)数字(shùzì)。

    Yes, you got it! I actually forgot my own birthday digits.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

在(zài)这(zhè)个(ge)密(mì)码(mǎ)里(lǐ)，每(měi)个(gè)数(shù)字(zì)取(qǔ)代(dài)了(le)一(yí)个(ge)字(zì)母(mǔ)。

In this secret code, each number stands for a letter of the alphabet.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by Eldad · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

请(qǐng)把(bǎ)您(nín)的(de)电(diàn)话(huà)号(hào)码(mǎ)用(yòng)数(shù)字(zì)写(xiě)清(qīng)楚(chu)。

Please write your phone number clearly in digits.

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The characters

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数
shǔ

to count; to count as; to regard as

字
zì

letter; symbol

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