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数目

shù mù · shu mu

Traditional 數目

HSK 5Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. amount
  2. number
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The missing hundred

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，我们(wǒmen)上个月(shànggèyuè)花钱(huāqián)的(de)数目(shùmù)是(shì)多少(duōshao)

    Liangliang, what was last month's spending total?

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)算(suàn)了(le)一下(yīxià)，数目(shùmù)不对(bùduì)

    I added it up, and the total is wrong.

  3. Dengdeng

    哪里(nǎlǐ)不对(bùduì)

    What is wrong?

  4. Liangliang

    买书(mǎishū)的(de)数目(shùmù)少(shǎo)了(le)一百(yībǎi)

    The amount for books is a hundred short.

  5. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)忘(wàng)了(le)吗(ma)？那(nà)一百(yībǎi)你(nǐ)买(mǎi)了(le)一副(yīfù)耳机(ěrjī)

    Don't you remember? You bought a pair of headphones with that hundred.

  6. Liangliang

    啊(a)，原来(yuánlái)钱(qián)花(huā)在(zài)耳机(ěrjī)上(shàng)了(le)

    Ah, so the money went on headphones.

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2 examples
01

请(qǐng)核(hé)对(duì)一(yí)下(xià)捐(juān)款(kuǎn)的(de)数(shù)目(mù)。

Please check the amount of the donation.

02

参(cān)加(jiā)活(huó)动(dòng)的(de)人(rén)数(shù)超(chāo)出(chū)了(le)我(wǒ)们(men)的(de)预(yù)计(jì)数(shù)目(mù)。

The number of people who attended the event exceeded our estimate.

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