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数

shǔ · shu/shù · shu/shuò · shuo

Traditional 數

HSK 2Old HSK 6

Meaning

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shǔ 數

  1. to count
  2. to count as; to regard as
  3. to enumerate; to list

shù 數

  1. number; figure
  2. several; a few

shuò 數

  1. (literary) frequently; repeatedly
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Counting the steps

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)数(shǔ)一(yī)数(shǔ)，这座(zhèzuò)塔(tǎ)有(yǒu)多少(duōshao)级(jí)台阶(táijiē)？

    Count them. How many steps does this tower have?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)数(shǔ)数(shǔ)……一(yī)、二(èr)、三(sān)……一百二十(yībǎièrshí)级(jí)！

    Let me count... one, two, three... 120 steps!

  3. Liangliang

    不对(bùduì)，我(wǒ)数(shǔ)了(le)一百二十一(yībǎièrshíyī)级(jí)。

    Wrong, I counted 121 steps.

  4. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)是不是(shìbùshì)把(bǎ)脚下(jiǎoxià)这(zhè)一(yī)级(jí)也(yě)数(shǔ)进去(jìnqù)了(le)？

    Did you count the step under your feet too?

  5. Liangliang

    对(duì)！我(wǒ)一边(yībiān)爬(pá)一边(yībiān)数(shǔ)，越(yuè)数(shǔ)越(yuè)累(lèi)！

    Yes! I count while I climb. The more I count, the more tired I get!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

请(qǐng)数(shǔ)一(yi)数(shǔ)桌(zhuō)子(zi)上(shàng)有(yǒu)几(jǐ)本(běn)书(shū)。

Please count how many books are on the table.

02

这(zhè)个(ge)数(shù)比(bǐ)我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)象(xiàng)的(de)要(yào)大(dà)得(de)多(duō)。

This number is much larger than I imagined.

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