Chinese Vocabulary
数
to count
数
shǔ3rd tone
- Pinyin
- shǔ
- Strokes
- 13
- In episodes
- 1
Stroke order for 数
数 is written with 13 strokes. The animation replays automatically.
Usage
Verb meaning to count, as in 计步器能数我们走了多少步.
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卖计步器的人说的数，是一万步。
The number the pedometer seller said was 10,000 steps.
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