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数额 (shù é) — amount, sum (especially of money); fixed number

Definition

A formal noun for a fixed amount, usually of money (loan, payment, donation). More specific than 数目 or 数字 (general numbers); pair with 金额 when emphasizing the monetary value.

noun
amountsum (especially of money)fixed number

Examples

  • 数额。
    Zhè bǐ shù é shì gōng sī jīn nián de zǒng zhī chū.
    This amount is the company's total expenditure this year.
  • 数额。
    Hé tong shàng xiě míng de shù é bì xū àn shí zhī fù.
    The amount specified in the contract must be paid on time.
  • 数额。
    Tā juān le yí dà bǐ shù é gěi xī wàng gōng chéng.
    He donated a large sum to the Hope Project.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

数shùnumber
额éamount

数 and 额 both point to number and amount, so together they mean a sum or fixed amount.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 數; 数 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
攴攴pū
Sound part声符shēngfú
婁
婁lóu數shù(r)
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 數 pairs 攴, the meaning part, with 婁, the sound part; the simplified 数 is a shorthand.

Open 数 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 額; 额 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
頁頁yèhead
Sound part声符shēngfú
客
客kè額é
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 額 combines 頁 (head), which points to the meaning, with 客, which gives the sound. The simplified 额 is a later abbreviation.

Open 额 →
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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9HSK 2.0 Level 6Quantity & Amount

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