尾数 (wěi shù) — (noun) last digit (of a number); (noun) small remainder or fractional amount; (noun) balance of an account
Definition
Literally 'tail number', 尾数 refers to the last digit(s) of a number and, by extension, the small leftover amount or remaining balance in financial contexts.
noun
last digit (of a number)small remainder or fractional amountbalance of an account
Examples
- 尾数。Zhè ge jià gé de wěi shù shì jiǔ.The last digit of this price is 9.
- 尾数。Zhǎo huí lái de wěi shù zhǐ yǒu jǐ máo qián.The change returned was only a few jiao.
- 尾数。Zhàng hù de wěi shù hái yǒu liǎng wàn wǔ qiān yuán.The account balance still has 25,000 yuan.
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