Definition
数字 (shù zì) means a digit, numeral, or a numerical figure. For a specific identifier like a phone or room number, use 号码 (hào mǎ); when emphasizing the quantity or amount itself, use 数目 (shù mù). For 'digital' referring to electronic technology, 数码 (shù mǎ) is the everyday word (数码相机), while 数字 appears in compounds like 数字时代.
noun
numberdigitfigure (statistical or numerical value)digital (as an attributive noun, e.g. 数字技术)
Measure word · 个
Easily confused
- 数学shù xuélook-alikemathematics
- 梳子shū zisound-alikecomb
Examples
- 数字，。Zhège shù zì fēicháng zhòngyào, nǐ yào jìzhù tā.This number is very important, you need to remember it.
- 数字。Qǐng bǎ zhǔnquè de shù zì jì xiàlái.Please write down the accurate figures.
- 数字。shù zì shídài ràng wǒmen de shēnghuó gèng fāngbiàn le.The digital age has made our lives more convenient.
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