(shǔ) — to count, to enumerate; to count as, to regard as

Definition

数 (shǔ) is the everyday verb 'to count' — going through items one by one to find a total. It can also mean 'to count as / regard as' (e.g. 只数前三).

to countto enumerateto count asto regard as

Examples

  • Nǐ néng shǔ yí xià zhè lǐ yǒu duō shǎo rén ma?
    Can you count how many people are here?
  • Tā shǔ le sān biàn, cái què dìng shù zì méi cuò.
    He counted three times before confirming the number was correct.
  • Zhè cì bǐ sài zhī shǔ qián wǔ míng.
    In this competition, only the top five count.

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