计数 (jì shù) — to count, to tally (in a systematic or technical sense)
Definition
More technical/formal than the everyday 数 — used for systematic counting, tallying, or in scientific/computing contexts (e.g. 计数器, 计数单位).
verb
to countto tally (in a systematic or technical sense)
Examples
- 计数。Wǒ men xū yào jì shù yí xià jīn tiān de zǒng rén shù.We need to count today's total number of people.
- 计数。Tā yòng jì suàn jī jì shù le sān cì shù zì.He used a computer to count the numbers three times.
- ，。Nǐ jì yí xià shù, kàn kàn zǒng shù duì bú duì.Count the numbers and see if the total is correct.
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