数shùnumber; figure

1. 1.

   number; figurenoun

2. 2.

   several; a fewnumeral

• 数number; figure

数 as shù is a noun for a number or figure; do not confuse it with the verb reading shǔ, "to count."

1. HSK 1

   这个数不对。

   Zhège shù bú duì.

   This number is wrong.

2. HSK 1

   你说的数太大了。

   Nǐ shuō de shù tài dà le.

   The number you're saying is too big.

3. HSK 2

   他写错了一个数。

   Tā xiě cuò le yí ge shù.

   He wrote one number wrong.

1. 
   Speaker A:

   一共多少钱？

   Yígòng duōshao qián?

   How much is it altogether?

2. 
   Speaker B:

   三百二十块。

   Sānbǎi èrshí kuài.

   Three hundred and twenty yuan.

3. 
   Speaker A:

   我算的是三百，这个数不对吧？

   Wǒ suàn de shì sānbǎi, zhège shù bú duì ba?

   My total is three hundred, so this number isn't right, is it?

4. 
   Speaker B:

   对不起，我再算一下。

   Duìbuqǐ, wǒ zài suàn yíxià.

   Sorry, I'll add it up again.

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• 算suànto calculate; to figure outHSK 4
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• 主意zhǔ yiideaHSK 4
• 之前zhī qiánbefore; prior toHSK 4

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