数

shǔ · shu/shù · shu/shuò · shuo

Traditional 數

Meaning

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shǔ 數

  1. to count
  2. to count as; to regard as
  3. to enumerate; to list

shù 數

  1. number; figure
  2. several; a few

shuò 數

  1. (literary) frequently; repeatedly

In a sentence

2 examples
01

请(qǐng)数(shǔ)一(yi)数(shǔ)桌(zhuō)子(zi)上(shàng)有(yǒu)几(jǐ)本(běn)书(shū)。

Please count how many books are on the table.

02

这(zhè)个(ge)数(shù)比(bǐ)我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)象(xiàng)的(de)要(yào)大(dà)得(de)多(duō)。

This number is much larger than I imagined.

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