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数字

shù zì

digit

How common it is

数字 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.

Pronunciation focus

Say shù zì slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.

Usage note

数字表示表示数目的符号。

shù zì biǎo shì biǎo shì shù mù dì fú hào。

Digit means the symbol used to represent numbers.

Context note

数字常用于手机、密码和统计。

shù zì cháng yòng yú shǒu jī 、 mì mǎ hé tǒng jì。

Digits are often used with phones, passwords, and statistics.

5 examples

请写数字。
qǐng xiě shù zì。
Please write the digits.
这个密码有六个数字。
zhè ge mì mǎ yǒu liù gè shù zì。
This password has six digits.
数字很重要。
shù zì hěn zhòng yào。
Digits are important.
我会认数字。
wǒ huì rèn shù zì。
I can recognize digits.
这些数字是对的。
zhè xiē shù zì shì duì de。
These digits are correct.

5 mini stories

孩子们先学会了数字。
hái zi men xiān xué huì le shù zì。
The children learned the digits first.
他的电话号码里有很多数字。
tā de diàn huà hào mǎ lǐ yǒu hěn duō shù zì。
His phone number has many digits.
老师让我们练习写数字。
lǎo shī ràng wǒ men liàn xí xiě shù zì。
The teacher asked us to practice writing digits.
数字写错了,密码就不对。
shù zì xiě cuò le, mì mǎ jiù bú duì。
If the digits are wrong, the password will be wrong.
我在本子上抄下了数字。
wǒ zài běn zi shàng chāo xià le shù zì。
I copied the digits into my notebook.

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