数字 (shùzì) — number; digit

数字 (shùzì)

数字 refers to a written numeral or digit, and can also refer to any numerical figure or statistic.

Meanings

1. [noun] number; numeral; digit; figure

Example Sentences

这个数字太大了，我数不清。 Zhège shùzì tài dà le, wǒ shǔ bù qīng. This number is too large; I cannot count it.

请在这里填写你的手机号码数字。 Qǐng zài zhèlǐ tiánxiě nǐ de shǒujī hàomǎ shùzì. Please write your mobile phone number digits here.

那个公司的销售数字每年都在增长。 Nàgè gōngsī de xiāoshòu shùzì měinián dōu zài zēngzhǎng. That company's sales figures grow every year.

阿拉伯数字比汉字数字更容易写。 Ālābó shùzì bǐ Hànzì shùzì gèng róngyì xiě. Arabic numerals are easier to write than Chinese character numerals.

Collocations

Memory Hook

数 means "to count" and 字 means "character/word" — a 数字 is literally a "counting character," a numeral.