约数
yuē shù
Pinyin

Definition

约数
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yuē shù
  1. divisor (of a number)
  2. approximate number

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

人数
rén shù
  1. 1 number of people
倒数
dào shǔ
  1. 1 to count backwards (from 10 down to 0)
  2. 2 to count down
  3. 3 from the bottom (lines on a page)
  4. 4 from the back (rows of seats)
分数
fēn shù
  1. 1 (exam) grade
  2. 2 mark
  3. 3 score
  4. 4 fraction
多数
duō shù
  1. 1 majority
  2. 2 most
大多数
dà duō shù
  1. 1 (great) majority
大约
dà yuē
  1. 1 approximately
  2. 2 probably
契约
qì yuē
  1. 1 agreement
  2. 2 contract
少数
shǎo shù
  1. 1 small number
  2. 2 few
  3. 3 minority
指数
zhǐ shù
  1. 1 (numerical, statistical) index
  2. 2 (math.) exponent
  3. 3 index
  4. 4 exponential (function, growth)
数
shǔ
  1. 1 to count
  2. 2 to count as
  3. 3 to regard as
  4. 4 to enumerate (sb's shortcomings)
数字
shù zì
  1. 1 numeral
  2. 2 digit
  3. 3 number
  4. 4 figure
  5. 5 amount
  6. 6 digital (electronics etc)
  7. 7 CL:個|个[gè]
数学
shù xué
  1. 1 mathematics
  2. 2 mathematical
数据
shù jù
  1. 1 data
  2. 2 numbers
  3. 3 digital
数码
shù mǎ
  1. 1 number
  2. 2 numerals
  3. 3 figures
  4. 4 digital
  5. 5 amount
  6. 6 numerical code
数量
shù liàng
  1. 1 amount
  2. 2 quantity
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
  4. 4 quantitative
次数
cì shù
  1. 1 number of times
  2. 2 frequency
  3. 3 order number (in a series)
  4. 4 power (math.)
  5. 5 degree of a polynomial (math.)
无数
wú shù
  1. 1 countless
  2. 2 numberless
  3. 3 innumerable
简约
jiǎn yuē
  1. 1 sketchy
  2. 2 concise
  3. 3 abbreviated
约
yāo
  1. 1 to weigh in a balance or on a scale
约定
yuē dìng
  1. 1 to agree on sth (after discussion)
  2. 2 to conclude a bargain
  3. 3 to arrange
  4. 4 to promise
  5. 5 to stipulate
  6. 6 to make an appointment
  7. 7 stipulated (time, amount, quality etc)
  8. 8 an arrangement
  9. 9 a deal
  10. 10 appointment
  11. 11 undertaking
  12. 12 commitment
  13. 13 understanding
  14. 14 engagement
  15. 15 stipulation

Idioms (20)

一夕数惊
yī xī shù jīng
  1. 1 one scare after another (idiom)
  2. 2 in a constant state of tension
不约而同
bù yuē ér tóng
  1. 1 to agree by chance (idiom); taking the same action without prior consultation
不计其数
bù jì qí shù
  1. 1 lit. their number cannot be counted (idiom); fig. countless
  2. 2 innumerable
劫数难逃
jié shù nán táo
  1. 1 Destiny is inexorable, there is no fleeing it (idiom). Your doom is at hand.
勤俭节约
qín jiǎn jié yuē
  1. 1 diligent and thrifty (idiom)
博文约礼
bó wén yuē lǐ
  1. 1 vigorously pursuing knowledge, while scrupulously abiding by the rules of decorum (idiom)
厉行节约
lì xíng jié yuē
  1. 1 to practice strict economy (idiom)
如数家珍
rú shǔ jiā zhēn
  1. 1 lit. as if enumerating one's family valuables (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be very familiar with a matter
寥寥可数
liáo liáo kě shǔ
  1. 1 just a very few (idiom); tiny number
  2. 2 just a handful
  3. 3 not many at all
  4. 4 You count them on your fingers.
屈指可数
qū zhǐ kě shǔ
  1. 1 can be counted on one's fingers (idiom)
  2. 2 very few
心里有数
xīn lǐ yǒu shù
  1. 1 to know the score (idiom)
  2. 2 to be well aware of the situation
恒河沙数
Héng hé shā shù
  1. 1 countless as the grains of sand in the Ganges (idiom)
擢发难数
zhuó fà nán shǔ
  1. 1 lit. as difficult to count as hair pulled from sb's head (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. innumerable (crimes)
数一数二
shǔ yī shǔ èr
  1. 1 reckoned to be first or second best (idiom)
  2. 2 one of the very best
  3. 3 to list one by one
数不胜数
shǔ bù shèng shǔ
  1. 1 too many to count (idiom); innumerable
数典忘祖
shǔ diǎn wàng zǔ
  1. 1 to recount history but omit one's ancestors (idiom); to forget one's roots
数珠念佛
shǔ zhū niàn fó
  1. 1 to count one's prayer beads and chant Buddha's name (idiom)
数见不鲜
shuò jiàn bù xiān
  1. 1 a common occurrence (idiom)
数黄道黑
shǔ huáng dào hēi
  1. 1 to enumerate what is black and yellow (idiom); to criticize sb behind his back to incite quarrels
  2. 2 also written 數黑論黃|数黑论黄[shǔ hēi lùn huáng]
数黑论白
shǔ hēi lùn bái
  1. 1 to enumerate what is black and yellow (idiom); to criticize sb behind his back to incite quarrels
  2. 2 also written 數黑論黃|数黑论黄[shǔ hēi lùn huáng]

Sample Sentences

但是中国人说“两”的时候，经常是约数。
dànshì Zhōngguórén shuō “liǎng ”de shíhou ，jīngcháng shì yuēshù 。
However, when Chinese people say “liǎng”, it's often an approximate number.
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它们都是约数。
tāmen dōu shì yuēshù 。
They are all approximate numbers.
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