数学 (數學)
shù xué
Pinyin

Definition

数学 (數學)
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shù xué
  1. mathematics
  2. mathematical

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

上学
shàng xué
  1. 1 to go to school
  2. 2 to attend school
中学
zhōng xué
  1. 1 middle school
  2. 2 classifier: 个 gè
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)
化学
huà xué
  1. 1 chemistry
  2. 2 chemical
同学
tóng xué
  1. 1 to study at the same school
  2. 2 fellow student
  3. 3 classmate
  4. 4 classifier: 位 wèi
  5. 5 classifier: 个 gè

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
上一次当，学一次乖
shàng yī cì dàng , xué yī cì guāi
  1. 1 to take sth as a lesson for next time (idiom)
  2. 2 once bitten, twice shy
不学无术
bù xué wú shù
  1. 1 without learning or skills (idiom); ignorant and incompetent
不愧下学
bù kuì xià xué
  1. 1 not ashamed to learn from subordinates (idiom)
不计其数
bù jì qí shù
  1. 1 lit. their number cannot be counted (idiom); fig. countless
  2. 2 innumerable

Sample Sentences

我周五下午的记忆可都停留在家教老师家了。四五个小孩围在一起痛苦地写作业，数学是我的噩梦，我妈非让我去补习。
wǒ zhōuwǔ xiàwǔ de jìyì kě dōu tíngliú zài jiājiào lǎoshī jiā le 。sì wǔ gè xiǎohái wéi zàiyīqǐ tòngkǔ de xiě zuòyè ，shùxué shì wǒ de èmèng ，wǒ mā fēi ràng wǒ qù bǔxí 。
My memories of Friday afternoons are of being stuck at my tutor's house. Four or five children gathered round in a circle doing their homework. Mathematics was a nightmare for me, so my mum insisted on sending me to cram school.
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你怎么觉得学生时代就没有烦恼呢？在我看来，学生时代的压力可比进入社会大多了，你看，数学是我的噩梦，我可绝对不想再见到数学老师了。
nǐ zěnme juéde xuésheng shídài jiù méiyǒu fánnǎo ne ？zàiwǒkànlai ，xuésheng shídài de yālì kě bǐ jìnrù shèhuì dàduō le ，nǐ kàn ，shùxué shì wǒ de èmèng ，wǒ kě juéduì bù xiǎng zài jiàndào shùxué lǎoshī le 。
Why do you think that student days are trouble free? As I see it, we were under a lot more pressure when we were students than after we started working. You see, mathematics is a nightmare for me, and I never want to see my mathematics teacher again.
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我记得当年我们高考考期是两天，第一天考语文数学，第二天考英语和综合。
wǒ jìde dāngnián wǒmen gāokǎo kǎoqī shì liǎngtiān ，dì yī tiān kǎo yǔwén shùxué ，dì èr tiān kǎo yīngyǔ hé zōnghé 。
I remember back then the college exams lasted for two days. The first day was the language and mathematics exam, the second day was English and general exams.
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这么说吧，考完语文、数学、英语三门基础课后，我是胸有成竹，觉得自己就是上清华北大的料，但考完综合之后我就觉得自己只有留在老家的命了。
zhèmeshuō ba ，kǎo wán yǔwén 、shùxué 、yīngyǔ sān mén jīchǔ kè hòu ，wǒ shì xiōngyǒuchéngzhú ，juéde zìjǐ jiùshì shàng qīnghuáběidà de liào ，dàn kǎo wán zōnghé zhīhòu wǒ jiù juéde zìjǐ zhǐyǒu liú zài lǎojiā de mìng le 。
Let's put it this way, after taking the basic tests in Chinese language, mathematics and English, I'd already got to grips with things, so I felt I'd be able to get into Tsing Hua University or Peking University, but after my general exam I thought I'd just have to remain in my hometown for life.
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别紧张，这是美国加利福尼亚州的公司替我们找的代孕妈妈，你看，金发碧眼、又高又美，而且是数学博士呢，将来我们这孩子肯定聪明。
bié jǐnzhāng ，zhè shì Měiguó Jiālìfú níyà de gōngsī tì wǒmen zhǎo de dàiyùn māma ，nǐ kàn ，jīnfàbìyǎn 、yòu gāo yòu měi ，érqiě shì shùxué bóshì ne ，jiānglái wǒmen zhè háizi kěndìng cōngming 。
Don't worry, this surrogate was found for us by a company in California. Look, blond hair and blue eyes, and she's tall and pretty too. She's also a mathematics doctorate, so this kid of ours is bound to be smart.
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在学校的时候，从大二到大四，我不但当过数学家教，也在餐厅当过服务员。
zài xuéxiào de shíhou ，cóng dàèr dào dàsì ，wǒ bùdàn dāng guò shùxué jiājiào ，yě zài cāntīng dāng guò fúwùyuán 。
When I was in school, from sophomore to senior year, I was not only a math tutor, but also a waitress in a restaurant.
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数学符号
shùxué fúhào
mathematical symbols
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数学
shùxué
maths, mathematics
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数学
shùxué
mathematics
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又是讨厌的数学课。哎，王小明，我们放学后去踢球吧。
yòu shì tǎoyàn de shùxué kè 。āi ，WángXiǎoMíng ，wǒmen fàngxué hòu qù tī qiú ba 。
It's the dreaded math class again. Agh, Wang Xiao Ming, after we get out of school let's go play soccer.
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