未知数

wèi zhī shù

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Noun Rare

Definitions

1. unknown quantity

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Word relationships

Related words

2 items

未知

wèi zhī

unknown

基本意思相似，'未知数'强调具体未知量，'未知'更抽象。

谜

mí

riddle

比喻用法，'未知数'可表示难以预测的事，与'谜'类似。

Usage notes

Common mistakes

不能说“三个未知数们”，数词直接加名词，不需量词“个”，且“未知数”不用“们”表示复数。

Example Sentences

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这道题里有两个未知数。

There are two unknown quantities in this problem.

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Child Words of 未知数

to count

number

frequently

not yet