算数

suàn shù

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Uncommon

Definitions

1. to count numbers
2. to keep to one's word
3. to count (i.e. to be important)

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Word relationships

Antonyms

1 item

食言

shí yán

to break one's promise

failing to keep one's word

Related words

1 item

守信

shǒu xìn

to keep promises

honoring one's word

Usage notes

Common mistakes

算数 meaning 'to keep one's word' is usually used in the negative or as a guarantee, as in 说话算数, not typically as an isolated statement.

Example Sentences

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他说话算数吗？

Does he keep his word?

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Words Containing 算数

计算数学

jì suàn shù xué

computational mathematics

说话算数

shuō huà suàn shù

to keep one's promise; to mean what one says

说话要算数

shuō huà yào suàn shù

promises must be kept

运算数

yùn suàn shù

operand (math.)

Child Words of 算数

to count

number

frequently

to regard as

算数