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sou3 sou2 sok3
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[粵] sou3 | [國] shu4 [1] [n] number; figure; digit [2] [adj] several; a few; some [3] [n] fate; destiny; rule of nature [粵] sou2 | [國] shu3 [1] [v] count; enumerate; list [2] [v] be reckoned/counted as [3] [v] scold; rebuke [粵] sok3 | [國] shuo4 [adv] [literary] frequently; repeatedly Default PoS: Additional PoS: Stroke count: 15
Level: 1
Radical: 攴 (#66)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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人數 jan4 sou3 = number of people 數學 sou3 hok6 = mathematics 號數 hou6 sou3 = number 歲數 seoi3 sou3 = age 數碼 sou3 maa5 = digital 計數 gai3 sou3 = to calculate; [slang] to get even with someone 粵 少數 siu2 sou3 = a minority ; a small number, a few 數字 sou3 zi6 = number; digit; digital 數目 sou3 muk6 = amount; number 半數 bun3 sou3 = half the number; half See all 296 compounds (CantoDict reports 316 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations) |
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Showing all 3 examples containing 數
佢哋開緊會﹐好快就會決定數千員工嘅命運。 粵
They are holding a meeting which would soon decide the fate of thousands of employees. [The second part of this sentence is a relative clause. The Cantonese clause differs from the English one by omitting the relative pronoun "which". ] Legend 國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |