字数
zì shù
Pinyin

Definition

字数
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zì shù
  1. number of written characters
  2. number of words
  3. word count

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

名字
míng zi
  1. 1 name (of a person or thing)
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
字
zì
  1. 1 letter
  2. 2 symbol
  3. 3 character
  4. 4 word
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
  6. 6 courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China
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]
十字
shí zì
  1. 1 cross road
  2. 2 cross-shaped
  3. 3 crucifix
  4. 4 the character ten
十字架
shí zì jià
  1. 1 cross
  2. 2 crucifix
  3. 3 yoke one has to endure
十字绣
shí zì xiù
  1. 1 cross-stitch
十字路口
shí zì lù kǒu
  1. 1 crossroads
  2. 2 intersection
字典
zì diǎn
  1. 1 Chinese character dictionary (containing entries for single characters, contrasted with a 詞典|词典[cí diǎn], which has entries for words of one or more characters)
  2. 2 CL:本[běn]
字幕
zì mù
  1. 1 caption
  2. 2 subtitle
字数
zì shù
  1. 1 number of written characters
  2. 2 number of words
  3. 3 word count
字样
zì yàng
  1. 1 model or template character
  2. 2 written slogan or phrase
  3. 3 mention (e.g. "air mail" 航空 on a letter, "first draft" 初稿 on a document etc)
字母
zì mǔ
  1. 1 letter (of the alphabet)
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
字眼
zì yǎn
  1. 1 wording
字号
zì hào
  1. 1 characters and numbers (as used in a code)
  2. 2 alphanumeric code
  3. 3 serial number
字迹
zì jì
  1. 1 handwriting
字头
zì tóu
  1. 1 first letter of a word or serial number
  2. 2 first character of a Chinese word
  3. 3 first digit of a number
  4. 4 the top part (esp. a radical) of a Chinese character
  5. 5 the initial of a Chinese syllable
字体
zì tǐ
  1. 1 calligraphic style
  2. 2 typeface
  3. 3 font
写字楼
xiě zì lóu
  1. 1 office building
打字
dǎ zì
  1. 1 to type
文字
wén zì
  1. 1 character
  2. 2 script
  3. 3 writing
  4. 4 written language
  5. 5 writing style
  6. 6 phraseology
  7. 7 CL:個|个[gè]

Idioms (12)

一字一泪
yī zì yī lèi
  1. 1 each word is a teardrop (idiom)
一字不提
yī zì bù tí
  1. 1 to not mention a single word (about sth) (idiom)
一字千金
yī zì qiān jīn
  1. 1 one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom)
  2. 2 (in praise of a piece of writing or calligraphy) each character is perfect
  3. 3 each word is highly valued
一字褒贬
yī zì bāo biǎn
  1. 1 dispensing praise or blame with a single word (idiom)
  2. 2 concise and powerful style
八字没一撇
bā zì méi yī piě
  1. 1 lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. things have not even begun to take shape
  3. 3 no sign of success yet
八字还没一撇
bā zì hái méi yī piě
  1. 1 lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. things have not even begun to take shape
  3. 3 no sign of success yet
八字还没一撇儿
bā zì hái méi yī piě r5
  1. 1 lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. things have not even begun to take shape
  3. 3 no sign of success yet
咬文嚼字
yǎo wén jiáo zì
  1. 1 to bite words and chew characters (idiom); punctilious about minutiae of wording
字字珠玉
zì zì zhū yù
  1. 1 every word a gem (idiom); magnificent writing
字里行间
zì lǐ háng jiān
  1. 1 between the words and the lines (idiom); implied meaning
  2. 2 connotations
载酒问字
zài jiǔ wèn zì
  1. 1 a scholarly and inquisitive individual (idiom)
只字不提
zhī zì bù tí
  1. 1 not to mention (idiom); to say not one word
  2. 2 fig. to omit mention (of a non-person or embarrassing topic)
  3. 3 to censor

Sample Sentences

你说的多是汉族的起名习惯吧，少数民族的名字则和我们通常所见的名字不太一样，而且字数都很多。比如肖甫开提，阿依布拉克什么的，这些就是维吾尔族的名字。
nǐ shuō de duō shì hànzú de qǐmíng xíguàn ba ，shǎoshùmínzú de míngzi zé hé wǒmen tōngcháng suǒ jiàn de míngzi bùtài yīyàng ，érqiě zìshù dōu hěn duō 。bǐrú xiāofǔkāití ，āyībùlākè shénme de ，zhèxiē jiùshì wéiwú ěr zú de míngzi 。
I think you're talking about how Chinese choose names. Minority peoples' names are different from the ones we usually see. And there are a lot of characters. For example Xiaofukaiti, A-yibulake and so on. These are Uighur names.
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据说都是这样的，免费部分很精彩，看到付费部分就有点儿拖泥带水凑字数了。
jùshuō dōu shì zhèyàng de ，miǎnfèi bùfen hěn jīngcǎi ，kàndào fùfèi bùfen jiù yǒudiǎnr tuōnídàishuǐ còu zìshù le 。
I've heard that they're all like this. The free parts are really great, but when you read the paid parts they're just a muddled mess of words.
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