尾数
wěi shù
Pinyin

Definition

尾数
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wěi shù
  1. remainder (after rounding a number)
  2. decimal part (of number after the decimal point)
  3. mantissa (i.e. fractional part of common logarithm in math.)
  4. small change
  5. balance (of an account)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

尾
wěi
  1. 1 tail
  2. 2 remainder
  3. 3 remnant
  4. 4 extremity
  5. 5 sixth of the 28 constellations
  6. 6 classifier for fish
尾巴
wěi ba
  1. 1 tail
  2. 2 colloquial pr. [yǐ ba]
尾牙
wěi yá
  1. 1 a year-end dinner for employees
年尾
nián wěi
  1. 1 end of the year
结尾
jié wěi
  1. 1 ending
  2. 2 coda
  3. 3 to wind up
追尾
zhuī wěi
  1. 1 to tailgate
  2. 2 to hit the car in front as a result of tailgating
九尾狐
jiǔ wěi hú
  1. 1 nine-tailed fox (mythological creature)
尾数
wěi shù
  1. 1 remainder (after rounding a number)
  2. 2 decimal part (of number after the decimal point)
  3. 3 mantissa (i.e. fractional part of common logarithm in math.)
  4. 4 small change
  5. 5 balance (of an account)
尾气
wěi qì
  1. 1 exhaust (i.e. waste gas from engine)
  2. 2 emissions
尾灯
wěi dēng
  1. 1 tail light (on vehicle)
尾翼
wěi yì
  1. 1 empennage (of an aircraft)
  2. 2 fletching (of an arrow)
  3. 3 fins (of a missile, rocket etc)
  4. 4 rear spoiler (of a car)
尾声
wěi shēng
  1. 1 coda
  2. 2 epilogue
  3. 3 end
尾部
wěi bù
  1. 1 back part
  2. 2 rear or tail section
尾随
wěi suí
  1. 1 to tail behind
  2. 2 to tag along
  3. 3 to follow on the heels of
尾音
wěi yīn
  1. 1 final sound of a syllable
  2. 2 rhyme (e.g. in European languages)
从头到尾
cóng tóu dào wěi
  1. 1 from start to finish
  2. 2 from head to tail
  3. 3 the whole (thing)
彻头彻尾
chè tóu chè wěi
  1. 1 lit. from head to tail (idiom); thoroughgoing
  2. 2 through and through
  3. 3 out and out
  4. 4 from top to bottom
扫尾
sǎo wěi
  1. 1 to complete the last stage of work
  2. 2 to round off
收尾
shōu wěi
  1. 1 to wind up
  2. 2 to bring to an end
  3. 3 to finish
末尾
mò wěi
  1. 1 end
  2. 2 tip
  3. 3 extremity

Idioms (16)

吴头楚尾
Wú tóu Chǔ wěi
  1. 1 lit. head in Wu and tail in Chu (idiom); fig. close together
  2. 2 head-to-tail
  3. 3 one thing starts where the other leaves off
宁做鸡头，不做凤尾
nìng zuò jī tóu , bù zuò fèng wěi
  1. 1 lit. would rather be a chicken's head than a phoenix's tail (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to prefer to be a big fish in a small pond rather than a small fish in a big pond
尾大不掉
wěi dà bù diào
  1. 1 large tail obstructs action (idiom); bottom heavy
  2. 2 fig. rendered ineffective by subordinates
彻头彻尾
chè tóu chè wěi
  1. 1 lit. from head to tail (idiom); thoroughgoing
  2. 2 through and through
  3. 3 out and out
  4. 4 from top to bottom
摇头摆尾
yáo tóu bǎi wěi
  1. 1 to nod one's head and wag one's tail (idiom)
  2. 2 to be well pleased with oneself
  3. 3 to have a lighthearted air
有头有尾
yǒu tóu yǒu wěi
  1. 1 where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth
  2. 2 to carry things through
  3. 3 I started, so I'll finish.
有头无尾
yǒu tóu wú wěi
  1. 1 to start but not finish (idiom); to fail to carry things through
  2. 2 lack of sticking power
  3. 3 short attention span
狐狸尾巴
hú li wěi ba
  1. 1 lit. fox's tail (idiom); visible sign of evil intentions
  2. 2 to reveal one's evil nature
  3. 3 evidence that reveals the villain
狗尾续貂
gǒu wěi xù diāo
  1. 1 lit. to use a dog's tail as a substitute for sable fur (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. a worthless sequel to a masterpiece
畏首畏尾
wèi shǒu wèi wěi
  1. 1 afraid of the head, terrified of the tail (idiom); ever fearful and nervous
  2. 2 afraid of the slightest thing
藏头露尾
cáng tóu lù wěi
  1. 1 to hide the head and show the tail (idiom); to give a partial account
  2. 2 half-truths
虎尾春冰
hǔ wěi chūn bīng
  1. 1 lit. like stepping on a tiger's tail or spring ice (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. extremely dangerous situation
虎头蛇尾
hǔ tóu shé wěi
  1. 1 lit. tiger's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish
街头巷尾
jiē tóu xiàng wěi
  1. 1 top of streets, bottom of alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city
龙头蛇尾
lóng tóu shé wěi
  1. 1 lit. dragon's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish
龟笑鳖无尾
guī xiào biē wú wěi
  1. 1 lit. a tortoise laughing at a soft-shelled turtle for having no tail (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the pot calling the kettle black

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