shù

technical

Meaning of 复数

复数 means plural (grammatical number); plural form; complex number (mathematics). Pronounced fù shù.

  • plural (grammatical number); plural form
  • complex number (mathematics)

Definitions & Examples

Yīng
zhōng
 
míng
de
shù
xíng
shì
tōng
cháng
zài
wěi
jiā
 
--
ss
 
huò
 
--
ese
 s
 
 

In English, the plural form of a noun is usually made by adding '-s' or '-es'.

 
CatsC
shìa
catt
des
 
 
shùc
 a
 t
 
 
 
 
 

'Cats' is the plural of 'cat'.

Zhè
ge
míng
de
shù
xíng
shì
guī
 
shì
 
childrenc
 h
 i
 l
 d
 r
 e
 n
 
 

The plural form of this noun is irregular; it's 'children'.

Zài
é
zhōng
 
míng
de
shù
xíng
shì
biàn
huà
hěn
 

In Russian, the plural form of nouns changes in complex ways.

Zhōng
wén
míng
běn
shēn
méi
yǒu
dān
shù
xíng
tài
biàn
huà
 

Chinese nouns themselves do not have morphological changes for singular or plural.