cardinal number; base number
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cardinal number; numbers used for counting (e.g., one, two, three)
neutralUsed in mathematics and daily counting to indicate quantity, as opposed to ordinal numbers which indicate order (第一, 第二).
Qǐng请
yòng用
Zhōng中
wén文
xiě写
chū出
zhè这
xiē些
jī基
shù数
:
yī一
,
shí十
,
yī一
bǎi百
。
Please write these cardinal numbers in Chinese: one, ten, one hundred.
“
wǔ五
”
shì是
yī一
gè个
jī基
shù数
,
“
dì第
wǔ五
”
shì是
yī一
gè个
xù序
shù数
。
'Five' is a cardinal number, 'fifth' is an ordinal number.
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Xué学
xí习
shù数
xué学
shǒu首
xiān先
yào要
zhǎng掌
wò握
jī基
shù数
。
To learn mathematics, you must first master cardinal numbers.
noun
base number; reference number; starting figure used as a standard for calculation
neutralOften used in statistics, economics, and various measurements to indicate a starting point or benchmark.
Qù去
nián年
de的
xiāo销
shòu售
é额
jiāng将
zuò作
wèi为
jīn今
nián年
yù预
suàn算
de的
jī基
shù数
。
Last year's sales will be used as the base number for this year's budget.
Jì计
suàn算
zēng增
zhǎng长
lǜ率
xū需
yào要
xiān先
què确
dìng定
yī一
gè个
jī基
shù数
。
To calculate the growth rate, you first need to determine a base number.
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Shè社
bǎo保
jiǎo缴
fèi费
de的
jī基
shù数
měi每
nián年
dōu都
huì会
tiáo调
zhěng整
。
The base number for social security contributions is adjusted every year.