numeral · digit · number · figure · amount · digital (electronics etc) · CL: gè

shù zì

sh+ù·4th tonez+ì·4th tone

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My favourite number is three.

我最爱的数字是3。

Arithmetic deals with numbers.

算数处理数字。

In this secret code, each number stands for a letter of the alphabet.

在这个密码里，每个数字取代了一个字母。

My mother prefers the arbitrary selection of the lottery machines over my lucky numbers.

我母亲宁愿选彩票机上的任意数字，也不选我的幸运数字。

These figures don't add up.

这些数字总数不符。

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