CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY

质数

zhìshù

prime number

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DEFINITIONS & USAGE

Meaning and common use

prime number

REAL CORPUS EXAMPLES

How 质数 actually appears in real sentences.

These sentences are copied from the Tatoeba corpus, so they are real usage rather than generated text. 质数 appears in 5 of the 89,190 sentences we searched. Sentences without a published English translation are shown in Chinese only.

质数就像生活，它们是完全符合逻辑的，但即使我们花所有时间来思考，也找不到规律。zhì shù jiù xiàng shēng huó， tā men shì wán quán fú hé luó jí de， dàn jí shǐ wǒ men huā suǒ yǒu shí jiān lái sī kǎo， yě zhǎo bú dào guī lǜ。

Prime numbers are like life; they are completely logical, but impossible to find the rules for, even if you spend all your time thinking about it.

质数就像人生，它们完全是合逻辑的，但就算你花多少时间来思考，也不能找到它们背后的规律。zhì shù jiù xiàng rén shēng， tā men wán quán shì hé luó jí de， dàn jiù suàn nǐ huā duō shǎo shí jiān lái sī kǎo， yě bù néng zhǎo dào tā men bèi hòu de guī lǜ。

Prime numbers are like life; they are completely logical, but impossible to find the rules for, even if you spend all your time thinking about it.

每个偶数都是两个质数之和。měi gè ǒu shù dōu shì liǎng gè zhì shù zhī hé。

No published English translation for this sentence.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS

Words that keep company with 质数.

Counted from the same corpus: the word that most often comes directly before, and directly after, 质数.

Directly before

两个质数1
的质数1
偶数质数1

Directly after

质数就2
质数之1
质数是1

ABOUT THIS ENTRY

Where this entry comes from

The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Corpus sentences, collocations, and the frequency figure come from the Tatoeba Chinese sentence export and are counted rather than written, so nothing on this page is invented. Usage notes and the hand-written examples that appear higher up exist only for a handful of entries.

Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

COMMON QUESTIONS

About 质数

What does 质数 mean in Chinese?

质数 (zhìshù) means prime number.

How do you pronounce 质数?

质数 is pronounced zhìshù.

Is 质数 an HSK word?

质数 is on the list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.

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