HSK 5 · Science

数据 shùjù “data” in Chinese

Traditional 數據

What 数据 means

  1. data

How to say 数据

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale数shù4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale据jù4th tone, falling

数据 in a sentence

  1. 数据表明年轻人抽烟的现象没有减少。

    Shùjù biǎomíng niánqīngrén chōuyān de xiànxiàng méiyǒu jiǎnshǎo.

    The data show that smoking among young people hasn’t decreased.

    Sentence #332928 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 这个数据一点也不准确。

    Zhè ge shùjù yìdiǎn yě bù zhǔnquè.

    This data isn’t accurate at all.

    Sentence #869906 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

  3. 科学家研究了树木年轮的数据。

    Kēxuéjiā yánjiū le shùmù niánlún de shùjù.

    The scientists studied tree-ring data.

    Sentence #13896607 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 数据 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 数 (shù) with each of its parts in a different colour
数shùnumber; figure
  • 娄a constellation · LóuSound part
  • 攵tap form of 攴 · pūMeaning part

攵 hints at the meaning (tap); 娄 (Lóu) hints at the sound. Compare it with shù.

The character 据 (jù) with each of its parts in a different colour
据jùaccording to
  • 扌hand form of 手 · shǒuMeaning part
  • 居to live · jīSound part

扌 hints at the meaning (hand); 居 (jī) hints at the sound. Compare it with jù.

How to write 数据

数 13 strokes · 据 11 strokes

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数据 (shùjù) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 数据 (shùjù). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 数据

Words with 数

数学shùxué · mathematics数量shùliàng · amount数字shùzì · numeral数shù · number数码shùmǎ · digital无数wúshù · countless算数suànshù · to count (be valid)数额shù'é · amount

Words with 据

根据gēnjù · according to据说jùshuō · it is said that收据shōujù · receipt证据zhèngjù · evidence占据zhànjù · to occupy据悉jùxī · it is reported that依据yījù · basis

More words: Science & Technology

设施shèshī · facilities实验shíyàn · experiment输入shūrù · to input鼠标shǔbiāo · mouse (computing)数码shùmǎ · digital搜索sōusuǒ · to search (online)网络wǎngluò · network物质wùzhì · matter

FAQs

数据 (shùjù) means “data”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it shùjù: shù with a 4th tone, then jù with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 数据 is written 數據. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type shuju with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 数据 from the suggestions. Typing shuju into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
数据 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.