HSK 5 · Science

数码 shùmǎ “digital” in Chinese

Traditional 數碼

What 数码 means

  1. digital
  2. numeral
  3. number
  4. numerals
  5. figures
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • amount
  • numerical code

How to say 数码

  • 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 third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale码mǎ3rd tone, dipping

数码 in a sentence

  1. 我今晚能借你的数码相机吗？

    Wǒ jīnwǎn néng jiè nǐ de shùmǎ xiàngjī ma?

    Can I borrow your digital camera tonight?

    Sentence #5698045 from Tatoeba

  2. 我要给我自己买一个新照相机，这次要数码的。

    Wǒ yào gěi wǒ zìjǐ mǎi yí ge xīn zhàoxiàngjī, zhè cì yào shùmǎ de.

    I’m going to buy myself a new camera – a digital one this time.

    Sentence #503254 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 数码 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 码 (mǎ) with each of its parts in a different colour
码mǎagate
  • 石stone · shíMeaning part
  • 马horse · mǎSound part

石 hints at the meaning (stone); 马 (mǎ) hints at the sound. Compare it with mǎ.

How to write 数码

数 13 strokes · 码 8 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

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

Words related to 数码

Words with 数

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

Words with 码

密码mìmǎ · cipher号码hàomǎ · number码头mǎtou · dock起码qǐmǎ · at least

More words: Science & Technology

实验shíyàn · experiment输入shūrù · to input鼠标shǔbiāo · mouse (computing)数据shùjù · data搜索sōusuǒ · to search (online)网络wǎngluò · network物质wùzhì · matter下载xiàzài · to download

FAQs

数码 (shùmǎ) means “digital” or “numeral”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it shùmǎ: shù with a 4th tone, then mǎ with a 3rd 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, 数码 is written 數碼. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type shuma with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 数码 from the suggestions. Typing shuma into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
数码 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.