HSK 6 · Science

统计 tǒngjì “statistics” in Chinese

Traditional 統計

What 统计 means

  1. statistics
  2. to add up
  3. to count

How to say 统计

  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale统tǒng3rd tone, dipping
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale计jì4th tone, falling

统计 in a sentence

  1. 事实是倔强的，但统计是柔顺的。

    Shìshí shì juéjiàng de, dàn tǒngjì shì róushùn de.

    Facts are stubborn things, but statistics are pliable.

    Sentence #5581683 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 航空专家详细分析了统计数据。

    Hángkōng zhuānjiā xiángxì fēnxī le tǒngjì shùjù.

    The aviation expert analysed the statistics in detail.

    Sentence #5576759 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 统计 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 统 (tǒng) with each of its parts in a different colour
统tǒngto gather
  • 纟silk form of 糸 · mìMeaning part
  • 充to fill · chōngSound part

纟 hints at the meaning (silk); 充 (chōng) hints at the sound. Compare it with tǒng.

The character 计 (jì) with each of its parts in a different colour
计jìto calculate
  • 讠speech form of 言 · yánMeaning part
  • 十ten · shíSound part

讠 hints at the meaning (speech); 十 (shí) hints at the sound. Compare it with jì.

How to write 统计

统 9 strokes · 计 4 strokes

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

Words related to 统计

Words with 统

统一tǒngyī · to unify系统xìtǒng · system传统chuántǒng · tradition总统zǒngtǒng · president (of a country)统治tǒngzhì · to rule统统tǒngtǒng · all统筹兼顾tǒngchóujiāngù · to plan as a whole and consider all aspects

Words with 计

计划jìhuà · plan估计gūjì · to estimate计算jìsuàn · to count会计kuàijì · accountant设计shèjì · to design计较jìjiào · to fuss over共计gòngjì · to total千方百计qiānfāngbǎijì · by every possible means

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弹性tánxìng · elasticity天文tiānwén · astronomy体积tǐjī · volume提炼tíliàn · to refine椭圆tuǒyuán · oval微观wēiguān · microscopic卫星wèixīng · satellite误差wùchā · error

FAQs

统计 (tǒngjì) means “statistics” or “to add up”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it tǒngjì: tǒng with a 3rd tone, then jì 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, 统计 is written 統計. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type tongji with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 统计 from the suggestions. Typing tongji into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
统计 is an HSK 6 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.