十进

十進
shíjìn
adjective

Meanings

  1. 1 decimal
  2. 2 base-10
  3. 3 denary

Examples

Wǒmen rìcháng shǐyòng de shì shíjìn shù.
What we use in everyday life is the decimal number system.
Jìsuànjī nèibù yòng èrjìnzhì, dàn xiǎnshì gěi yònghù de shì shíjìnzhì.
Computers use binary internally, but they display decimal to users.

Tips

usage
Almost always appears as 十进制 (shíjìnzhì, "base-10 system") rather than 十进 alone. The bare form 十进 mostly turns up in technical compounds: 十进 (decimal number), 十进 (decimal place).
memory
here is the math sense "to carry over to the next place value" — when you reach (ten) you (advance) to a new column. That's exactly what "base-10" means.

Stroke Order

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