四舍五入

四捨五入

sìshě-wǔrù

idiom

Meanings

HSK 5

把这个数四舍五入，保留两位小数。

Bǎ zhège shù sìshě-wǔrù, bǎoliú liǎng wèi xiǎoshù.

Round this number off to two decimal places.

HSK 5

他今天跟我说了三句话，四舍五入，我们就是在谈恋爱了。

Tā jīntiān gēn wǒ shuō le sān jù huà, sìshě-wǔrù, wǒmen jiùshì zài tán liàn'ài le.

He said three sentences to me today. Round that up, and we're practically dating.

memory

Literally four, drop; five, take in. A digit of 4 or less is dropped, and 5 or more adds one to the digit before it.

usage

Online it is also a joke for stretching a small fact into a big claim, as if rounding it up: a few friendly words become practically dating.

四 sì

舍 shě

五 wǔ

入 rù