数以百计

數以百計

shùyǐbǎijì

phrase #21,732

Meanings

1 numbering in the hundreds
2 hundreds of

Characters

by means of, with

to count, to calculate

Examples

这座城市有数以百计的餐厅。

Zhè zuò chéngshì yǒu shùyǐbǎijì de cāntīng.

This city has hundreds of restaurants.

数以百计的游客每天来这里参观。

Shùyǐbǎijì de yóukè měitiān lái zhèlǐ cānguān.

Hundreds of tourists visit here every day.

Tips

usage

数以百计 is part of a productive pattern: 数以千计 (thousands), 数以万计 (tens of thousands), 数以百万计 (millions). The structure 数以X计 literally means 'counted in units of X'.

Stroke Order

数 shù

以 yǐ

百 bǎi

计 jì