数十

數十

shùshí

number #15,396

Meanings

1 tens of
2 dozens of
3 several tens

Characters

number; several

Examples

数十名工人参加了罢工。

Shùshí míng gōngrén cānjiā le bàgōng.

Dozens of workers participated in the strike.

这个问题已经持续了数十年。

Zhège wèntí yǐjīng chíxù le shùshí nián.

This problem has persisted for decades.

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A written/formal expression. In spoken Chinese, 几十 (jǐshí) is the everyday equivalent. 数十 appears in news, academic writing, and literature.

Stroke Order

数 shù

十 shí