浮点数

浮點數
fúdiǎnshù
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 floating-point number
  2. 2 float

Examples

HSK 5
Zhège biànliàng shì fúdiǎnshù lèixíng.
This variable is of floating-point type.
HSK 6
Fúdiǎnshù bù shìhé zuò jīngquè de huòbì jìsuàn.
Floating-point numbers aren't suitable for precise currency calculations.

Tips

memory
浮 (float) + 点 (point/dot) + 数 (number) = 'floating-dot number', a direct calque of the English term. The decimal point 'floats' because the exponent moves it around.

Stroke Order

浮 fú
点 diǎn
数 shù