除以

chúyǐ
verb #24,591

Meanings

  1. 1 divided by (math)
  2. 2 to divide by

Examples

HSK 2
Shí chúyǐ èr děngyú wǔ.
Ten divided by two equals five.
HSK 5
Zhè dào tí yào xiān jiāfǎ, zài chúyǐ zǒngshù.
This problem requires addition first, then dividing by the total.

Tips

grammar
Chinese has two division constructions: A 除以 B (A divided by B, result-focused) and A B (B divided by A, process-focused). 十除以二 = ten divided by two; 二除十 = two goes into ten. The version is more common in formal/educational contexts.

Stroke Order

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