除以

chúyǐ
verb #24,591

Meanings

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

Examples

Shí chúyǐ èr děngyú wǔ.
Ten divided by two equals five.
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). 除以 = ten divided by two; = two goes into ten. The version is more common in formal/educational contexts.

Stroke Order

chú