二进制

二進制

èrjìnzhì

noun #26,941

Meanings

1 binary system; binary (base-2 numeral system)
2 binary code or notation

Characters

to advance; base (in numeral systems)

system; structure

Examples

计算机使用二进制来储存数据。

Jìsuànjī shǐyòng èrjìnzhì lái chǔcún shùjù.

Computers use binary to store data.

十进制的10在二进制中写作1010。

Shíjìnzhì de shí zài èrjìnzhì zhōng xiězuò yī líng yī líng.

The decimal number 10 is written as 1010 in binary.

Tips

memory

二 = two, 进 = base/advance (as in 进位, place value), 制 = system. Literally 'two-base system'. Compare 十进制 (decimal, base-10) and 十六进制 (hexadecimal, base-16).

Stroke Order

二 èr

进 jìn

制 zhì