双数

雙數

shuāngshù

noun #68,987

Meanings

HSK 1

二、四、六都是双数。

Èr, sì, liù dōu shì shuāngshù.

Two, four and six are all even numbers.

HSK 7-9

中国人送礼喜欢送双数，因为好事要成双。

Zhōngguórén sònglǐ xǐhuan sòng shuāngshù, yīnwèi hǎoshì yào chéngshuāng.

Chinese people like to give gifts in even numbers, because good things should come in pairs.

usage

The everyday pair is 双数 'even' and 单数 'odd'. Maths lessons use 偶数 and 奇数.

culture

Gifts and wedding money favor even amounts, but 4 is avoided because 四 sounds like 死 'death'.

双 shuāng

数 shù