四则运算

四則運算

sìzéyùnsuàn

noun

Meanings

1 the four arithmetic operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division)

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Examples

小学生先要掌握四则运算。

Xiǎoxuéshēng xiān yào zhǎngwò sìzéyùnsuàn.

Primary school students must first master the four arithmetic operations.

这道题考的是四则运算的顺序。

Zhè dào tí kǎo de shì sìzéyùnsuàn de shùnxù.

This problem tests the order of arithmetic operations.

Tips

memory

四则 = 'four rules' — the four basic 'rules' of operation. 运算 by itself means 'calculate / operation,' so 四则运算 literally is 'four-rule operations.'

Stroke Order

四 sì

则 zé

运 yùn

算 suàn