四则运算

四則運算

sìzé yùnsuàn

noun

Meanings

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

HSK 7-9

小学生先要掌握四则运算。

Xiǎoxuéshēng xiān yào zhǎngwò sìzé yùnsuàn.

Primary school students must first master the four arithmetic operations.

HSK 7-9

这道题考的是四则运算的顺序。

Zhè dào tí kǎo de shì sìzé yùnsuàn de shùnxù.

This problem tests the order of arithmetic operations.

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.'

四 sì

则 zé

运 yùn

算 suàn