字数

字數
zìshù
noun #40,639

Meanings

  1. 1 number of characters
  2. 2 word count

Examples

HSK 6
Zhè piān zuòwén de zìshù bù néng shǎoyú bābǎi.
This essay must be at least 800 characters long.
HSK 7-9
Lǜshī měi yí jù de zìshù dōu xiāngtóng.
Every line of a regulated poem has the same number of characters.

Tips

usage
Written Chinese has no spaces between words, so 字数 counts characters. The same 数 'number' ends 人数 'number of people' and 次数 'number of times'.

Stroke Order

字 zì
数 shù