加 减 乘 除

jiā jiǎn chéng chúdictionary entry

(idiom) addition, subtraction, multiplication and division: the four basic operations of arithmetic

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Original source entry:

加減乘除 加减乘除 [jia1 jian3 cheng2 chu2] /(idiom) addition, subtraction, multiplication and division: the four basic operations of arithmetic/

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Other forms in these source records: 加減乘除

加
jiā
to add / (math.) plus / to increase / to augment / (used before a disyllabic verb, often after an adverb like 不[bù], 大[dà], 稍[shāo] etc, to indicate that the action applies to sth previously mentioned, as in 稍加改良[shāo jiā gǎi liáng] "make some minor improvements to (it)")
Jiā
Canada (abbr. for 加拿大[Jiā ná dà]) / surname Jia
减
jiǎn
to lower / to decrease / to reduce / to subtract / to diminish
乘
chéng
to ride / to mount / to make use of / to avail oneself of / to take advantage of / to multiply (math.) / Buddhist sect or creed
shèng
(archaic) four horse military chariot / (archaic) four / generic term for history books
Chéng
surname Cheng
除
chú
to get rid of / to remove / to exclude / to eliminate / to wipe out / to divide / except / not including

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