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DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
the four basic operations of arithmetic (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division)
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Original source entry:

四則運算 四则运算 [si4 ze2 yun4 suan4] /the four basic operations of arithmetic (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division)/

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Other forms in these source records: 四則運算

  • 四
    sì

    four / 4

  • 则
    zé

    (literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but / then / (bound form) standard / norm / (bound form) principle / (literary) to imitate / to follow / classifier for written items

  • 运
    yùn

    to move / to transport / to use / to apply / fortune / luck / fate

  • 算
    suàn

    to calculate / to figure out / to include / to count in / to count / to be valid / to carry weight / to regard as / to consider (to be ...)

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