數位

See also: 数位

Chinese

	number; figure; to count number; figure; to count; to calculate; several; frequently; repeatedly	position; location; (measure word for persons) position; location; (measure word for persons); place; seat
trad. (數位)	數	位
simp. (数位)	数	位
anagram	位數／位数

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shùwèi

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄨˋ ㄨㄟˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sou³ wai^6-2
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sò͘-ūi

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shùwèi
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄨˋ ㄨㄟˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shùwèi
  - Wade–Giles: shu⁴-wei⁴
  - Yale: shù-wèi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shuhwey
  - Palladius: шувэй (šuvɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂu⁵¹⁻⁵³ weɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sou³ wai^6-2
  - Yale: sou wái
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sou³ wai^6-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: sou³ wei^6-2
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sou̯³³ wɐi̯²²⁻³⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sò͘-ūi
  - Tâi-lô: sòo-uī
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sorui
  - IPA (Xiamen): /sɔ²¹⁻⁵³ ui²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /sɔ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ui⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /sɔ²¹⁻⁵³ ui²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /sɔ¹¹⁻⁵³ ui³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /sɔ²¹⁻⁴¹ ui³³/

Noun

數位

position of a digit; digit; number

Usage notes

Different from English digit. For example, in expressions like “The decimal system uses the 10 digits from 0 through to 9”, 數位 cannot be used to translate digit.

Adjective

數位

(Taiwan, attributive) digital

Synonyms

(Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore) 數碼／数码 (shùmǎ)
(Mainland China) 數字／数字 (shùzì)

Derived terms