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Definition
Number.
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How it's used
Borrowed directly from the English word number, this term is used almost exclusively for identification codes like phone numbers, locker combinations, or lottery tickets. It is not used for mathematical quantities or counts, where 數目 or 數字 are preferred. Using it in a formal or academic context will sound overly casual or out of place.
Measure word
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What is your phone number?
He drew the lucky number.
Related words
Common phrases
phone number
Common mistake
Do not use this to refer to mathematical figures or quantities. If you are talking about a sum of money or a count of items, use 數目 instead.
Grammar color guide
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
