Definition & Meaning

1.know exactly how things stand; have a definite idea of what one's doing

2.limited in number; not many; only a few; just a few

Word usage

yǒu shù

有 数

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1
v.know exactly how things stand; have a definite idea of what one's doing
- zhè shì tā xīn li yǒu shù
  这事他心里有数。
  He is quite sure about that.
- tā duì měi wèi zhí gōng de qíng kuàng xīn li dōu yǒu shù
  他对每位职工的情况心里都有数。
  He knows the situation of every employee.
- tā wèi néng bó dǎo duì shǒu nà rén duì tā suǒ yǒu de lùn diǎn sì hū dōu yǐ xīn zhōng yǒu shù
  他未能驳倒对手，那人对他所有的论点似乎都已心中有数。
  He could not make a score off his opponent, who seemed to know all his arguments already.
synonym
zhī qíng知情 yǒu dǐ有底 zhī dǐ知底
antonym
méi pǔ r没谱儿
2
adj.limited in number; not many; only a few; just a few
- yǒu shù de jǐ gè dān cí hái jì bù zhù
  有数的几个单词还记不住？
  Why can't you remeber just a few words?
synonym
shǎo yǒu少有
antonym
wú shù无数

Word usage

Separable word
"有" and "数" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 这事他心里有了数了。
  He has been quite sure about that.
- 你先告诉我，让我心里有个数。
  You tell me first so that I can have a definite idea of what is going on.
- 你心里有没有点儿数？
  Do you have any idea of what is going on?

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