四舍五入
sì​shě​wǔ​rù

to round off

  • created sense approved 四舍五入/四捨五入 · sì​shě​wǔ​rù · to round off — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    四舍五入 / 四捨五入

    sì​shě​wǔ​rù

    to round off

    to round a number up or down to a certain decimal place or significant digit, literally 'discarding four and entering five' (adding one) for five and above

    四 (literal) → 四 · sì · four 舍 (literal) → 舍/捨 · shě · to give up 五 (literal) → 五 · wǔ · five 入 (literal) → 入 · rù · to enter

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense