bài tính
Definition
- Noun:
- A calculation problem or arithmetic exercise: A specific mathematical question or problem, often presented for practice or solution, typically involving numbers and basic operations like addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division.
- A sum: A particular instance of a calculation.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Cô giáo giao cho học sinh ba bài tính. (The teacher assigned the students three arithmetic problems.)
- Bài tính này quá phức tạp đối với tôi. (This sum is too complicated for me.)
- Em bé đang tập làm các bài tính đơn giản. (The child is practicing doing simple calculations.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is most commonly used in educational contexts, referring to exercises in textbooks or assigned by teachers.
- It implies a self-contained problem with a clear numerical answer, distinguishing it from broader mathematical concepts or word problems (), which may involve more complex reasoning.
Variants and Related Words
Bài toán (n): A (mathematical) problem, often implying a word problem or a more complex scenario requiring a strategy to solve.
- Bài toán về chuyển động rất thú vị. (The problem about motion is very interesting.)
Phép tính (n): An arithmetic operation (e.g., addition, subtraction).
- Phép tính cộng là phép tính đầu tiên trẻ học. (Addition is the first operation children learn.)
Synonyms
- Arithmetic problem: A question involving numerical calculation.
- Sum: A problem in arithmetic, or its result.
- Calculation: The process or result of calculating.
Related Idioms
- While "bài tính" itself is not commonly used in idioms, it relates to the concept of planning or scheming in colloquial language, though this is more strongly associated with "tính toán."
- Được bài tính hay: To have a good plan/strategy (uses "bài" in a strategic sense, not directly arithmetic).
- Họ đã có được một bài tính hay để giành chiến thắng. (They had a good strategy to win.)