







加减乘除 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the four basic arithmetic operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division); metaphorically, the rise and fall, or changes and fluctuations of things”. Literally, “addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division”.

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Open the tool →加减乘除 (jiā jiǎn chéng chú) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the four basic arithmetic operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division); metaphorically, the rise and fall, or changes and fluctuations of things”.
加减乘除 is pronounced jiā jiǎn chéng chú in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 加减乘除 means “addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division”. It is used to mean “the four basic arithmetic operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division); metaphorically, the rise and fall, or changes and fluctuations of things”.
算术的四则运算,借指事物的消长变化。