世上有三種人:會數數的和不會數數的。

There are three kinds of people in the world: those who can count, and those who can't.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 世上 shìshàng on earth
=2 yǒu
  1. to have; there is
  2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 yǒu intentional)
=2 yòu
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of (yòu, “again”)
  2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of (yòu, “and; with a remainder of (when dividing an integer by ten)”)
  3. alternative form of (yòu, “again”)
  4. alternative form of (yòu, “and; with a remainder of (when dividing an integer by ten)”)
=3 Sān surname San
=3 sān
  1. three
  2. 3
=4 zhǒng
  1. seed
  2. species
  3. kind
  4. type
  5. classifier for types, kinds, sorts
=4 zhòng
  1. to plant
  2. to grow
  3. to cultivate
=4 chóng
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) cereal that is to plant early and to harvest lately
  2. a surname
  3. cereal that is to plant early and to harvest lately
5 rén person; people

classifiers: ,

=6 huì
  1. can; to have the skill; to know how to
  2. to be likely to; to be sure to
  3. to meet; to get together
  4. meeting; gathering
  5. (suffix) union; group; association
  6. (bound form) a moment (Taiwan pr. huǐ)
=6 kuài (bound form) to reckon accounts
=6 kuò only used in 會撮会撮
7 數數 shǔshù
  1. to count
  2. to reckon
=8 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 de "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. or di in poetry and songs
=8 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=8 really and truly
=8 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
=9 old variant of
=9 surname He
=9
  1. (joining two nouns) and; together with; with (Taiwan pr. hàn)
  2. (math.) sum
  3. to make peace
  4. (sports) to draw; to tie
  5. (bound form) harmonious
  6. (bound form) Japan; Japanese
=9
  1. to compose a poem in reply (to sb's poem) using the same rhyme sequence
  2. to join in the singing
  3. to chime in with others
=9 to complete a set in mahjong or playing cards
=9 huó
  1. to combine a powdery substance (flour, plaster etc) with water
  2. Taiwan pr. huò
=9 huò
  1. to mix (ingredients) together
  2. to blend
  3. classifier for rinses of clothes
  4. classifier for boilings of medicinal herbs
=9 (literary) harmonious (variant of )
=9 huo
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) warm
  2. warm
10 不會 huì
  1. improbable
  2. unlikely
  3. will not (act, happen etc)
  4. not able
  5. not having learned to do sth
  6. (coll.) (Tw) don't mention it
  7. not at all
11 數數 shǔshù
  1. to count
  2. to reckon
=12 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 de "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. or di in poetry and songs
=12 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=12 really and truly
=12 (bound form) bull's-eye; target