如果我們在棋盤的第一個格子裡放一粒麥子,在第二個格子裡放兩粒麥子,在第三個格子裡放四粒麥子,以此類推,直到最後一個格子,那麼總共會有 18,446,744,073,709,551,615 粒麥子,足以堆成喜馬拉雅山的 100 倍高。

If we were to put a grain of wheat on the first box of a chessboard, two grains on the second one, four on the third one and so on, until the last one, there would be 18,446,744,073,709,551,615 grains, enough to make a mountain 100 times taller than the Himalayas.

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Sentence Composition

1 如果 guǒ
  1. if
  2. in case
  3. in the event that
2 我們 men we; us; ourselves; our
3 zài
  1. to exist; to be alive
  2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at
  3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
4 棋盤 pán chessboard
=5 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 跑堂儿的 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
=5 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=5 really and truly
=5 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
6 第一個 dì- the first (person, thing)
7 格子 zi
  1. lattice
  2. check (pattern of squares)
8
  1. lining
  2. interior
  3. inside
  4. internal
  5. also written
=9 fàng
  1. to put
  2. to place
  3. to release
  4. to free
  5. to let go
  6. to let out
  7. to set off (fireworks)
=9 fǎng
  1. a surname, Fang
  2. alternative form of 仿 (“to imitate; to resemble”)
  3. to base on
  4. to reach
10
  1. one
  2. single
  3. a (article)
  4. as soon as
  5. entire; whole; all; throughout
  6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
  7. also pr. yāo for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
11
  1. grain; granule; pellet; particle
  2. classifier for small round objects (peas, bullets, peanuts, pills, grains etc)
  3. (Tw) classifier for larger round objects (watermelon etc)
12 麥子 màizi wheat

classifier:

13 zài
  1. to exist; to be alive
  2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at
  3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
=14 第二 èr
  1. second
  2. number two
  3. next
  4. secondary
=14 第二 dì'èr
  1. next
  2. second
  3. second; 2nd; number two
  4. secondly
=15 used in 自个儿 r
=15
  1. (classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier)
  2. (bound form) individual
16 格子 zi
  1. lattice
  2. check (pattern of squares)
17
  1. lining
  2. interior
  3. inside
  4. internal
  5. also written
=18 fàng
  1. to put
  2. to place
  3. to release
  4. to free
  5. to let go
  6. to let out
  7. to set off (fireworks)
=18 fǎng
  1. a surname, Fang
  2. alternative form of 仿 (“to imitate; to resemble”)
  3. to base on
  4. to reach
=19 liǎng
  1. two
  2. both
  3. some
  4. a few
  5. tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty jīn (old)
=19 liàng Original form of (liàng).
20
  1. grain; granule; pellet; particle
  2. classifier for small round objects (peas, bullets, peanuts, pills, grains etc)
  3. (Tw) classifier for larger round objects (watermelon etc)
21 麥子 màizi wheat

classifier:

22 zài
  1. to exist; to be alive
  2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at
  3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
23 第三 dì-sān
  1. third
  2. thirdly
=24 used in 自个儿 r
=24
  1. (classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier)
  2. (bound form) individual
25 格子 zi
  1. lattice
  2. check (pattern of squares)
26
  1. lining
  2. interior
  3. inside
  4. internal
  5. also written
=27 fàng
  1. to put
  2. to place
  3. to release
  4. to free
  5. to let go
  6. to let out
  7. to set off (fireworks)
=27 fǎng
  1. a surname, Fang
  2. alternative form of 仿 (“to imitate; to resemble”)
  3. to base on
  4. to reach
28
  1. four
  2. 4
29
  1. grain; granule; pellet; particle
  2. classifier for small round objects (peas, bullets, peanuts, pills, grains etc)
  3. (Tw) classifier for larger round objects (watermelon etc)
30 麥子 màizi wheat

classifier:

31 以此類推 lèituī
  1. and so on
  2. in a similar fashion
32 直到 zhídào until
33 最後 zuìhòu
  1. final; last; ultimate
  2. finally; in the end
=34 一個 ge
  1. a; an; one
  2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
=34 一個
  1. Combination of the numeral (“one”) and the generic classifier : a; an; one
  2. same
35 格子 zi
  1. lattice
  2. check (pattern of squares)
36 那麼 me
  1. like that; in that way; to that extent
  2. (before a number) ... or so; about ...
  3. then; in that case
37 總共 zǒnggòng altogether; in sum; in all; in total
=38 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)
=38 kuài (bound form) to reckon accounts
=38 kuò only used in 會撮会撮
=39 yǒu
  1. to have; there is
  2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 yǒu intentional)
=39 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)”)
40
  1. grain; granule; pellet; particle
  2. classifier for small round objects (peas, bullets, peanuts, pills, grains etc)
  3. (Tw) classifier for larger round objects (watermelon etc)
41 麥子 màizi wheat

classifier:

42 足以
  1. sufficient to...
  2. so much so that
  3. so that
43 duī
  1. to pile up
  2. to heap up
  3. a mass
  4. pile
  5. heap
  6. stack
  7. large amount
=44 Chéng
  1. surname Cheng
  2. short name for Chengdu 成都 Chéng
=44 chéng
  1. to succeed
  2. to finish
  3. to complete
  4. to accomplish
  5. to become
  6. to turn into
  7. to be all right
  8. OK!
  9. one tenth
=45 喜馬拉雅山 shān Himalayas
=45 喜馬拉雅山 Shān Himalayas
=46 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 跑堂儿的 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
=46 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=46 really and truly
=46 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
=47 bèi
  1. (two, three etc) -fold
  2. times (multiplier)
  3. double
  4. to increase or multiply
=47 péi
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) Original form of (péi).
  2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of / (péi)
  3. Original form of (péi).
  4. alternative form of / (péi)
=48 Gāo surname Gao
=48 gāo
  1. high
  2. tall
  3. above average
  4. loud
  5. your (honorific)