Usage note
分数表示考试或比赛得到的成绩。
fēn shù biǎo shì kǎo shì huò bǐ sài dé dào de chéng jì。
Score means the result you get in an exam or competition.
Context note
分数常出现在考试、评分和比较里。
fēn shù cháng chū xiàn zài kǎo shì 、 píng fēn hé bǐ jiào lǐ。
Scores often appear in exams, grading, and comparisons.
5 examples
我的分数很高。
wǒ de fēn shù hěn gāo。
My score is very high.
这次分数不错。
zhè cì fēn shù bú cuò。
This score is quite good.
老师看分数。
lǎo shī kàn fēn shù。
The teacher looks at the scores.
分数提高了。
fēn shù tí gāo le。
The score improved.
我想要更高的分数。
wǒ xiǎng yào gèng gāo de fēn shù。
I want a higher score.
5 mini stories
考试结束后，我们一起看分数。
kǎo shì jié shù hòu， wǒ men yì qǐ kàn fēn shù。
After the exam ended, we looked at the scores together.
老师说分数不代表一切，但要认真对待。
lǎo shī shuō fēn shù bú dài biǎo yí qiè， dàn yào rèn zhēn duì dài。
The teacher said scores do not represent everything, but we should take them seriously.
我这次分数比上次高，所以很开心。
wǒ zhè cì fēn shù bǐ shàng cì gāo， suǒ yǐ hěn kāi xīn。
My score this time was higher than last time, so I was happy.
同学们都在讨论自己的分数。
tóng xué men dōu zài tǎo lùn zì jǐ de fēn shù。
The classmates were discussing their scores.
分数虽然重要，但努力更重要。
fēn shù suī rán zhòng yào， dàn nǔ lì gèng zhòng yào。
Scores are important, but effort is more important.
Mini dialogue
考试后
A
你这次数学分数高吗？
Nǐ zhè cì shùxué fēnshù gāo ma?
Is your math score high this time?
B
还不错，我的分数是九十五分。
Hái bùcuò, wǒ de fēnshù shì jiǔshíwǔ fēn.
Not bad, my score is 95.
玩游戏
A
我们来看看谁的分数最高！
Wǒmen lái kàn kàn shéi de fēnshù zuì gāo!
Let's see whose score is the highest!
B
好，我的分数现在领先。
Hǎo, wǒ de fēnshù xiànzài lǐngxiān.
Okay, my score is leading now.
Related words and contrasts
related
成绩
chéngjì
grade; result
often used for school grades or achievements
related
得分
défēn
to score; points gained
the points you get in a game or test
contrast
满分
mǎnfēn
full marks; perfect score
the highest possible score