In my opinion, the reason why primary school mathematics in China should distinguish between division and division is not only because China's language is extensive and profound, but also because the editors of primary school mathematics textbooks prefer Chinese, or because Chinese teachers have changed careers. Is it so complicated to show your high level, or is it difficult for children?

In fact, in modern primary school mathematics textbooks, the difficulty has been reduced, and the problem of "choosing words" has gradually faded. Multiplication, for example, no longer emphasizes the difference between multiplier and multiplicand, and is called multiplier directly. Division is not like this. No matter how the textbook is revised, the distinction between dividend and divisor cannot be confused. But the difference between division and division, whether it is an example or an exercise, has begun to be avoided.

Here mainly involves the usage of ancient classical Chinese. "Divide" means that the divisor comes first and the dividend comes last; For example, dividing 2 by 6 means dividing 6 by 2. "Divide by" means that the dividend comes first and the divisor comes last; For example, 6 divided by 2 means 6 divided by 2. Different statements, the same meaning, the same result. It is precisely because of the usage and inheritance of classical Chinese that this troublesome distinction of "separation and integration" has emerged.

With the continuous progress of modern civilization and closer integration with the world, this troublesome language inheritance has been gradually erased. Simple and direct, which is the dividend and which is the divisor, isn't the problem clear at a glance? There's no need to make it so complicated. Besides, it is only a language game, which has nothing to do with mathematical operation, and will only increase the difficulty of teaching and learning. It is really unnecessary and unreasonable.

Pupils are much happier now. When learning mathematics, there is no longer the entanglement of "separation and integration". The new edition of primary school mathematics textbooks has completely stopped mentioning and examining this obscure knowledge point; It is completely set according to the internationally accepted rule of "dividend = quotient … remainder", which is simple, clear, easy to learn and practical!