How to count in Mandarin Chinese (普通话 / 國語 / 華語), a variety of Chinese spoken mainly in China and various other places. If any of the numbers are links, you can hear a recording by clicking on them. If you can provide recordings, pleasecontact me. ...
How to count in Mandarin Chinese, a variety of Chinese spoken in China, Taiwan and various other places.
Let’s take a look at how to count to 10 in Chinese:NumberHanziPinyin 0 零 / 〇 Líng 1 一 Yī 2 二 Èr 3 三 Sān 4 四 Sì 5 五 Wǔ 6 六 Liù 7 七 Qī 8 八 Bā 9 九 Jiǔ 10 十 ShíChinese Numbers 1-20Now we’ve covered up to 10, let’s take it up a notch....
Now, an extra note on the basic numbers 1 to 10 in Chinese. As people in the West consider the number 13 to bring bad luck, Chinese people consider the number 4 to be unlucky because its pronunciation “sì” is very similar to the word for “death” –死 (sǐ). Thus, Chinese peop...
First we must know how to say NUMBER in Chinese: 1 = 一 (yī) 2 = 二 (èr) 3 = 三 (sān) 4 = 四 (sì) 5 = 五 (wŭ) 6 = 六 (lìu) 7 = 七 (qī) 8 = 八 (bā) 9 = 九 (jĭu) 10 = 十 (shí) Pay attention these Notes: ...
Chinese lucky numbers 中国的幸运数字 First we must know how to say NUMBER in Chinese: 1 = 一 (yī) 2 = 二 (èr) 3 = 三 (sān) 4 = 四 (sì) 5 = 五 (wŭ) 6 = 六 (lìu) 7 = 七 (qī) 8 = 八 (bā) 9 = 九 (jĭu)...
Chinese Numbers 1,000 & Above How to Use Numbers in Chinese Phone numbers After you learn 1 to 10, it’s much easier to tell someone your phone number! In China, phone numbers always start with 1. Note that the number one in phone numbers must be pronounced 幺(yāo) in order to avo...
二十块钱 (èrshí kuài qián)–“twenty (20) renminbi” 两本书 (liǎng běn shū)–“two (2) books” When you speak quickly, especially when sharing a phone number, use 幺 (yāo)–“one (1)” instead of 一 (yī)–“one (1)”. In Chinese, 一 (yī,“one (1)”) sounds too...
1,111 |一千一百一十一 yì qiān yì bǎi yī shí yī 1,831 |一千八百三十一 yì qiān bā bǎi sān shí yī So there you go, now you know how to count in Chinese, tell someone your age or phone number, or even how to call emergencies should you ever be in trouble or someone els...
Learning a language opens new opportunities for others, and when it comes to the Chinese, having a grip on the basics is necessary. Numbers 1 to 100 in Chinese play an important role in learning the fundamentals. Chinese has a unique system of numbers th