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...
Try to start dropping these Chinese idioms with numbers into everyday conversation to practice speaking in Mandarin. Your friends will be impressed! Need a headstart? Pimsleur can give you the tools you need to master Chinese. Begin your Mandarin Chinese language journey today with an All-access...
For numbers like 20,30,40, we say"er shi","san shi","si shi", because the ones numbers for those numbers are zero, and we don't really prounce the word zero that much in Chinese, so just cut that part off. Now,...
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Your guide to numbers and counting in Mandarin Chinese. Learn how to use numbers in everyday life: telling time, dates, phone numbers, money, age, distance, speed, weight, volume and much more.
Putonghua, or “ordinary language”, is the Chinese word for modern Mandarin. But it is much, much more than that. In the 1950s, while the top communist leaders were destroying the country economically and culturally, some others were actually trying to improve things. At that time, the Chi...
Let’s reveal them:Learn these, and rather than have to shout over the busy crowds, you’ll be able to communicate from afar with these useful hand gestures in Mandarin Chinese!Chinese Numbers – Count to 10 The Curious Case of Liang 两Number 2 in Chinese...
A one-time Changzhou resident and long-time Mandarin student, Anthony is usually found over a steaming basket of xiǎolóngbāo or traveling the sun-beat streets of a distant city. He’s worked alongside internationals of all ages as a writer, editor, and ESL teacher. ...
To express your age in Mandarin Chinese, you can use one of the following two patterns: 我…… (wǒ…) I am…(years old) 我……岁 (wǒ…suì) I am…years old In my personal experience, the second one seems to be the most common. For example, if you are 25 years old, you ...
English-speaking peers. There are two main reasons why learning to count in Mandarin is easier than you may think:The first ten numbers are all monosyllabic.As you’ll see, each of the first ten numbers has a very short and easy-to-remember name.Numbers beyond 10 do not have unique name...