Numbers in Chinese 数字
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How old are you? What's your number? 20 essential numbers words in Mandarin Chinese, with pinyin and English. Open it in the app to hear each word, tick off the ones you know and turn them into flashcards.
| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 零 | líng | zero |
| 一 | yī | one |
| 二 | èr | two |
| 两 | liǎng | two (before a measure word) |
| 三 | sān | three |
| 四 | sì | four |
| 五 | wǔ | five |
| 六 | liù | six |
| 七 | qī | seven |
| 八 | bā | eight |
| 九 | jiǔ | nine |
| 十 | shí | ten |
| 百 | bǎi | hundred |
| 千 | qiān | thousand |
| 万 | wàn | ten thousand |
| 亿 | yì | hundred million |
| 第一 | dì yī | first |
| 半 | bàn | half |
| 号码 | hào mǎ | number (phone, room) |
| 电话号码 | diàn huà hào mǎ | phone number |
Example sentences
- 我的房间号是三零五。My room number is 305.
- 我有一个妹妹。I have one younger sister.
- 今天是二月十四号。Today is the fourteenth of February.
- 我要两杯咖啡。I'd like two coffees.
- 我们三点见面吧。Let's meet at three o'clock.
- 这个班有四十个学生。This class has forty students.
- 一个苹果五块钱。Apples are five yuan each.
- 我每天六点起床。I get up at six every day.
- 一个星期有七天。There are seven days in a week.
- 我住在八楼。I live on the eighth floor.
- 商店早上九点开门。The shop opens at nine in the morning.
- 我等了你十分钟。I waited ten minutes for you.
- 这本书一百块。This book costs a hundred yuan.
- 这台电脑要五千块。This computer costs five thousand yuan.
- 他一个月挣一万块。He earns ten thousand yuan a month.
- 中国有十四亿人。China has 1.4 billion people.
- 这是我第一次来上海。This is my first time in Shanghai.
- 我们十点半出发。We're setting off at half past ten.
- 你的房间号码是多少？What's your room number?
- 能给我你的电话号码吗？Can you give me your phone number?
Practise speaking
Ready to use these words? The Numbers speaking island has 8 everyday questions about numbers to prepare your own answers to.