Numbers
Number names
| 一 |
yī |
1
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| 二/两 |
èr/liăng |
2
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| 三 |
sān |
3
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| 四 |
sì |
4
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| 五 |
wŭ |
5
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| 六 |
liù |
6
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| 七 |
qī |
7
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| 八 |
bā |
8
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| 九 |
jiŭ |
9
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| 十 |
shí |
10
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| 十一 |
shí yī |
11
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| 二十 |
èr shí |
20
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| 二十一 |
èr shí yī |
21
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| 一百 |
yī băi |
100
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| 一千 |
yī qiān |
1,000
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| 两千 |
liăng qiān |
2,000
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Measure words (classifiers)
| 个 |
gè |
general classifier |
persons, hours, flights, etc.
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| 杯 |
bēi |
glass, cup |
beverages such as water, tea, beer etc.
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| 顿 |
dùn |
meal |
meals
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| 家 |
jiā |
house |
businesses, families, etc.
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| 块 |
kuài |
unit |
currencies such as renmingbi, dollar, etc.
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| 条 |
tiáo |
long thin things |
ribbons, rivers, roads, trousers, etc.
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Time
| 一点钟 |
yī diăn zhōng |
1 o'clock
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| 两点钟 |
liăng diăn zhōng |
2 o'clock
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| 三点钟 |
sān diăn zhōng |
3 o'clock
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Money
Currencies:
| 港币 |
găngbì |
Hong Kong dollar
|
| 美金 |
měi jīn |
U. S. dollar
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| 人民币 |
rénmínbì |
Chinese currency (Renminbi, RMB)
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Examples:
| 一块人民币 |
yī kuài rénmíngbì |
1 (unit) RMB
|
| 两块美金 |
liăng kuài měi jīn |
2 (units) U. S. dollars
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| 你有多少人民币 ? |
nĭ yŏu duōshăo rénmíngbì? |
How many RMB do you have?
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| 我有一点儿人民币 ◦ |
wŏ yŏu yìdiăn'r rénmíngbì. |
I have some RMB.
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Math
Examples:
| 三加三是多少 ? |
sān jiā sān shì duōshăo? |
How much is 3 plus 3?
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