{"id":3409,"date":"2019-12-29T12:05:54","date_gmt":"2019-12-29T12:05:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/blog\/?p=3409"},"modified":"2020-02-18T18:16:14","modified_gmt":"2020-02-18T18:16:14","slug":"chinese-numbers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/blog\/chinese-numbers\/","title":{"rendered":"Everything You Need to Know about Chinese Numbers"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Chinese numbers are renowned for being simple and logical. The numbers up to 9 are all one syllable long, and the counting system follows a logical and easy to remember sentence. That being said, learning Chinese numbers can still be confusing for learners. This is especially true when it comes to the higher numbers, because the Chinese have a different point of reference than Western languages.<\/p>\n

For some reason, numbers are something I always struggle with when learning languages. I guess I\u2019m just really not cut out for math in any format! But even I could get my head around the numbers in Chinese, so that means there is hope for anyone! Obviously, numbers are one of the most useful things to learn as you are going to come across them all the time. So this article is your complete guide to Chinese numbers, including their uses and idiosyncrasies.<\/p>\n

Chinese Numbers 1 to 10\uff1a \u4e00<\/strong>\u5230\u5341<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The lower numbers are very straightforward to learn. Not only are they simple words, the characters are also some of the easiest to write and recognize in the language due to having only one main component each. The basic numbers in Chinese are made up of these 10 words and characters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
English<\/strong><\/td>\nChinese<\/strong><\/td>\nPinyin<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
one<\/td>\n\u4e00<\/td>\ny\u012b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
two<\/td>\n\u4e8c<\/td>\n\u00e8r \/ li\u01ceng<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
three<\/td>\n\u4e09<\/td>\ns\u0101n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
four<\/td>\n\u56db<\/td>\ns\u00ec<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
five<\/td>\n\u4e94<\/td>\nw\u01d4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
six<\/td>\n\u516d<\/td>\nli\u00f9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
seven<\/td>\n\u4e03<\/td>\nq\u012b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
eight<\/td>\n\u516b<\/td>\nb\u0101<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
nine<\/td>\n\u4e5d<\/td>\nji\u01d4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ten<\/td>\n\u5341<\/td>\nsh\u00ed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Chinese Numbers 11 to 99 \uff1a \u5341\u4e00<\/strong>\u5230\u4e5d\u5341\u4e5d<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The Chinese numbers from 11 to 99 are also very easy to learn and remember. There are no new characters to introduce here, as they use only the ten characters from 1 to 10 with a maximum of three characters per number. The pattern is the following:<\/p>\n

From 11 to 19 it\u2019s ten (\u5341) plus the number. So, literally ten-one is eleven, ten-two is twelve, and so on. And then from 20 onwards, it\u2019s the multiple of 10, plus ten, then the multiple of one. So twenty-one is literally two-ten-one. If the number ends in 0, it\u2019s just two characters, the multiple and then the ten.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
English<\/strong><\/td>\nChinese<\/strong><\/td>\nPinyin<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
eleven<\/td>\n\u5341\u4e00<\/td>\nsh\u00ed y\u012b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
twelve<\/td>\n\u5341\u4e8c<\/td>\nsh\u00ed \u00e8r<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
twenty<\/td>\n\u4e8c\u5341<\/td>\n\u00e8r sh\u00ed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
twenty-one<\/td>\n\u4e8c\u5341\u4e00<\/td>\n\u00e8r sh\u00ed y\u012b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
thirty<\/td>\n\u4e09\u5341<\/td>\ns\u0101n sh\u00ed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
forty<\/td>\n\u56db\u5341<\/td>\ns\u00ec sh\u00ed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
fifty<\/td>\n\u4e94\u5341<\/td>\nw\u01d4 sh\u00ed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
sixty<\/td>\n\u516d\u5341<\/td>\nli\u00f9 sh\u00ed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ninety<\/td>\n\u4e5d\u5341<\/td>\nji\u01d4 sh\u00ed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ninety-nine<\/td>\n\u4e5d\u5341\u4e5d<\/td>\nji\u01d4 sh\u00ed ji\u01d4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Chinese Numbers 100\u2019s and 1000\u2019s\uff1a\u767e<\/strong>\u548c\u5343<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The hundreds and thousands are slightly less straightforward than the Chinese numbers up to 100, but they are still easy enough to learn. The character for \u201chundred\u201d is \u767e and the character for \u201cthousand\u201d is \u5343.<\/p>\n

Things to keep in mind for the 100’s and 1000’s in Chinese:<\/h3>\n