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In Chinese, the number one is written as ______.
In Chinese, the number one is written as ______.
yī
The Chinese term for hundred is ______.
The Chinese term for hundred is ______.
百
To express the number 13 in Chinese, you would say ______.
To express the number 13 in Chinese, you would say ______.
十三
The term for thousand in Chinese is ______.
The term for thousand in Chinese is ______.
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In a decimal number, the Chinese word for point is ______.
In a decimal number, the Chinese word for point is ______.
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Study Notes
Counting Numbers in Chinese
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Vocabulary:
- yī = one
- èr = two
- sān = three
- sì = four
- wŭ = five
- liù = six
- qī = seven
- bā = eight
- jiŭ = nine
- shí = ten
- băi = hundred
- qiān = thousand
- rénmínbì = RMB
- yuán = yuan
- bǐsuǒ = peso
- měiyuán = dollars
- líng = zero
- liăng = two
- diǎn = point
- jīn = half kilo
- gōngjīn = one kilo
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Number Rules:
- For numbers 11-19: add "shí" + the number (e.g., 13 is shí sān)
- For numbers in hundreds: add the number plus "bǎi" (e.g., 300 is sānbǎi)
- For numbers in thousands: add the number plus "qiān" (e.g., 6000 is liùqiān)
- For kilos and half kilos: use "jīn" or "gōngjīn" appropriately (e.g., 5 kilos = shí jīn, 10 kilos = shí gōngjīn)
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Special Cases:
- Decimal numbers: add "diǎn" (point) (e.g., 3.64 is sān diǎn liù shí sì)
- Numbers with zero in the middle: (e.g., 908 is jiǔ băi líng bā)
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This quiz focuses on the basics of counting numbers in Chinese, including vocabulary and rules for constructing numbers from one to thousands. You'll learn how to pronounce digits, handle decimal cases, and apply special number formats. Join now to enhance your language skills in numeric expressions!
