Foreign Language 1 - Counting Numbers in Chinese PDF
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This document provides vocabulary, rules, and special cases for learning to count in Chinese. Information includes numbers from 1-1000 and kilos (and half kilos). It is suitable for language learners and educators.
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FOREIGN LANGUAGE 1 WEEK 4 COUNTING NUMBERS IN CHINESE Vocabulary 1. 一 yī = one 12. 千qiān = thousand 2. 二 èr = two 13. 人民币 rénmínbì = RMB 3. 三 sān = three...
FOREIGN LANGUAGE 1 WEEK 4 COUNTING NUMBERS IN CHINESE Vocabulary 1. 一 yī = one 12. 千qiān = thousand 2. 二 èr = two 13. 人民币 rénmínbì = RMB 3. 三 sān = three 14. 元 yuán = yuan 4. 四 sì = four 15. 比索 bǐsuǒ = peso 5. 五 wǔ = five 16. 美元 měiyuán = dollars 6. 六 liù = six 17. 零 líng = zero 7. 七 qī = seven 18. 两 liǎng = two 8. 八 bā = eight 19. 点 diǎn = point 9. 九 jiǔ = nine 20. 斤jīn = half kilo 10. 十 shí = ten 21. 公斤 gōngjīn = one kilo 11. 百 bǎi = hundred NUMBER RULES *n = number that you have to put in order to achieve the need value 1. For 11-19 十 shí + n (e.g. shí sān for 13) 2. For 100s n + 百 bǎi (e.g. 三百 sānbǎi for 300) 3. For 1000s n + 千 qiān (e.g. 六千 liùqiān for six thousand) 4. For kilos and half kilos 十斤 shí jīn = 5 kilos (equals to 10 half kilos) 十公斤 shí gōngjīn = 10 kilos SPECIAL CASES *n = number that you have to put in order to achieve the need value For telling numbers with n + 点 diǎn + n decimals (e.g. 3.64 is sān diǎn liù shí sì 三点六十四） For numbers with zero in the 908 is jiǔ bǎi líng bā 九百零八 middle
