{"id":181705,"date":"2020-01-15T11:36:04","date_gmt":"2020-01-15T16:36:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/learn\/chinese-numbers\/"},"modified":"2025-01-04T05:43:35","modified_gmt":"2025-01-04T10:43:35","slug":"chinese-numbers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/chinese\/chinese-numbers\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Numbers Guide: How to Count from 1-1000 and Beyond"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/chinese\/chinese-for-beginners\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">started learning Chinese<\/a>, odds are learning to count is one of your first goals.<\/p>\n<p>Chinese numbers, or <strong>\u6570\u5b57<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><em>(sh\u00f9 z\u00ec)<\/em>, are used for slang, days of the week, listing quantities, talking about money, months of the year, telling time and so much more. And luckily, they follow <strong>a pattern that&#8217;s easy to learn and makes logical sense.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Take a look at this guide to learn Chinese numbers from one to 1,000 (and more), how to count in Chinese and how to use numbers in everyday sentences.<\/p>\n<p>[fluentu-toc]<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>How to Say 0-10 in Chinese<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/infographic-1-b-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-59839\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/infographic-1-b-1.jpg\" alt=\"red chart that teaches the chinese numbers from 0 to 10\" width=\"800\" height=\"756\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The best part about numbers 0-10 in Chinese is that they&#8217;ll help you remember every number after them. Think of these numbers as building blocks for numbers 11 and beyond.<\/p>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-317777\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-317777\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Number<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Chinese<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Pinyin<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">0<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u96f6<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><i>l\u00edng<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">1<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u4e00<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><i>y\u012b<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">2<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u4e8c<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><i>\u00e8r<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">2<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u4e24<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><i>li\u01ceng<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">3<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u4e09<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><i>s\u0101n<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">4<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u56db<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><i>s\u00ec<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">5<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u4e94<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><i>w\u01d4<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">6<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u516d<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><i>li\u00f9<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">7<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u4e03<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><i>q\u012b<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-11\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">8<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u516b<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><i>b\u0101<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-12\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">9<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u4e5d<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><i>ji\u01d4<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-13\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">10<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u5341<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><i>sh\u00ed<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-317777 from cache -->\n<p>Now you&#8217;re probably asking: Why are there two ways to say the number two?<\/p>\n<p>When counting, use \u4e8c<em>.<\/em> When listing quantities, use \u4e24<em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>For example, <strong>\u4e24\u4e2a\u4eba<\/strong> <em>(li\u01ceng ge r\u00e9n)<\/em> is the correct way to say &#8220;two people.&#8221; But, if you were counting &#8220;one, two, three&#8230;&#8221; you&#8217;d say <strong>\u4e00\uff0c\u4e8c\uff0c\u4e09<\/strong><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>How to Say 11-20 in Chinese<\/h2>\n<p>Remember how I said that numbers one through 10 are building blocks? Well, you&#8217;re about to see that in action.<\/p>\n<p>When you count beyond 10, you continue to use numbers one through 10 along with basic addition.<\/p>\n<p>For example, the number 11 is <strong>\u5341\u4e00<\/strong> <em>(sh\u00ed y\u012b).<\/em> The literal translation of this number is &#8220;10 plus one.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s take a look.<\/p>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-327777\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-327777\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Number<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Chinese<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Pinyin<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">11<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u5341\u4e00<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><i>sh\u00ed y\u012b<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">12<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u5341\u4e8c<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><i>sh\u00ed \u00e8r<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">13<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u5341\u4e09<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><i>sh\u00ed s\u0101n<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">14<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u5341\u56db<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><i>sh\u00ed s\u00ec<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">15<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u5341\u4e94<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><i>sh\u00ed w\u01d4<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">16<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u5341\u516d<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><i>sh\u00ed li\u00f9<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">17<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u5341\u4e03<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><i>sh\u00ed q\u012b<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">18<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u5341\u516b<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><i>sh\u00ed b\u0101<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">19<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u5341\u4e5d<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><i>sh\u00ed ji\u01d4<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-11\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">20<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u4e8c\u5341<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><i>\u00e8r sh\u00ed<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-327777 from cache -->\n<p>Notice that the number 20 literally means &#8220;two and 10.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Easy, right? The good news is that every other number from 30-99 follows this pattern.<\/p>\n<h2>How to Say 21-99 in Chinese<\/h2>\n<p>Let&#8217;s start with counting by tens.<\/p>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-337777\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-337777\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Number<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Chinese<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Pinyin<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">30<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u4e09\u5341<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><i>s\u0101n sh\u00ed<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">40<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u56db\u5341<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><i>s\u00ec sh\u00ed<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">50<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u4e94\u5341<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><i>w\u01d4 sh\u00ed<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">60<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u516d\u5341<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><i>li\u00f9 sh\u00ed<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">70<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u4e03\u5341<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><i>q\u012b sh\u00ed<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">80<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u516b\u5341<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><i>b\u0101 sh\u00ed<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">90<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u4e5d\u5341<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><i>ji\u01d4 sh\u00ed<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-337777 from cache -->\n<p>To form the number, just think of it as a multiplication problem.<\/p>\n<p>For example, the number 50 is five and 10 combined, as if to say &#8220;five times 10.&#8221; The number 80 is the numbers eight and 10 combined, such as &#8220;eight times 10.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>But what about forming numbers like 22, 57, 68 or 99?<\/p>\n<p>Take a look at numbers 21 to 29.<\/p>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-347777\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-347777\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Number<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Chinese<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Pinyin<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">21<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u4e8c\u5341\u4e00<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><i>\u00e8r sh\u00ed y\u012b<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">22<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u4e8c\u5341\u4e8c<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><i>\u00e8r sh\u00ed \u00e8r<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">23<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u4e8c\u5341\u4e09<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><i>\u00e8r sh\u00ed s\u0101n<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">24<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u4e8c\u5341\u56db<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><i>\u00e8r sh\u00ed s\u00ec<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">25<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u4e8c\u5341\u4e94<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><i>\u00e8r sh\u00ed w\u01d4<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">26<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u4e8c\u5341\u516d<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><i>\u00e8r sh\u00ed li\u00f9<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">27<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u4e8c\u5341\u4e03<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><i>\u00e8r sh\u00ed q\u012b<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">28<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u4e8c\u5341\u516b<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><i>\u00e8r sh\u00ed b\u0101<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">29<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u4e8c\u5341\u4e5d<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><i>\u00e8r sh\u00ed ji\u01d4<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-347777 from cache -->\n<p>Notice the pattern? The equation is simple:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">The number 2-9 + \u5341 + the number 1-9<\/p>\n<h2>How to Say 100-999 in Chinese<\/h2>\n<p>Counting from 100 to 999 is about as easy as counting from 21-99. Let&#8217;s take a look at the pattern:<\/p>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-357777\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-357777\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Number<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Chinese<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Pinyin<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">100<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u4e00\u767e<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><i>y\u012b b\u01cei<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">200<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u4e8c\u767e<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><i>\u00e8r b\u01cei<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">200<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u4e24\u767e<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><i>li\u01ceng b\u01cei<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">300<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u4e09\u767e<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><i>s\u0101n b\u01cei<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">400<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u56db\u767e<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><i>s\u00ec b\u01cei<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">500<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u4e94\u767e<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><i>w\u01d4 b\u01cei<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">600<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u516d\u767e<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><i>li\u00f9 b\u01cei<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">700<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u4e03\u767e<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><i>q\u012b b\u01cei<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">800<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u516b\u767e<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><i>b\u0101 b\u01cei<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-11\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">900<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u4e5d\u767e<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><i>ji\u01d4 b\u01cei<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-357777 from cache -->\n<p>Pretty simple, right? The formula is as follows: the number one through nine plus <strong>\u767e<\/strong> <em>(b\u01cei)<\/em> \u2014 hundred<em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Now, let&#8217;s take a look at how to form numbers such as 101, 129, 146 and so on.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>\u4e00\u767e\u96f6\u4e00<\/strong> <em>(y\u012b b\u01cei l\u00edng y\u012b)<\/em> \u2014 101<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>\u4e00\u767e\u96f6\u4e8c<\/strong> <em>(y\u012b b\u01cei l\u00edng \u00e8r)<\/em> \u2014 102<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>\u4e00\u767e\u4e8c\u5341\u4e5d<\/strong>\u00a0<em>(y\u012b b\u01cei \u00e8r sh\u00ed ji\u01d4)<\/em> \u2014 129<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>\u4e00\u767e\u56db\u5341\u516d<\/strong> <em>(y\u012b b\u01cei s\u00ec sh\u00ed li\u00f9)<\/em> \u2014 146<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>\u56db\u767e\u4e94\u5341\u516b<\/strong> <em>(s\u00ec b\u01cei w\u01d4 sh\u00ed b\u0101)<\/em> \u2014 458<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>\u4e5d\u767e\u4e5d\u5341\u4e5d<\/strong> <em>(ji\u01d4 b\u01cei ji\u01d4 sh\u00ed ji\u01d4)<\/em> \u2014 999<\/p>\n<p>Notice the pattern: a number one through nine plus \u767e, then a number zero through nine plus \u5341\u00a0and then a final number zero through nine.<\/p>\n<p>However, keep in mind that to count from numbers 101 to 109, you must add a \u96f6. For example:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>\u4e00\u767e\u96f6\u4e00<\/strong> <em>(y\u012b b\u01cei <strong>l\u00edng<\/strong> y\u012b)<\/em> \u2014 101<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>\u4e00\u767e\u96f6\u4e8c<\/strong> <em>(y\u012b b\u01cei <strong>l\u00edng<\/strong> \u00e8r)<\/em> \u2014 102<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>\u4e00\u767e\u96f6\u4e5d<\/strong> <em>(y\u012b b\u01cei <strong>l\u00edng<\/strong> ji\u01d4)<\/em> \u2014 109<\/p>\n<p>When counting from 110 to 119, it&#8217;s a little different:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>\u4e00\u767e\u4e00\u5341<\/strong> <em>(y\u012b b\u01cei <strong>y\u012b<\/strong> sh\u00ed) \u2014<\/em>\u00a0110<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>\u4e00\u767e\u4e00\u5341\u4e09<\/strong> <em>(y\u012b b\u01cei <strong>y\u012b<\/strong> sh\u00ed s\u0101n)<\/em> \u2014 113<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>\u4e00\u767e\u4e00\u5341\u4e94<\/strong> <em>(y\u012b b\u01cei <strong>y\u012b<\/strong> sh\u00ed w\u01d4) \u2014<\/em>\u00a0115<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>\u4e00\u767e\u4e00\u5341\u516b<\/strong> <em>(y\u012b b\u01cei <strong>y\u012b<\/strong> sh\u00ed b\u0101)<\/em> \u2014 118<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>\u4e00\u767e\u4e00\u5341\u4e5d<\/strong> <em>(y\u012b b\u01cei <strong>y\u012b<\/strong> sh\u00ed ji\u01d4)<\/em> \u2014 119<\/p>\n<p>The pattern is as follows:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">The number 1-9 + \u767e + \u4e00 + the number 10-19<\/p>\n<h2>How to Say 1,000 and Beyond in Chinese<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/infographic-2-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-59840\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/infographic-2-1.jpg\" alt=\"red chart that teaches chinese numbers from 1,000 and beyond\" width=\"800\" height=\"484\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>So far, the patterns of Chinese numbers have been pretty easy to understand. The number system has followed a logical order, and odds are you feel comfortable forming your own numbers from zero to 999.<\/p>\n<p>But above 999, Chinese numbers can get a bit tricky.<\/p>\n<p>In English, we continue putting the word &#8220;thousand&#8221; after numbers one through nine to count to one million. But in Chinese, there&#8217;s a new word for ten thousand. After we reach that number, we never use the word &#8220;thousand&#8221; again.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s take a look.<\/p>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-367777\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-367777\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">English<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Chinese<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Pinyin<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">thousand<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u5343<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><em>qi\u0101n<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">ten thousand<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u4e07<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><em>w\u00e0n<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">hundred thousand<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u5341\u4e07<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><em>sh\u00ed w\u00e0n<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">million<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u767e\u4e07<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><em>b\u01cei w\u00e0n<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">hundred million<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u4ebf<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><em>y\u00ec<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">billion<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u5341\u4ebf<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><em>sh\u00ed y\u00ec<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-367777 from cache -->\n<p>In Chinese, 1,000 to 9,000 is <strong>\u4e00\u5343 <\/strong><em>(y\u012b qi\u0101n)<\/em> to <strong>\u4e5d\u5343<\/strong> <em>(ji\u01d4 qi\u0101n).<\/em><\/p>\n<p>However, 11,000 is <strong>not \u5341\u4e00\u5343<\/strong> <em>(sh\u00ed y\u012b qi\u0101n).<\/em> The correct way to say 11,000 is <strong>\u4e00\u4e07\u4e00\u5343<\/strong> <em>(y\u012b w\u00e0n y\u012b qi\u0101n),<\/em> which is literally &#8220;10,000 plus 1,000.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, the number 17,000 is <strong>\u4e00\u4e07\u4e03\u5343<\/strong> <em>(y\u012b w\u00e0n q\u012b qi\u0101n), <\/em>which is 10,000 plus 7,000.<\/p>\n<p>So, to get from 10,000 to 90,000, the formula is as follows:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">The number 1-9 + \u4e07<\/p>\n<p>For example, the number 50,000 is <strong>\u4e94\u4e07<\/strong> <em>(w\u01d4 w\u00e0n).<\/em> The number 30,000 is <strong>\u4e09\u4e07<\/strong> <em>(s\u0101n w\u00e0n).<\/em><\/p>\n<p>What about 58,000? That would be <strong>\u4e94\u4e07\u516b\u5343<\/strong> <em>(w\u01d4 w\u00e0n b\u0101 qi\u0101n).<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The same applies to numbers <strong>\u5341\u4e07<\/strong> <em>(sh\u00ed w\u00e0n)<\/em> \u2014 a hundred thousand to <strong>\u5341\u4ebf<\/strong> <em>(sh\u00ed y\u00ec)<\/em> \u2014 billion.<\/p>\n<h2>10 Essential Chinese Measure Words<\/h2>\n<p>Measure words are an essential part of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/chinese\/chinese-grammar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chinese grammar<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In Chinese, you can&#8217;t simply say &#8220;I want two apples.&#8221; You have to insert a measure word in between the number two and the word &#8220;apples.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Leaving out measure words is one of the few errors in Chinese that many native speakers won&#8217;t be able to look past using context alone.<\/p>\n<p>Although you might think leaving out a measure word isn&#8217;t a big deal, it could mean that native speakers simply won&#8217;t understand what you&#8217;re trying to say.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s dive into the first 10 measure words you should learn.<\/p>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-457777\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-457777\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Chinese<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Pinyin<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Usage<\/th><th class=\"column-4\">Example<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">\u53ea<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><i>zh\u012b<\/i><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">counting animals<\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><strong>\u4e24\u53ea\u5c0f\u72d7<\/strong> <em>(li\u01ceng zh\u012b xi\u01ceo g\u01d2u)<\/em> \u2014 two puppies<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">\u95f4<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><i>ji\u0101n<\/i><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">counting rooms<\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><strong>\u4e09\u95f4\u623f<\/strong> <em>(s\u0101n ji\u0101n f\u00e1ng)<\/em> \u2014 three rooms<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">\u68f5<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><i>k\u0113<\/i><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">counting plants and trees<\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><strong>\u516b\u68f5\u6811<\/strong> <em>(b\u0101 k\u0113 sh\u00f9)<\/em> \u2014 eight trees<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">\u5f20<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><i>zh\u0101ng<\/i><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">counting anything flat<\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><strong>\u4e00\u5f20\u7eb8<\/strong> <em>(y\u00ec zh\u0101ng zh\u01d0)<\/em> \u2014 one piece of paper<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">\u53cc<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><i>shu\u0101ng<\/i><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">counting pairs<\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><strong>\u4e00\u53cc\u889c\u5b50<\/strong> <em>(y\u00ec shu\u0101ng w\u00e0 zi)<\/em> \u2014 one pair of socks<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">\u8f86<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><i>li\u00e0ng<\/i><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">counting vehicles<\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><strong>\u4e09\u8f86\u8f66<\/strong> <em>(s\u0101n li\u00e0ng ch\u0113)<\/em> \u2014 three cars<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">\u672c<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><i>b\u011bn<\/i><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">counting books<\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><strong>\u4e24\u672c\u4e66<\/strong> <em>(li\u01ceng b\u011bn sh\u016b)<\/em> \u2014 two books<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">\u5bb6<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><i>ji\u0101<\/i><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">counting buildings, gatherings and establishments<\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><strong>\u4e00\u5bb6\u516c\u53f8<\/strong> <em>(y\u00ec ji\u0101 g\u014dng s\u012b)<\/em> \u2014 one company<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">\u4f4d<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><i>w\u00e8i<\/i><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">counting people<\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><strong>\u4e09\u4f4d\u8001\u5e08<\/strong> <em>(s\u0101n w\u00e8i l\u01ceo sh\u012b)<\/em> \u2014 three teachers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-457777 from cache -->\n<p>And lastly, there&#8217;s <strong>\u4e2a<\/strong><strong> <em>(ge\/g\u00e8)<\/em> \u2014 generic measure word.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This measure word can be used to count anything. If you find yourself stuck in a situation where you don&#8217;t know which measure word to use, just use <strong>\u4e2a<\/strong> <em>(ge\/g\u00e8).<\/em><\/p>\n<p>For example:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>\u4e24\u4e2a\u82f9\u679c<\/strong> <em>(li\u01ceng ge p\u00edng gu\u01d2)<\/em> \u2014 two apples<\/p>\n<h2 data-pm-slice=\"1 1 [&quot;list&quot;,{},&quot;list_item&quot;,{&quot;indent&quot;:2,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;bulleted&quot;}]\">How to Use Chinese Numbers in Conversations<\/h2>\n<p>Now that you know how to count in Chinese, let&#8217;s look at how Chinese numbers are used in real-life conversations\u2014such as giving your phone number, mentioning your age or asking for the price of something.<\/p>\n<h3>Phone Numbers in Chinese<\/h3>\n<p>First, let&#8217;s start with the basics. To ask for someone&#8217;s phone number, say:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>\u4f60\u7684\u7535\u8bdd\u53f7\u7801\u662f\u591a\u5c11\uff1f<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>(n\u01d0 de di\u00e0n hu\u00e0 h\u00e0o m\u01ce sh\u00ec du\u014d sh\u01ceo?)<\/em><br \/>\nWhat is your phone number?<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u7535\u8bdd\u53f7\u7801<\/strong> <em>(di\u00e0n hu\u00e0 h\u00e0o m\u01ce)<\/em> means &#8220;phone number.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>So to answer, you&#8217;d say:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>\u6211\u7684\u7535\u8bdd\u53f7\u7801\u662f\u2026\u2026<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>(w\u01d2 de di\u00e0n hu\u00e0 h\u00e0o m\u01ce sh\u00ec&#8230;)<\/em><br \/>\nMy phone number is&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Giving your phone number in Chinese is the same as in English. Simply say the digits one by one until you&#8217;ve completed the number sequence. For example:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>\u6211\u7684\u7535\u8bdd\u53f7\u7801\u662f8319036452\u3002<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>(w\u01d2 de di\u00e0n hu\u00e0 h\u00e0o m\u01ce sh\u00ec b\u0101 s\u0101n y\u0101o ji\u01d4 l\u00edng s\u0101n li\u00f9 s\u00ec w\u01d4 \u00e8r.)<\/em><br \/>\nMy phone number is 8319036452.<\/p>\n<p>When people tell phone numbers, the number 1 (y\u012b) is often pronounced as &#8220;y\u0101o&#8221;. Do you know why? -The pronunciation of 1 (y\u012b) is too similar to 7 (q\u012b) and it often brings trouble. To make things easier, people pronounced 1 as &#8220;y\u0101o&#8221;.<\/p>\n<h3>Age and Birthdays in Chinese<\/h3>\n<p>To express your age in Mandarin Chinese, you can use one of the following two patterns:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>\u6211\u2026\u2026<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>(w\u01d2&#8230;)<\/em><br \/>\nI am&#8230;(years old)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>\u6211\u2026\u2026\u5c81<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>(w\u01d2&#8230;su\u00ec)<\/em><br \/>\nI am&#8230;years old<\/p>\n<p>In my personal experience, the second one seems to be the most common.<\/p>\n<p>For example, if you are 25 years old, you would say:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>\u6211\u4e8c\u5341\u4e94\u3002<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>(w\u01d2 \u00e8r sh\u00ed w\u01d4.)<\/em><br \/>\nI am 25 (years old).<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>\u6211\u4e8c\u5341\u4e94\u5c81\u3002<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>(w\u01d2 \u00e8r sh\u00ed w\u01d4 su\u00ec.)<\/em><br \/>\nI am 25 years old.<\/p>\n<p>To say your birthday in Mandarin, you can use the following pattern:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>\u6211\u7684\u751f\u65e5\u662f\u2026\u2026\u5e74\u2026\u2026\u6708\u2026\u2026\u65e5<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>(w\u01d2 de sh\u0113ngr\u00ec sh\u00ec&#8230;ni\u00e1n&#8230;yu\u00e8&#8230;r\u00ec)<\/em><br \/>\nMy birthday is on the&#8230;of&#8230;in the year&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>In Chinese, people mostly use the order &#8220;year-month-date&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>For example:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>\u6211\u7684\u751f\u65e5\u662f\u4e00\u4e5d\u4e5d\u96f6\u5e74\u4e94\u6708\u5341\u65e5\u3002<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>(w\u01d2 de sh\u0113ng r\u00ec sh\u00ec y\u012b ji\u01d4 ji\u01d4 l\u00edng ni\u00e1n w\u01d4 yu\u00e8 sh\u00ed r\u00ec\u3002)<\/em><br \/>\nMy birthday is on May 10th, 1990.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about how to talk about dates in Chinese, I highly recommend checking out this post:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"Si7ekLntBp\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/chinese\/months-in-chinese\/\">The Complete Guide to Months in Chinese (and the Lunar Calendar)<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;The Complete Guide to Months in Chinese (and the Lunar Calendar)&#8221; &#8212; FluentU\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/chinese\/months-in-chinese\/embed\/#?secret=aZp2IKE1gh#?secret=Si7ekLntBp\" data-secret=\"Si7ekLntBp\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Talking About Prices in Chinese<\/h3>\n<p>First, you need to know that the currency of China is <strong>\u5143<\/strong> <em>(yu\u00e1n)<\/em>. But when talking about prices, the word <strong>\u5757<\/strong> <em>(ku\u00e0i)<\/em> is often used instead of \u5143.<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;d use this simple formula to say how much something costs in Chinese:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>\u3002\u3002\u3002\u5757<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>(&#8230;ku\u00e0i)<\/em><br \/>\n&#8230;yuan<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0For example, if you want to say something costs 50 yuan, you would say:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>\u4e94\u5341\u5757<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>(w\u01d4 sh\u00ed ku\u00e0i)<br \/>\n<\/em>50 yuan<\/p>\n<p>If the price includes smaller units such as <strong>\u89d2<\/strong> <em>(ji\u01ceo<\/em><em>)<\/em> or <strong>\u5206<\/strong> <em>(f\u0113n)<\/em>, you can add them after the yuan part. For example:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>\u4e09\u5757\u4e94\u89d2<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>(s\u0101n ku\u00e0i w\u01d4 ji\u01ceo)<\/em><br \/>\n3 yuan and 50 cents<\/p>\n<p>You can check out this blog post to learn more about money in Chinese:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"J710SPW7jk\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/chinese\/money-in-chinese\/\">58 Words and Phrases to Talk About Money in Chinese with Ease<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;58 Words and Phrases to Talk About Money in Chinese with Ease&#8221; &#8212; FluentU Language Learning\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/chinese\/money-in-chinese\/embed\/#?secret=TtvwaWrBy6#?secret=J710SPW7jk\" data-secret=\"J710SPW7jk\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Ordinal Numbers in Chinese<\/h2>\n<p>Chinese ordinal numbers show placement, rank or sequences of nouns.<\/p>\n<p>For example, ordinal numbers in English are words like &#8220;first,&#8221; &#8220;second,&#8221; &#8220;third,&#8221; &#8220;fourth&#8221; and so on.<\/p>\n<p>In Chinese, this is really simple. Instead of tacking on a few extra letters to the end of the number like in English, just add <strong>\u7b2c<\/strong> <em>(d\u00ec)<\/em> before the number.<\/p>\n<p>For example:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>\u7b2c\u4e00\u6b21<\/strong> <em>(d\u00ec y\u012b c\u00ec)<\/em> \u2014 1st time<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>\u7b2c\u4e8c\u5b63<\/strong> <em>(d\u00ec \u00e8r j\u00ec)<\/em> \u2014 2nd season (of a TV show)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>\u7b2c\u4e09\u4e2a\u95ee\u9898<\/strong> <em>(d\u00ec s\u0101n g\u00e8 w\u00e8n t\u00ed)<\/em> \u2014 3rd question<\/p>\n<h2>Approximate Numbers in Chinese<\/h2>\n<p>When we aren&#8217;t sure of an exact number, we use words like &#8220;a few,&#8221; &#8220;about,&#8221; &#8220;around&#8221; and &#8220;[number]-ish&#8221; in English.<\/p>\n<p>In Chinese, you can use these expressions:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>\u51e0\u4e2a<\/strong> <em>(j\u01d0 ge)<\/em> \u2014 a few, several (for numbers between 1-9)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">[number \u226510] \u591a<em>\u00a0(du\u014d)\u00a0<\/em>\u2014 more than [number \u226510]<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>\u5341\u51e0<\/strong> <em>(sh\u00ed j\u01d0)<\/em> \u2014 more than 10, 10 and some odd&#8230; (i.e. &#8220;10 and some odd hours&#8221;)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>\u51e0\u5341<\/strong> <em>(j\u01d0 sh\u00ed)<\/em> \u2014 a number between 20 and 99<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>\u4e09\u4e94\u4e2a<\/strong> <em>(s\u0101n w\u01d4 g\u00e8)<\/em> \u2014 a colloquial way of saying &#8220;a few&#8221; (literally &#8220;three five&#8221;)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">[number] \u5de6\u53f3 \/ <strong>\u5dee\u4e0d\u591a<\/strong>\u00a0<em>(zu\u01d2 y\u00f2u \/ ch\u00e0 b\u00f9 du\u014d)<\/em> \u2014 about\/around [number]<\/p>\n<h2>How to Count Chinese Numbers with Your Fingers<\/h2>\n<p>Did you know that counting with your hands in Chinese is different than in English?<\/p>\n<p>In English, we count to 10 using all 10 fingers\u2014or, both hands. But in Chinese, <strong>you only need one hand to count to 10!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a simple tutorial from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@YoyoChinese\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yoyo Chinese YouTube channel<\/a> that explains how to count to 10 using Chinese hand gestures:<\/p>\n<p><lite-youtube videoid=\"NEoG4FiUqC4\"><\/lite-youtube><\/p>\n<h2>Chinese Numbers Practice Quiz<\/h2>\n<p>Now it&#8217;s time to put your new vocabulary to the test! Translate the following numbers and phrases of this quiz, then check your answers below.<\/p>\n<p>1. 20<\/p>\n<p>2. 35<\/p>\n<p>3. 13<\/p>\n<p>4. 143<\/p>\n<p>5. 1,981<\/p>\n<p>6. three apples<\/p>\n<p>7. four people<\/p>\n<p>8. I am 23 years old<\/p>\n<p>9. 63 RMB\/yuan<\/p>\n<p>10. 5th question<\/p>\n<p>11. My birthday is November 10<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Answers:<\/p>\n<p>1. <strong>\u4e8c\u5341<\/strong> <em>(\u00e8r\u00a0sh\u00ed)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>2. <strong>\u4e09\u5341\u4e94<\/strong> <em>(s\u0101n sh\u00ed w\u01d4)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>3. <strong>\u5341\u4e09<\/strong> <em>(sh\u00ed s\u0101n)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>4. <strong>\u4e00\u767e\u56db\u5341\u4e09<\/strong><em> (y\u012b b\u01cei s\u00ec sh\u00ed s\u0101n)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>5. <strong>\u4e00\u5343\u4e5d\u767e\u516b\u5341\u4e00<\/strong> <em>(y\u012b qi\u0101n ji\u01d4 b\u01cei b\u0101 sh\u00ed y\u012b)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>6.<strong> \u4e09\u4e2a\u82f9\u679c<\/strong> <em>(s\u0101n g\u00e8 p\u00edng gu\u01d2)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>7. \u56db\u4e2a\u4eba(s\u00ec g\u00e8 r\u00e9n)\/<strong>\u56db\u4f4d<\/strong><em> (s\u00ec w\u00e8i)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>8. <strong>\u6211\u4e8c\u5341\u4e09\u5c81<\/strong> <em>(w\u01d2 \u00e8r sh\u00ed s\u0101n su\u00ec)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>9.<strong> \u516d\u5341\u4e09\u5757<\/strong> <em>(li\u00f9 sh\u00ed s\u0101n ku\u00e0i)\/<\/em>\u516d\u5341\u4e09\u5143<em>(li\u00fa sh\u00ed s\u0101n yu\u00e1n)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>10. <strong>\u6211\u7684\u751f\u65e5\u662f\u5341\u4e00\u6708\u5341\u65e5<\/strong> <em>(w\u01d2 de sh\u0113ng r\u00ec sh\u00ec sh\u00ed y\u012b yu\u00e8 sh\u00ed r\u00ec)<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Resources to Learn More About Chinese Numbers<\/h2>\n<p>Numbers are used to talk about lots of topics in Chinese!<\/p>\n<p>You can continue expanding your Chinese numbers knowledge with these resources:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"MuUOUahbL4\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/chinese\/days-of-the-week-in-chinese\/\">Days of the Week in Chinese: The Standard, Modern and Colloquial Forms, Plus Sample Dialogues<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Days of the Week in Chinese: The Standard, Modern and Colloquial Forms, Plus Sample Dialogues&#8221; &#8212; FluentU Language Learning\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/chinese\/days-of-the-week-in-chinese\/embed\/#?secret=lfHauUS45Z#?secret=MuUOUahbL4\" data-secret=\"MuUOUahbL4\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"9qriYXnD22\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/chinese\/how-to-tell-time-in-chinese\/\">How to Tell Time in Chinese: Vocabulary, Times of the Day, Expressions and More<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;How to Tell Time in Chinese: Vocabulary, Times of the Day, Expressions and More&#8221; &#8212; FluentU\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/chinese\/how-to-tell-time-in-chinese\/embed\/#?secret=AwZ3NCu3za#?secret=9qriYXnD22\" data-secret=\"9qriYXnD22\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"ohH3zuPzkH\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/chinese\/chinese-measure-words\/\">The Top 10 Chinese Measure Words You Need to Know: \u5305 (b\u0101o), \u5bf9 (du\u00ec) and More<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;The Top 10 Chinese Measure Words You Need to Know: \u5305 (b\u0101o), \u5bf9 (du\u00ec) and More&#8221; &#8212; FluentU Language Learning\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/chinese\/chinese-measure-words\/embed\/#?secret=wTxTwEufUb#?secret=ohH3zuPzkH\" data-secret=\"ohH3zuPzkH\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"v80DccsCOD\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/chinese\/chinese-number-slang\/\">Chinese Number Slang: The Essential Guide to Mandarin Numerical Speak<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Chinese Number Slang: The Essential Guide to Mandarin Numerical Speak&#8221; &#8212; FluentU Language Learning\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/chinese\/chinese-number-slang\/embed\/#?secret=rPxpxtWRUQ#?secret=v80DccsCOD\" data-secret=\"v80DccsCOD\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"xYJkTr4hxN\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/chinese\/math-in-chinese\/\">How to Do Basic Math in Chinese<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;How to Do Basic Math in Chinese&#8221; &#8212; FluentU Language Learning\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/chinese\/math-in-chinese\/embed\/#?secret=EYtfIhtf1t#?secret=xYJkTr4hxN\" data-secret=\"xYJkTr4hxN\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The best way to solidify your new Chinese numbers knowledge is by using them in real life, and absorbing how native speakers do.<\/p>\n<p>Luckily, you don&#8217;t have to go to China to do so. You can use native material online, like the videos on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/chinese\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FluentU<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\"><p><strong>FluentU<\/strong> takes authentic videos\u2014like music videos, movie trailers, news and inspiring talks\u2014and turns them into personalized language learning lessons.<\/p>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nStart using the FluentU website on your computer or tablet or, better yet, download the FluentU app from the iTunes or Google Play store. <a data-bid=\"1\" data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/try\/april-sale-3331\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to take advantage of our current sale! 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