Chinese numbers
Lesson-style table for classroom practice. Use the speaker to hear pronunciation, the pen to watch stroke order, the AI microphone to check spoken answers, and the grid to open a printable worksheet.
1. Numbers 0 to 10
Click the action buttons for each number.
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2. Multiples of 10
The multiples of 10, up to 90, are easy to form since we take the multiplier number to which we add 10 十 shí.
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3. Counting up to 99
To count from 11 to 99, just take one of the multiples of 10 seen above and add a number between 1 and 9.
Few examples:
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4. Four types of units
In addition to 10 十 shí, there are four other unit categories to count beyond 99, 999, 9,999 and over.
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5. Large numbers
Like for the tens numbers, to compose large numbers, we place before one of the four unit types a multiplier number from 1 to 9.
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In Chinese, if there is a zero (0) between two categories of units, it is written and pronounced once.
108 = 一百〇八 yī bǎi líng bā and not 一百八
10,050,082 = 一千〇五万〇八十二 yī qiān líng wǔ wàn líng bā shí èr and not 一千五万八十二
1,006 = 一千〇六 yī qiān líng liù and not 一千六 or 一千〇〇六
6. Years, phone numbers, and digit-by-digit reading
When we convey a year or a number such as a phone number or registration number, it must be read digit by digit.
For number enumerations like a phone number, Chinese speakers often replace 一 with 幺 yāo in spoken language.
Year 2014 = 二〇一四(年) èr líng yī sì (nián) and not 二千〇一十四
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7. Number with hand signs
The Chinese do not use the same hand signs for counting that many English speakers do. The number 10 can also vary according to the region.