Numbers
Learn to count in Chinese.
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Word list: Numbers
Learn to count in Chinese. Below you'll find all 28 words in simplified characters (with the traditional form where it differs), with pinyin and the English meaning. Click 🔊 to listen to the pronunciation.
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| Chinese | Traditional | Pinyin | English | HSK | Actions: pronunciation, favourites, Interval Study |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 八 | bā | eight | HSK 1 | ||
| 二 | èr | two (number; counting) | HSK 1 | ||
| 九 | jiǔ | nine | HSK 1 | ||
| 六 | liù | six | HSK 1 | ||
| 七 | qī | seven | HSK 1 | ||
| 三 | sān | three | HSK 1 | ||
| 十 | shí | ten | HSK 1 | ||
| 四 | sì | four | HSK 1 | ||
| 五 | wǔ | five | HSK 1 | ||
| 一 | yī | one | HSK 1 | ||
| 百 | bǎi | hundred | HSK 2 | ||
| 第一 | dìyī | first (number one) | HSK 2 | ||
| 两 | 兩 | liǎng | two (before measure words) | HSK 2 | |
| 零 | líng | zero | HSK 2 | ||
| 千 | qiān | one thousand | HSK 2 | ||
| 万 | 萬 | wàn | ten thousand | HSK 3 | |
| 百分之 | bǎifēnzhī | percent | HSK 4 | ||
| 倍 | bèi | -fold | HSK 4 | ||
| 俩 | 倆 | liǎ | two (people; colloquial) | HSK 4 | |
| 千万 | 千萬 | qiānwàn | be sure to; ten million | HSK 4 | |
| 数字 | 數字 | shùzì | number (numeral, figure) | HSK 4 | |
| 甲 | jiǎ | first (in a series); A; shell | HSK 5 | ||
| 数 | 數 | shù, shǔ | number; to count | HSK 5 | |
| 乙 | yǐ | second (in a series); B | HSK 5 | ||
| 亿 | 億 | yì | one hundred million | HSK 5 | |
| 丙 | bǐng | third (in a series); C | HSK 6 | ||
| 共计 | 共計 | gòngjì | to total; to add up to | HSK 6 | |
| 将近 | 將近 | jiāngjìn | almost (nearly, of numbers) | HSK 6 |
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