Lesson #8 : Numbers

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NUMBERS shùzì 数字

0 - lìng 零

1 - yī 一

2 - ér  二

3 - sān 三

4 - sì 四

5 - wǔ 五

6 - liù 六

7 - qī 七

8 - bā 八

9 - jiǔ 九

10 - shí 十

     11 - just combine 10 (shí) and 1 () ... shíyī 十一
            Same pattern for 12 to 19.

20 - érshí 二十

     21 - just combine 20 (érshí) and 1 () ... érshíyī 二十一
            Same pattern for 22 to 29.

30 - sānshí 三十

     31 - just combine 30 (sānshí) and 1 () ... sānshíyī 三十一
            Same pattern for 32 to 39.

40 - sìshí 四十

     41 - just combine 40 (sìshí) and 1 () ... sìshíyī 四十一
            Same pattern for 42 to 49.

50 - wǔshí 五十

     51 - just combine 50 (wǔshí) and 1 () ... wǔshíyī 五十一
            Same pattern for 52 to 59.

60 - liùshí 六十

     61 - just combine 60 (liùshí) and 1 () ... liùshíyī 六十一
            Same pattern for 62 to 69.

70 - qīshí 七十

     71 - just combine 70 (qīshí) and 1 () ... qīshíyī 七十一
            Same pattern for 72 to 79.

80 - bāshí 八十

     81 - just combine 80 (bāshí) and 1 () ... bāshíyī 八十一
            Same pattern for 82 to 89.

90 - jiǔshí 九十

     91 - just combine 90 (jiǔshí) and 1 () ... jiǔshíyī 九十一
            Same pattern for 92 to 99.

100 - yìbǎi 一百

     101 - just combine 100 (yìbǎi), 0 (lìng) and 1 () ... yìbǎilìngyī 一百零一
            Same pattern for 102 to 109.

     191 - just combine 100 (yìbǎi), 90 (jiǔshí) and 1 () ... yìbǎijiǔshíyī 一百九十一
            Same pattern for the rest.

1,000 - yīqiān 一千

     1,432 - just combine 1,000 (yīqiān), 400 (sìbǎi), 30 (sānshí) and 2 (ér) ... yīqiānsìbǎisānshíér 一千四百三十二
            Same pattern for the rest.

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Bǎi 百 means hundred.

Qiān 千 means thousand.

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