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Chinese numbers are very regular. While Arabic (Western) numerals have become more common, the Chinese numerals shown below are still used, particularly in informal contexts like markets. 0 〇, 零 1 一 yī 2 二 èr 3 三 sān 4 四 sì 5 五 wǔ 6 六 lìu 7 七 qī 8 八 bā 9 九 jǐu 10 十 shí 11 十一 shí-yī 12 十二 shí-èr 13 十三 shí-sān 14 十四 shí-sì 15 十五 shí-wǔ 16 十六 shí-lìu 17 十七 shí-qī 18 十八 shí-bā 19 十九 shí-jǐu 20 二十 èr-shí 21 二十一 èr-shí-yī 22 二十二 èr-shí-èr 23 二十三 èr-shí-sān 30 三十 sān-shí 40 四十 sì-shí 50 五十 wǔ-shí 60 六十 lìu-shí 70 七十 qī-shí 80 八十 bā-shí 90 九十 jǐu-shí For numbers above 100, any "gaps" must be filled in with 〇 líng, as eg. 一百一 yībǎiyī would otherwise be taken as shorthand for "110". A single unit of tens may be written and pronounced either 一十 yīshí or just 十 shí. 100 一百 101 一百〇一 yī-bǎi-líng-yī 110 一百一十 yī-bǎi-yī-shí 111 一百一十一 yī-bǎi-yī-shí-yī 200 二百 èr-bǎi 300 三百 sān-bǎi 500 五百 wǔ-bǎi 1000 一千 yī-qiān 2000 二千 èr-qiān Numbers above 10,000 are grouped by in units of four digits, starting with 万 wàn (ten thousand). "One million" in Chinese is thus "hundred tenthousands" (一百万). 10,000 一万 10,001 一万〇一 yī-wàn-líng-yī 10,002 一万〇二 yī-wàn-líng-èr 20,000 二万 èr-wàn 50,000 五万 wǔ-wàn 100,000 十万 shí-wàn 200,0000 二十万 èr-shí-wàn 1,000,000 一百万 yī-bǎi-wàn 10,000,000 一千万 yī-qiān-wàn 100,000,000 一亿 yi1yi4 number _____ (train, bus, etc.) number measure word (lu4 or hao4 etc.) _____ (huo3 che1, gong1 gong4 qi4 chi1, etc. Measure words are used in combination with a number to indicate the count of mass nouns.) half 半 bàn less 少於 shao3yu1 more 多於 duo1yu1 |