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Scene illustrating a Traditional Chinese-language basic numbers conversation

Key Phrases

一百

yì bǎi

One hundred

九十九

jiǔ shí jiǔ

Ninety nine

三十三

sān shí sān

Thirty three

Skills You'll Learn

Counting in Chinese up to one hundred

用中文數數達到一百

yòng zhōng wén shù shù dá dào yì bǎi

Understanding Chinese number patterns

理解中文數字規律

lǐ jiě zhōng wén shù zì guī lǜ

Basic numerical translation between Chinese and English

中英文基礎數字翻譯

zhōng yīng wén jī chǔ shù zì fān yì

Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases

1️⃣

一

yī

One

💬 When [一] comes before a measure word or another number word, it's usually said (yí), not (yī): [一个], [一百]. You'll hear this a lot in everyday counting.

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2️⃣

二

èr

Two

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3️⃣

三

sān

Three

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4️⃣

四

sì

Four

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5️⃣

五

wǔ

Five

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6️⃣

六

liù

Six

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7️⃣

七

qī

Seven

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8️⃣

八

bā

Eight

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9️⃣

九

jiǔ

Nine

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