Standard: 星期 ( xīng qī ) — Week Like the days of the week in English, 星期 also has astrological origins. Literally meaning “star period,” 星期 is said to be based on the ancient, seven-day planetary cycle.
Modern: 周 ( zhōu ) — Week 周 was used as a modern alternative to naming the days of the week. First appearing around the 20th century, many prefer using this naming method over the other options since it’s shorter. You’re also more likely to encounter 周 in formal situations.
Hanzi Pinyin English 一月 yī yuè January 二月 èr yuè February 三月 sān yuè March
四月 sì yuè April 五月 wǔ yuè May 六月 liù yuè June 七月 qī yuè July
八月 bā yuè August 九月 jiǔ yuè September 十月 shí yuè October 十一月 shí yī yuè November 十二月 shí èr yuè December
Numbers 1 – 10 Unit 4: Lesson 10
Chinese Numbers: 1 to 10 The Chinese numbers are one of the easiest parts of the language. It is not only easy to write but also very logical that we don’t need to memorize too many things. To master the numbers from 1 to 99, all we need is ten basic numbers, from 1 to 10.
Hanzi Pinyin English 〇 líng zero 一 yī one 二 èr two
三 sān three 四 sì four 五 wǔ five 六 liù six
七 qī seven 八 bā eight 九 jiǔ nine 十 shí t en
Numbers 11 – 19 Unit 4: Lesson 10
Chinese Numbers: 11 to 19 In Chinese, all two-digit numbers must contain the number 10 十 ( shí ), and it is written in the tens digit. From 11 to 19, the tens digit is 1, so no number needs to be added before; the units digit number is the same as the one-digit number. For example, 17 is 十七 ( shíqī ), which is “ten seven” or 10 +7.
Hanzi Pinyin English 十一 shí yī eleven 十二 shí èr t welve 十三 shí sān t hirteen 十四 shí sì fourteen
十五 shí wǔ fifteen 十六 shí liù sixteen 十七 shí qī seventeen 十八 shí bā eighteen 十九 shí jiǔ nineteen
Numbers 20, 30, 40… Unit 4: Lesson 10
Chinese Numbers: 20, 30, 40… When the tens digit is more then 1, we add the corresponding number before 10 十 ( shí ) and leave the units digit blank if it is 0. For example, 30 is 三十 ( sānshí ), which is “three ten” or 3 x 10.
Hanzi Pinyin English 二十 èr shí twenty 三十 sān shí thirty 四十 sì shí forty 五十 wǔ shí fifty
六十 liù shí sixty 七十 qī shí seventy 八十 bā shí eighty 九十 jiǔ shí ninety
Numbers 21 - 99 Unit 4: Lesson 10
Chinese Numbers: 21 - 99 For the rest of the two-digit numbers, we follow the same rule from the above section, only add the corresponding number to the units digit. For example, 69 is 六十九 ( liù shí jiǔ ), which is “six ten nine” or 6 x 10 + 9.
Hanzi Pinyin English 二十一 èr shí yī twenty-one 三十二 sān shí èr thirty-two 四十三 sì shí sān forty-three 五十四 wǔ shí sì fifty-four
六十 五 liù shí wǔ sixty-five 七十六 qī shí liù seventy-six 八十七 bā shí qī eighty-seven 九十九 jiǔ shí jiǔ ninety-nine
Chinese Numbers: 100 - 999 To say “one hundred (100)” in Chinese Mandarin, you need a new word – 百 ( bǎi ) or 一百 ( yì bǎi ).
Chinese Numbers: 100 - 999 When you count from 101-109, there’s a slight difference compared to English. Whereas in English you’d say “one hundred and one”, in Chinese, you would say “one hundred zero and one”. If you omit the “zero”, the number changes to a different one.
Chinese Numbers: 100 - 999 Take a look: 一百零一 or 一百〇一 ( yì bǎi líng yī ) – “one hundred and one (101)” 一百零二 or 一百〇二 ( yì bǎi líng èr ) – “one hundred and two (102)”
Chinese Numbers: 100 - 999 From 110, there are two different ways you can say a number. The pattern stays the same: 一百一 (十) ( yì bǎi yī ( shí )) – “one hundred and ten (110)” 一百三 (十) ( yì bǎi sān ( shí )) – “one hundred and thirty (130)”
Chinese Numbers: 100 - 999 一百零一 or 一百〇一 ( yì bǎi líng yī ) – “one hundred and one (101)” 一百一 (十) ( yì bǎi yī ( shí )) – “one hundred and ten (110)”