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Chinese Numbers 1-100 Guide

The document provides a comprehensive guide to counting from 1 to 100 in Chinese, including the characters and pinyin for each number. It explains the patterns used in forming numbers beyond ten, such as combining tens and units. The document concludes by encouraging further practice and offers a hint for counting up to 999.

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Chinese Numbers 1-100 Guide

The document provides a comprehensive guide to counting from 1 to 100 in Chinese, including the characters and pinyin for each number. It explains the patterns used in forming numbers beyond ten, such as combining tens and units. The document concludes by encouraging further practice and offers a hint for counting up to 999.

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Chinese Numbers 1-100

First let’s start with the numbers 1-10 in


Chinese:

一 Yī
二 Èr
三 Sān
四 Sì
五 Wǔ
六 Liù
七 Qī
八 Bā
九 Jiǔ
十 Shí
You’re going to love the number 11 in
Chinese:

十一 Shí yī

That’s right, you just say “ten one.” Twelve is


just “ten two,” or 十二 (Shí èr).
The pattern continues. And once you get to
twenty:

二十 Èr shí

That’s right, you just say “two ten” And 21:

二十一 Èr shí yī

It’s like “Two ten one” and that pattern


continues. Two ten two, two ten three, etc. So
forty five would just be “four ten five.”
四十五 Sì shí wǔ

Try counting all the way to ninety-nine! Once


you get there you need to know just one more
character and you can say 100:

一百 Yì bǎi

How cool is that? Congratulations on learning


how to count to 100 in Chinese. You are a
Chinese learning superstar! Quick test: How
would you say 276 (hint: two – hundred –
seven – ten – six). You can now count to 999!
Wow, that was fast. You know how to say
almost one thousand words in Chinese! If
you’re ready to practice more Chinese, try
some of our beginner Chinese reading
practice.
Chinese numbers 1-100
Number Character Pinyin
1 一 Yī
2 二 Èr
3 三 Sān
4 四 Sì
5 五 Wǔ
6 六 Liù
7 七 Qī
8 八 Bā
9 九 Jiǔ
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 liù
17 十七 Shí qī
18 十八 Shí bā
19 十九 Shí jiǔ
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
24 二十四 Èr shí sì
25 二十五 Èr shí wǔ
26 二十六 Èr shí liù
27 二十七 Èr shí qī
28 二十八 Èr shí bā
29 二十九 Èr shí jiǔ
30 三十 Sān shí
31 三十一 Sān shí yī
32 三十二 Sān shí èr
33 三十三 Sān shí sān
34 三十四 Sān shí sì
35 三十五 Sān shí wǔ
36 三十六 Sān shí liù
37 三十七 Sān shí qī
38 三十八 Sān shí bā
39 三十九 Sān shí jiǔ
40 四十 Sì shí
41 四十一 Sì shí yī
42 四十二 Sì shí èr
43 四十三 Sì shí sān
44 四十四 Sì shí sì
45 四十五 Sì shí wǔ
46 四十六 Sì shí liù
47 四十七 Sì shí qī
48 四十八 Sì shí bā
49 四十九 Sì shí jiǔ
50 五十 Wǔ shí
51 五十一 Wǔ shí yī
52 五十二 Wǔ shí èr
53 五十三 Wǔ shí sān
54 五十四 Wǔ shí sì
55 五十五 Wǔ shí wǔ
56 五十六 Wǔ shí liù
57 五十七 Wǔ shí qī
58 五十八 Wǔ shí bā
59 五十九 Wǔ shí jiǔ
60 六十 Liù shí
61 六十一 Liù shí yī
62 六十二 Liù shí èr
63 六十三 Liù shí sān
64 六十四 Liù shí sì
65 六十五 Liù shí wǔ
66 六十六 Liù shí liù
67 六十七 Liù shí qī
68 六十八 Liù shí bā
69 六十九 Liù shí jiǔ
70 七十 Qī shí
71 七十一 Qī shí yī
72 七十二 Qī shí èr
73 七十三 Qī shí sān
74 七十四 Qī shí sì
75 七十五 Qī shí wǔ
76 七十六 Qī shí liù
77 七十七 Qī shí qī
78 七十八 Qī shí bā
79 七十九 Qī shí jiǔ
80 八十 Bā shí
81 八十一 Bā shí yī
82 八十二 Bā shí èr
83 八十三 Bā shí sān
84 八十四 Bā shí sì
85 八十五 Bā shí wǔ
86 八十六 Bā shí liù
87 八十七 Bā shí qī
88 八十八 Bā shí bā
89 八十九 Bā shí jiǔ
90 九十 Jiǔ shí
91 九十一 Jiǔ shí yī
92 九十二 Jiǔ shí èr
93 九十三 Jiǔ shí sān
94 九十四 Jiǔ shí sì
95 九十五 Jiǔ shí wǔ
96 九十六 Jiǔ shí liù
97 九十七 Jiǔ shí qī
98 九十八 Jiǔ shí bā
99 九十九 Jiǔ shí jiǔ
100 一百 Yì bǎi
Chinese Numbers 1-100
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The number 30 in Chinese is represented as 三十 and pronounced as 'Sān shí' .

Learning number patterns in Chinese is relatively straightforward and logical due to its consistent use of combined numeric elements, such as using '十' (shí) for tens and logical combinations for hundreds like '百' (bǎi). This reduces complexity and allows learners to easily extend patterns beyond basic numbers, such as building up from 1 to 100 and beyond with uniform patterns of 'tens' followed by 'units' or 'hundreds' then 'tens' and 'units' .

In Chinese, numbers from 11 to 19 are formed by saying 'ten' (十, Shí) followed by the unit digit number, so 11 is 'ten one' (十一, Shí yī), 12 is 'ten two' (十二, Shí èr), and so on, up to 19, which is 'ten nine' (十九, Shí jiǔ).

In Chinese, tens are constructed by combining the number of tens with 'ten' (十, shí). For instance, 20 is 'two ten' (二十, Èr shí), 30 is 'three ten' (三十, Sān shí), and this pattern continues up to 99, where 90 is 'nine ten' (九十, Jiǔ shí). Then, for numbers like 21 or 99, you add the unit digit number to the constructed ten, e.g., 21 is 'two ten one' (二十一, Èr shí yī).

The number 276 is expressed as 二百七十六 and pronounced as 'Èr bǎi qī shí liù' .

The number 100 in Chinese is expressed as 一百 (Yì bǎi), which means 'one hundred'. This follows a pattern where 百 (bǎi) denotes hundreds, and the logic extends similarly into higher numbers by adding appropriate digits in front of 'bǎi' for hundreds, e.g., 276 is 二百七十六 (Èr bǎi qī shí liù), where '二' (Èr) denotes 'two hundred', followed by tens and units .

The number 57 in Chinese numerals is 五十七, and its pinyin is 'Wǔ shí qī' .

45 is written as 四十五 and pronounced as 'Sì shí wǔ' .

The number 91 is expressed in Chinese as 九十一 and pronounced as 'Jiǔ shí yī' .

Understanding the structure of Chinese numbers aids in grasping the logical sequencing and composite nature of the language, which is also applied in other areas such as time, dates, and ordering items. This strengthens numerical competence, enhances cognitive association skills, and provides insight into the structure and syntax pattern used across various domains of the Chinese language .

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