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Numbers and money 26

Counting to ten and far past it, asking how many, and paying.

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One to ten 12

  1. 零 líng zero
  2. 一 yī one
  3. 二 èr two
  4. 三 sān three
  5. 四 sì four
  6. 五 wǔ five
  7. 六 liù six
  8. 七 qī seven
  9. 八 bā eight
  10. 九 jiǔ nine
  11. 十 shí ten
  12. 两 liǎng two (of something)

Past ten, numbers are put together: 十一shí yī is eleven, 二十èr shí twenty, 二èr十五shí wǔ twenty-five. 两liǎng兩liǎng is two of something, 两liǎng杯bēi茶chá兩liǎng杯bēi茶chá, two cups of tea; 二èr is the number itself.

Bigger numbers 4

  1. 百 bǎi hundred
  2. 千 qiān thousand
  3. 万 wàn ten thousand
  4. 半 bàn half

Chinese counts big numbers in ten thousands: 一yī万wàn一yī萬wàn is 10,000 and 十万shí wàn十萬shí wàn is 100,000.

How many 3

  1. 几 jǐ how many (a few)
  2. 多少 duō shao how many; how much
  3. 第 dì (makes ordinals)

几jǐ幾jǐ asks after a small number, under ten or so: 你nǐ有yǒu几个jǐ ge孩子hái zi？你nǐ有yǒu幾個jǐ ge孩子hái zi？ 多少duō shao asks after any: 多少duō shao钱qián？多少duō shao錢qián？ 第dì before a number puts things in order: 第一dì yī, first; 第二dì èr, second.

Money 7

  1. 钱 qián money
  2. 块 kuài kuai (a yuan, said)
  3. 元 yuán yuan (as written)
  4. 买 mǎi to buy
  5. 卖 mài to sell
  6. 贵 guì expensive
  7. 便宜 pián yi cheap

块kuài塊kuài and 元yuán are the same money: prices are written in 元yuán, and said in 块kuài塊kuài, 十shí块kuài钱qián十shí塊kuài錢qián. 买mǎi買mǎi and 卖mài賣mài differ only by their tone, so mind which you say.