CHINESE NUMBERS

1 y 1,058 yqin lng

2 r wshib

3 sn
1,306 yqin snbi lng
li
4 s 1,500 ()* yqin w (bi)*
5 w 1,971 yqin jibi
li qshiy
6
7 q 2,000 rqin
8 b 3,418 snqin sbi
yshib
9 ji
10 sh 4,678 sqin libi
qshib
11 shy
shr 10,000 ywn
12
13 shsn 12,000 ()* ywn r (qin)*
20 rsh 40,602 () swn (lng) libi
lng r
21 rshiy
50,000 wwn
30 snsh
32 snshir 61,119 liwn yqin
ybi yshiji
43 sshisn

80 bsh
81,943 bwn yqin
jibi sshisn
jish

90
ybi
90,086 jiwn lng
100 bshili
101 ybi lng y 100,000 shwn
120 ()* ybi r (sh)* 144,000 shswn sqin
165 ybi lishiw 156,749 shwwn liqin
qbi sshiji
200 rbi
210 rbi ysh 900,086 jishwn lng
bshili
214 rbi yshis
215 rbi yshiw 1,000,000 ybiwn

308 snbi lng b 1,458,367 ybisshiwwn

353 snbi wshisn bqin
lishiq
snbi

504 wbi lng s

9,000,086 jibiwn lng
509 wbi lng ji bshili
wbi qshili
576 10,000,000 yqinwn
600 libi
100,000,000 () ywnwn (yy)
700 qbi
123,456,789 yy rqinsnbi-
701 qbi lng y
sshiwwn
liqin qbi
809 bbi lng ji
bshiji
820 ()* bbi r (sh)*
134,765,829 ywnwn sn-
1,000 yqin
qinsbiqshili-
wn wqin bbi
1,001 yqin lng y
rshiji
1,003 yqin lng sn * Character in brackets only required if the number is
1,015 yqin lng shw followed by a measure word.

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DECIMALS FRACTIONS
0.3 lng din sn 2/3 sn fn zh r
3.1416 sn din y s y li 7/10 sh fn zh q
20.75 rsh din q w 60/100 bi fn zh lish
1/1000 qin fn zh y
POWERS
23 r de sn c fng
3
2 = 8 r de sn c fng sh b
10113 sh de ybi yshisn c fng

TONES OF

1. When standing by itself, or at the units or tens of numbers, is pronounced

in the 1st tone: (N shi y), (rbi yshiy).

2. When precedes a 4th tone or a neutral tone changed from a fourth tone, it is
pronounced in the 2nd tone: (yk, one lesson), (yge, one).
is pronounced in the 4th tone when followed by other tones:
(ybi), (yqin), (ybn).

3. As an ordinal number, is always pronounced in the first tone:

(yyu, January).

USE OF (BN, HALF)

, meaning half, is a special numeral which is always used in the same way as
an ordinary numeral.

1. It cannot be used in isolation

2. It is often put before a measure word. E.g. (bn wn fn, bowl of

rice), (bn zhng zh, a piece of paper).

3. It often follows a whole number + measure word sequence. E.g. (y

tin bn, 1 days), (w gngjn bn, 5 kg).