Lesson 03
From 1 to 10 From 11 to 99 From 100 to 999 1000 and after Examples Calligraphy exercises
Easy and straightforward
The Chinese counting
system is fairly easy and straightforward. There are not as many number words as in English (where the numbers zero up to twenty require twenty-one different words, plus more words for the tens, e.g. 'forty'). Basic Numbers : from 1 to 10
| Chinese | 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 |
|
0 | 零 / 〇 | líng |
Audio file : from 1 to 10.mp3
Annex : Numbers,
complicated form
From 11 to 99
| Chinese | Pinyin | Note |
11 | 十一 | shíyī | 10+1 |
12 | 十二 | shí'èr | 10+2 |
13 | 十三 | shísān | 10+3 |
19 | 十九 | shíjiǔ | 10+9 |
20 | 二十 | èrshí | 2x10 |
21 | 二十一 | èrshíyī | 2x10+1 |
22 | 二十二 | èrshí'èr | 2x10+2 |
30 | 三十 | sānshí | 3x10 |
40 | 四十 | sìshí | 4x10 |
90 | 九十 | jiǔshí | 9x10 |
99 | 九十九 | jiǔshíjiǔ | 9x10+9 |
Audio file : from 11 to 99.mp3
From 100 to 999
| Chinese | Pinyin |
100 | 一百 | yībǎi |
101 | 一百零一 | yībǎilíngyī |
110 | 一百一(十) | yībǎiyī(shí) |
111 | 一百一十一 | yībǎiyīshíyī |
120 | 一百二十 | yībǎi'èrshí |
200 | 二百 | èrbǎi |
999 | 九百九十九 | jiǔbǎijiǔshǐjiǔ |
Audio file : from 100 to 999.mp3
1000 and after
| Chinese | Pinyin |
1 000 | 一千 | yīqiān |
1 001 | 一千零一 | yīqiānlíngyī |
1 010 | 一千零一十 | yīqiānlíngshí |
1 100 | 一千一百 | yīqiānyībǎi |
9 999 | 九千九百九十九 | jiǔqiānjiǔbǎijiǔshíjiǔ |
10 000 | 一万 | yīwàn |
1 000 000 | 一百万 | yībǎiwàn |
100 000 000 | 一亿 | yīyì |
Audio file : from 1000 to 100 000 000.mp3
Examples 100,004 = 十万〇四 10,050,026 = 一千〇五万〇二十六 or 一千〇五万二十六
Online exercices : http://hua.umf.maine.edu/Chinese/games/numbers/chinese/one.html
Calligraphy exercises
20 new characters. Click on the character to open its page (calligraphy, writing rules, etymology...)
一 二 三 四 五 六 七 八 九 十 百 千 万 亿 零
Memorize, practice and test your
vocabulary from lesson 3
Memorizing chinese characters
Online chinese exercises
Review and
memorize online chinese lessons vocabulary. Characters, pinyin and english definition.
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Learn how to introduce your self in Chinese, to tell your first name and family name.
Vocabulary : What's your name? Who is it?