Sept. 17, 2022
How to count numbers in Chinese
Number 0-9
0 零 1 一 2 二 3 三 4 四
5 五 6 六 7 七 8 八 9 九
Note: The number 2 has two forms. When it indicates the exact number in a noun phrase like two pieces of paper, it becomes 两. For instance, 两本书（two books）. When we just simply count numbers within 100, we use 二.
Number 10-99
The number 10 in Chinese is 十. Can you guess what the number 二十 (literally “two ten”) represents? The answer is twenty. If you know how to write 20 in Chinese, then you should be able to write the other numbers.
10 十 20 二十 30 三十 40 四十 50 五十
60 六十 70 七十 80 八十 90 九十
In English, the number 22 is twenty-two which is the same way how Chinese write 11 to 99. Here are some examples:
11十一 23 二十三 37 三十七 49 四十九 51 五十一
64 六十四 72 七十二 86 八十六 99 九十九
Number 100 and higher
Besides the number 10, there are different characters for multiples of 10 ranging from 100 and 1,000 to 10,000 and 1,000,00,000.
100 百 235 二百四十五
1,000 千 1521 一千一百二十一
10,000 万 442,367 四十四万两千三百六十七
1,000,00,000 亿 9,600,00,000 九亿六千万
Note: If the number is above 100 like 222, we use 二十二 for 22 but 两百for 200, for the 222 should be 两百二十二.
The vital zero（0）
English speakers use one hundred and on to indicate the number 101. Chinese is a little different. We will put 零 (0) in. Adjacent zeros will only write one zero, and the zero(s)at the end of a number will not be indicated.
101 100(一百) + 0（零）+1 (一) =一百零一 （101）
900,202 900000（九十萬）+200（二百）+2（二）= 九十万零二百零二
960,000,000 900,000,000（九亿）+60,000,000(六千万)=九亿六千万
Quick test
How to write the following numbers in Chinese?
83
438
7,092
334,471
998,387
5,094,600
70,500,255,700
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How to count numbers in Chinese / How to use numbers in Chinese / How to use Chinese numbers
“Count numbers” would be like counting how many numbers there are on this page. “There are 53 numbers on this page.”
Numbers 0-–9
For a range, it’s better to use an en-dash (–) than a hyphen (-).
0 零 1 一 2 二 3 三 4 四
5 五 6 六 7 七 8 八 9 九
Note: The number 2 has two forms.
When it indicates the an exact number in a noun phrase, like “two pieces of paper,” it becomes 两.
For instance, 两本书（ (two books）).
Use single-byte punctuation.
When we just simply count numbers wiless thian 1200, we use 二.
Numbers 10-–99
1,000,000,000 亿 9,600,000,000 九亿六千万
一億 = 1,0000,0000 (Chinese) = 100,000,000 (English) = one hundred million
How to cCount nNumbers in Chinese
Numbers 0-9
0 零 1 一 2 二 3 三 4 四
5 五 6 六 7 七 8 八 9 九
Note: The number 2 has two forms.
When it indicates thean exact number in a noun phrase like two pieces of paper, it becomes 两.
For instance, 两本书（two books）.
When we justare simply counting numbers within 100, we use 二.
Numbers 10-99
The number 10 in Chinese is 十.
Can you guess what the number 二十 (literally, “two ten”) represents?
The answer is twenty.
If you know how to write 20 in Chinese, then you should be able to write the other numbers.
10 十 20 二十 30 三十 40 四十 50 五十
60 六十 70 七十 80 八十 90 九十
In English, the number 22 is twenty-two which is the same wayas how the Chinese write 11 to 99.
Here are some examples:
11十一 23 二十三 37 三十七 49 四十九 51 五十一
64 六十四 72 七十二 86 八十六 99 九十九
Numbers 100 and higher
Besides the number 10, there are different characters for multiples of 10 ranging from 100 and 1,000 to 10,000 and 1,000,00,000.
100 百 2345 二百四十五
or
100 百 235 二百三十五
1,000 千 1521 一千一五百二十一
or
1,000 千 1121 一千一百二十一
10,000 万 442,367 四十四万两千三百六十七
1,000,000,000 亿 9,600,000,000 九亿六千万
We divide numbers into 3's.
Note: If the number is above 100 like 222, we use 二十二 for 22 but 两百for 200, for the 222 should be 两百二十二.
The vital zZero（0）
English speakers use one hundred and on to indicate the number 101.
Chinese is a little different.
We will put 零 (0) in.
Adjacent zeros will only write one zero, and the zero(s) at the end of a number will not be indicated.
101 100(一百) + 0（零）+1 (一) =一百零一 （101）
900,202 900000（九十萬）+200（二百）+2（二）= 九十万零二百零二
960,000,000 900,000,000（九亿）+60,000,000(六千万)=九亿六千万
Quick tTest
How todo you write the following numbers in Chinese?
83
438
7,092
334,471
998,387
5,094,600
70,500,255,700
Thank you for the corrections!
If you are interested in learning Chinese, you couldplease visit my website: https://untanglechinese.com/blog/
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How to count numbers in Chinese How to How to count “Count numbers” would be like counting how many numbers there are on this page. “There are 53 numbers on this page.” |
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When it indicates the exact number in a noun phrase like two pieces of paper, it becomes 两. When it indicates When it indicates |
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For instance, 两本书（two books）. For instance, 两本书（two books For instance, 两本书 Use single-byte punctuation. |
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In English, the number 22 is twenty-two which is the same way how Chinese write 11 to 99. In English, the number 22 is twenty-two which is the same |
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11十一 23 二十三 37 三十七 49 四十九 51 五十一 This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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Besides the number 10, there are different characters for multiples of 10 ranging from 100 and 1,000 to 10,000 and 1,000,00,000. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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100 百 235 二百四十五 100 百 2 or 100 百 235 二百三十五 |
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1,000 千 1521 一千一百二十一 1,000 千 1521 一千 or 1,000 千 1121 一千一百二十一 |
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10,000 万 442,367 四十四万两千三百六十七 This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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1,000,00,000 亿 9,600,00,000 九亿六千万 1,000,000,000 亿 9,600,000,000 九亿六千万 We divide numbers into 3's. 1 一億 = 1,0000,0000 (Chinese) = 100,000,000 (English) = one hundred million |
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Note: If the number is above 100 like 222, we use 二十二 for 22 but 两百for 200, for the 222 should be 两百二十二. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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English speakers use one hundred and on to indicate the number 101. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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Chinese is a little different. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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We will put 零 (0) in. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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Adjacent zeros will only write one zero, and the zero(s)at the end of a number will not be indicated. Adjacent zeros will only write one zero, and the zero(s) at the end of a number will not be indicated. |
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101 100(一百) + 0（零）+1 (一) =一百零一 （101） This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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900,202 900000（九十萬）+200（二百）+2（二）= 九十万零二百零二 This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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960,000,000 900,000,000（九亿）+60,000,000(六千万)=九亿六千万 This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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Number 0-9 Numbers 0-9 Numbers 0 For a range, it’s better to use an en-dash (–) than a hyphen (-). |
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Number 10-99 Numbers 10-99 Numbers 10 |
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