Numbers / Measure Words Flashcards
1
Q
one
A
yī
2
Q
two
A
èr
3
Q
three
A
sān
4
Q
four
A
sì
5
Q
five
A
wǔ
6
Q
six
A
liù
7
Q
seven
A
qī
8
Q
eight
A
bā
9
Q
nine
A
jiǔ
10
Q
ten
A
shí
11
Q
hundred
A
bǎi
12
Q
four hundred
A
sì bǎi
13
Q
thousand
A
qiān
14
Q
eight thousand
A
bā qiān
15
Q
ten thousand
A
yī wàn
16
Q
nine thousand
A
Jiǔ qiān
17
Q
five o’ clock
A
wǔ diǎn / wǔ diǎn zhōng
18
Q
five-thirty (o’ clock)
A
wǔ diǎn bàn
19
Q
Some time past three (o’ clock)
A
sān diǎn duō
20
Q
It is almost six o’clock
A
Kuài liù diǎn le
21
Q
I will buy a pound / I will buy one pound.
A
Wǒ mǎi yī jīn
22
Q
I want five of those.
A
Gěi wǒ lái wǔ gè.
23
Q
1998 (birth year)
A
Yī jiǔ jiǔ bā nián
24
Q
9852 NT
A
Jiǔ qiān bā bǎi wǔ shí’ èr yuán
25
two thousand
Liǎng qiān
SPECIAL CASE -- only two has a different word reference
26
twenty thousand
Liǎng wàn
SPECIAL CASE -- only two has a different word reference
27
one million
Yī bǎi wàn
28
What are the two ways to say "two"? When do you use one vs the other?
Èr is used for ....
-- ORDINAL NUMERALS, like February (Èr yuè) and second grade (Èr nián jí)
-- MATH TERMS, like fractions of 2/100 (Bǎi fēn zhī èr) or decimals of 1.2 (Yī diǎn èr)
-- SMALLER NUMBERS like 2, 22, or 200
Liǎng is used ....
-- IN FRONT OF MEASUREMENT WORDS like 2 hours (Liǎng xiǎo shí) or 2 dollars (Liǎng yuán)
-- LARGER NUMBERS like 2000, 20000, 200000
29
two percent
Bǎi fēn zhī èr
follows Y fēn zhī X where is the fractional value X over Y
in this case, X = 2 and Y = 100
30
one-eighth
Bā fēn zhī yī
follows Y fēn zhī X where is the fractional value X over Y
in this case, X = 1 and Y = 8
31
1.2
aka one point two
Yī diǎn èr
32
12
Shí' èr
33
22
Èr shí èr
34
200
Èr bǎi
35
2000
Liǎng qiān
36
2 hours
Liǎng xiǎo shí
37
2 o' clock
Liǎng diǎn
38
two trillion
Liǎng zhào
39
two people
Liǎng gè rén
40
2200
Liǎng qiān èr bǎi
41
2:12
liǎng diǎn shí èr fēn
42
USA 10,000 vs Chinese 1,0000
How do you say 2,000,000 in Chinese?
aka Chinese 200,0000
Chinese use four zeros (1,0000) whereas USA uses three (1,000).
Chinese does have a word for thousand (called qiān), which would be USA's three zero unit.
However, Chinese measures in the four zero unit (aka 1,0000 called Wàn) whereas USA would call that ten thousand (10,000).
2 million in USA would then be called as 200 10,000 in Chinese, aka Liǎng bǎi wàn
42
120
Yī bǎi èr shí
You can also just drop the shí
43
117
Yī bǎi yī shí qī
44
102
Yī bǎi líng èr
45
1200
Yī qiān èr bǎi
46
22222
Liǎng wàn èr bǎi èr shí èr
47
2 vs $2
Why?
Èr vs Liǎng yuán
Why?
The first has no unit; it's just a number.
The second has a unit (yuan).
48
measure word
Liàng cí
49
one person
Yī gè rén
50
two dogs
Liǎng zhī gǒu
51
three pieces of cake
Sān kuài dàn gāo
52
four vehicles
Sì liàng chē
53
five books
Wǔ běn shū
54
six pieces of cookies
Liù piàn bǐng gān
55
seven pieces of paper
Qī zhāng zhǐ
56
measure word for vehicles
liàng
57
measure word for people
gè
58
eight pens
Bā zhī bǐ
59
two pieces of clothing
Liǎng jiàn yī fú
60
seven pairs of pants
Qī Tiáo kù zi
61
three pairs of shoes
Sān shuāng xié zi
62
measure word for:
pieces of cloth, cake, soap, etc.; money and currency units (colloquial)
kuài
63
measure word for:
birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, boats, etc.
zhī
64
measure word for:
books, parts of a serial, etc.
běn
65
measure word for:
quantity contained in a bottle, vase, jar or flask
píng
66
measure word for:
certain containers of liquids, like glass or cup, that are generally uncontained
bēi
67
measure word for:
pairs (of shoes, socks, chopsticks, etc.)
shuāng
68
measure word for:
clothes, events, things, etc.
jiàn
69
measure word for:
flat objects and sheets (bed, desk, paper, etc.); certain body parts (face, mouth)
zhāng
70
measure word for:
measurement of food and drink (bowl)
wǎn
71
measure word for:
types, kinds, sorts
zhǒng
72
measure word for:
long, narrow or thin objects that are non-rigid (ribbon, river, road, trousers, etc.)
tiáo
73
measure word for:
itemized things (clauses, tasks, research projects, etc.)
xiàng
74
measure word for:
recreational, sports or other activities
cháng
75
measure word for:
mountains, buildings and other immovable objects
zuò
76
measure word for:
works of literature, films, machines, etc.
bù
77
measure word for:
long, thin, inflexible objects (pens, guns); rods; army divisions; songs or compositions
zhī
78
measure word for:
events, meetings, elections, sporting fixtures, years (of graduation)
jiè
79
measure word for:
paper, book leaves, written items, articles, etc. (sheet, leaf, piece)
piān
80
measure word for:
sounds
shēng
81
measure word for:
sums of money, financial accounts, debts, deals, etc.
bǐ
82
measure word for:
houses, small buildings, institutions, etc. (schools, hospitals, etc.)
suǒ
83
measure word for:
packages, bundles or sacks
bāo
84
measure word for:
jars, pots or tins
guàn
85
measure word for:
plants and small trees; seedlings
zhū
86
measure word for:
doors and windows
shàn
87
measure word for:
large boxes, cases, trunks, luggage
xiāng
