{"id":7725,"date":"2023-05-17T17:43:56","date_gmt":"2023-05-17T09:43:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?p=7725"},"modified":"2026-09-25T17:15:54","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T09:15:54","slug":"chinese-numbers-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/17\/chinese-numbers-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Numbers 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_88 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-white ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/17\/chinese-numbers-1\/#1Basic_Numerals\" >1Basic Numerals<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/17\/chinese-numbers-1\/#2Counting_Tens_%E5%8D%81_shi%E5%8D%81_shi\" >2Counting Tens: \u5341 sh\u00ed\u5341 sh\u00ed<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/17\/chinese-numbers-1\/#3Combining_Digits\" >3Combining Digits<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/17\/chinese-numbers-1\/#4Hundreds_%E7%99%BE_bai%E7%99%BE_bai\" >4Hundreds: \u767e b\u01cei\u767e b\u01cei<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/17\/chinese-numbers-1\/#5Thousands_%E5%8D%83_qian%E5%8D%83_qian\" >5Thousands: \u5343 qi\u0101n\u5343 qi\u0101n<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/17\/chinese-numbers-1\/#6Zero_%E9%9B%B6_ling%E9%9B%B6_ling\" >6Zero: \u96f6 l\u00edng\u96f6 l\u00edng<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/17\/chinese-numbers-1\/#7Special_Case_200_and_2000\" >7Special Case: 200 and 2,000<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/17\/chinese-numbers-1\/#8Room_and_Phone_Numbers_%E4%B8%80_yao%E4%B8%80_yao\" >8Room and Phone Numbers: \u4e00 y\u0101o\u4e00 y\u0101o<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/17\/chinese-numbers-1\/#9Common_Mistakes\" >9Common Mistakes<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/17\/chinese-numbers-1\/#10Practice\" >10Practice<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:6px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<style>\n  .odc-article{\n    --ink:#2b2620 !important;--ink-soft:#5a5248 !important;--paper:#ffffff !important;\n    --paper-deep:#FCB90010 !important;--gold:#d69e00 !important;--gold-deep:#a67c00 !important;\n    --amber:#b8860b !important;--jade:#cc9900 !important;--jade-soft:#fff8e0 !important;\n    --red:#a5301f !important;--line:#f5e8c0 !important;--hero:#b8860b !important;\n    --arrow:#cc9900 !important;--cta:#fff8e0 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sh\u00ed<\/span>, <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u767e b\u01cei<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u767e b\u01cei<\/span>, and <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5343 qi\u0101n<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5343 qi\u0101n<\/span> \u2014 and you can say any number up to 9,999.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/header>\n\n<main>\n  <div class=\"lede-row\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lede-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/\u6578\u5b57.png\" alt=\"Chinese Numbers\">\n    <p class=\"lede\">In Chinese, numbers are structured in a straightforward and consistent manner. Here are the basic elements and rules for constructing Chinese numbers from 0 all the way to 9,999.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1Basic_Numerals\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">1<\/span><span class=\"h2-title\">Basic Numerals<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p class=\"intro\">Chinese has a set of basic numerals that are used to represent the digits from 0 to 9. Tap \ud83d\udd0a to hear each one:<\/p>\n  <div class=\"digit-grid\">\n    <div class=\"digit-card\"><span class=\"d\">0<\/span><span class=\"h\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u96f6<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u96f6<\/span><\/span><span class=\"p\">l\u00edng<\/span><audio preload=\"none\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/\u96f6.m4a\"><\/audio><button type=\"button\" class=\"sound-btn\" onclick=\"this.previousElementSibling.play()\">\ud83d\udd0a<\/button><\/div>\n    <div class=\"digit-card\"><span class=\"d\">1<\/span><span class=\"h\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e00<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e00<\/span><\/span><span class=\"p\">y\u012b<\/span><audio preload=\"none\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/\u4e00.m4a\"><\/audio><button type=\"button\" class=\"sound-btn\" onclick=\"this.previousElementSibling.play()\">\ud83d\udd0a<\/button><\/div>\n    <div class=\"digit-card\"><span class=\"d\">2<\/span><span class=\"h\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e8c<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e8c<\/span><\/span><span class=\"p\">\u00e8r<\/span><audio preload=\"none\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/\u4e8c.m4a\"><\/audio><button type=\"button\" class=\"sound-btn\" onclick=\"this.previousElementSibling.play()\">\ud83d\udd0a<\/button><\/div>\n    <div class=\"digit-card\"><span class=\"d\">3<\/span><span class=\"h\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e09<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e09<\/span><\/span><span class=\"p\">s\u0101n<\/span><audio preload=\"none\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/\u4e09.m4a\"><\/audio><button type=\"button\" class=\"sound-btn\" onclick=\"this.previousElementSibling.play()\">\ud83d\udd0a<\/button><\/div>\n    <div class=\"digit-card\"><span class=\"d\">4<\/span><span class=\"h\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u56db<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u56db<\/span><\/span><span class=\"p\">s\u00ec<\/span><audio preload=\"none\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/\u56db.m4a\"><\/audio><button type=\"button\" class=\"sound-btn\" onclick=\"this.previousElementSibling.play()\">\ud83d\udd0a<\/button><\/div>\n    <div class=\"digit-card\"><span class=\"d\">5<\/span><span class=\"h\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e94<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e94<\/span><\/span><span class=\"p\">w\u01d4<\/span><audio preload=\"none\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/\u4e94.m4a\"><\/audio><button type=\"button\" class=\"sound-btn\" onclick=\"this.previousElementSibling.play()\">\ud83d\udd0a<\/button><\/div>\n    <div class=\"digit-card\"><span class=\"d\">6<\/span><span class=\"h\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u516d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u516d<\/span><\/span><span class=\"p\">li\u00f9<\/span><audio preload=\"none\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/\u516d.m4a\"><\/audio><button type=\"button\" class=\"sound-btn\" onclick=\"this.previousElementSibling.play()\">\ud83d\udd0a<\/button><\/div>\n    <div class=\"digit-card\"><span class=\"d\">7<\/span><span class=\"h\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e03<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e03<\/span><\/span><span class=\"p\">q\u012b<\/span><audio preload=\"none\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/\u4e03.m4a\"><\/audio><button type=\"button\" class=\"sound-btn\" onclick=\"this.previousElementSibling.play()\">\ud83d\udd0a<\/button><\/div>\n    <div class=\"digit-card\"><span class=\"d\">8<\/span><span class=\"h\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u516b<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u516b<\/span><\/span><span class=\"p\">b\u0101<\/span><audio preload=\"none\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/\u516b.m4a\"><\/audio><button type=\"button\" class=\"sound-btn\" onclick=\"this.previousElementSibling.play()\">\ud83d\udd0a<\/button><\/div>\n    <div class=\"digit-card\"><span class=\"d\">9<\/span><span class=\"h\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e5d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e5d<\/span><\/span><span class=\"p\">ji\u01d4<\/span><audio preload=\"none\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/\u4e5d.m4a\"><\/audio><button type=\"button\" class=\"sound-btn\" onclick=\"this.previousElementSibling.play()\">\ud83d\udd0a<\/button><\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2Counting_Tens_%E5%8D%81_shi%E5%8D%81_shi\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">2<\/span><span class=\"h2-title\">Counting Tens: <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5341 sh\u00ed<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5341 sh\u00ed<\/span><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p class=\"intro\">To express numbers in the tens (e.g. 10, 20, 30), the numeral in the tens position is followed by the character <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5341 sh\u00ed<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5341 sh\u00ed<\/span>. For example:<\/p>\n  <div class=\"num-ex\"><span class=\"dg\">10<\/span><span class=\"nz\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5341<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5341<\/span><\/span><span class=\"npy\">sh\u00ed<\/span><\/div>\n  <div class=\"num-ex\"><span class=\"dg\">20<\/span><span class=\"nz\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e8c\u5341<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e8c\u5341<\/span><\/span><span class=\"npy\">\u00e8r sh\u00ed<\/span><\/div>\n  <div class=\"num-ex\"><span class=\"dg\">30<\/span><span class=\"nz\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e09\u5341<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e09\u5341<\/span><\/span><span class=\"npy\">s\u0101n sh\u00ed<\/span><\/div>\n  <div class=\"num-ex\"><span class=\"dg\">80<\/span><span class=\"nz\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u516b\u5341<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u516b\u5341<\/span><\/span><span class=\"npy\">b\u0101 sh\u00ed<\/span><\/div>\n  <div class=\"num-ex\"><span class=\"dg\">90<\/span><span class=\"nz\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e5d\u5341<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e5d\u5341<\/span><\/span><span class=\"npy\">ji\u01d4 sh\u00ed<\/span><\/div>\n  <div class=\"callout point\"><div class=\"callout-label\">Good to Know<\/div><p>10 is simply <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5341 sh\u00ed<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5341 sh\u00ed<\/span> \u2014 you don&#8217;t put <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e00 y\u012b<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e00 y\u012b<\/span> in front of it. The same goes for 11\u201319 below: 15 is <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5341\u4e94 sh\u00ed w\u01d4<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5341\u4e94 sh\u00ed w\u01d4<\/span>, not <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e00\u5341\u4e94 y\u012b sh\u00ed w\u01d4<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e00\u5341\u4e94 y\u012b sh\u00ed w\u01d4<\/span>.<\/p><\/div>\n\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3Combining_Digits\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">3<\/span><span class=\"h2-title\">Combining Digits<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <h3>11 \u2013 19<\/h3>\n  <p>To form numbers between 11 and 19, the numeral in the units position comes after <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5341 sh\u00ed<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5341 sh\u00ed<\/span>:<\/p>\n  <div class=\"num-ex\"><span class=\"dg\">11<\/span><span class=\"nz\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5341\u4e00<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5341\u4e00<\/span><\/span><span class=\"npy\">sh\u00ed y\u012b<\/span><\/div>\n  <div class=\"num-ex\"><span class=\"dg\">12<\/span><span class=\"nz\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5341\u4e8c<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5341\u4e8c<\/span><\/span><span class=\"npy\">sh\u00ed \u00e8r<\/span><\/div>\n  <div class=\"num-ex\"><span class=\"dg\">13<\/span><span class=\"nz\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5341\u4e09<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5341\u4e09<\/span><\/span><span class=\"npy\">sh\u00ed s\u0101n<\/span><\/div>\n  <div class=\"num-ex\"><span class=\"dg\">19<\/span><span class=\"nz\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5341\u4e5d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5341\u4e5d<\/span><\/span><span class=\"npy\">sh\u00ed ji\u01d4<\/span><\/div>\n  <h3>21 \u2013 99<\/h3>\n  <p>To form numbers between 21 and 99, first say the tens digit followed by <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5341 sh\u00ed<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5341 sh\u00ed<\/span>, and then the units digit (1\u20139). It works exactly like doing math out loud: 45 = 4 \u00d7 10 + 5.<\/p>\n  <div class=\"num-ex\"><span class=\"dg\">21<\/span><span class=\"nz\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e8c\u5341\u4e00<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e8c\u5341\u4e00<\/span><\/span><span class=\"npy\">\u00e8r sh\u00ed y\u012b<\/span><\/div>\n  <div class=\"num-ex\"><span class=\"dg\">32<\/span><span class=\"nz\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e09\u5341\u4e8c<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e09\u5341\u4e8c<\/span><\/span><span class=\"npy\">s\u0101n sh\u00ed \u00e8r<\/span><\/div>\n  <div class=\"num-ex\"><span class=\"dg\">45<\/span><span class=\"nz\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u56db\u5341\u4e94<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u56db\u5341\u4e94<\/span><\/span><span class=\"npy\">s\u00ec sh\u00ed w\u01d4<\/span><\/div>\n  <div class=\"num-ex\"><span class=\"dg\">58<\/span><span class=\"nz\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e94\u5341\u516b<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e94\u5341\u516b<\/span><\/span><span class=\"npy\">w\u01d4 sh\u00ed b\u0101<\/span><\/div>\n  <div class=\"num-ex\"><span class=\"dg\">69<\/span><span class=\"nz\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u516d\u5341\u4e5d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u516d\u5341\u4e5d<\/span><\/span><span class=\"npy\">li\u00f9 sh\u00ed ji\u01d4<\/span><\/div>\n  <div class=\"num-ex\"><span class=\"dg\">77<\/span><span class=\"nz\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e03\u5341\u4e03<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e03\u5341\u4e03<\/span><\/span><span class=\"npy\">q\u012b sh\u00ed q\u012b<\/span><\/div>\n  <div class=\"num-ex\"><span class=\"dg\">88<\/span><span class=\"nz\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u516b\u5341\u516b<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u516b\u5341\u516b<\/span><\/span><span class=\"npy\">b\u0101 sh\u00ed b\u0101<\/span><\/div>\n  <div class=\"num-ex\"><span class=\"dg\">99<\/span><span class=\"nz\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e5d\u5341\u4e5d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e5d\u5341\u4e5d<\/span><\/span><span class=\"npy\">ji\u01d4 sh\u00ed ji\u01d4<\/span><\/div>\n\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4Hundreds_%E7%99%BE_bai%E7%99%BE_bai\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">4<\/span><span class=\"h2-title\">Hundreds: <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u767e b\u01cei<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u767e b\u01cei<\/span><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p class=\"intro\">To express numbers in the hundreds (e.g. 100, 200, 300), the numeral in the hundreds position is followed by the character <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u767e b\u01cei<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u767e b\u01cei<\/span>. For example:<\/p>\n  <div class=\"num-ex\"><span class=\"dg\">100<\/span><span class=\"nz\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e00\u767e<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e00\u767e<\/span><\/span><span class=\"npy\">y\u00ec b\u01cei<\/span><\/div>\n  <div class=\"num-ex\"><span class=\"dg\">300<\/span><span class=\"nz\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e09\u767e<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e09\u767e<\/span><\/span><span class=\"npy\">s\u0101n b\u01cei<\/span><\/div>\n  <div class=\"num-ex\"><span class=\"dg\">620<\/span><span class=\"nz\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u516d\u767e\u4e8c\u5341<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u516d\u767e\u4e8c\u5341<\/span><\/span><span class=\"npy\">li\u00f9 b\u01cei \u00e8r sh\u00ed<\/span><\/div>\n  <div class=\"num-ex\"><span class=\"dg\">756<\/span><span class=\"nz\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e03\u767e\u4e94\u5341\u516d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e03\u767e\u4e94\u5341\u516d<\/span><\/span><span class=\"npy\">q\u012b b\u01cei w\u01d4 sh\u00ed li\u00f9<\/span><\/div>\n  <div class=\"num-ex\"><span class=\"dg\">609<\/span><span class=\"nz\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u516d\u767e\u96f6\u4e5d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u516d\u767e\u96f6\u4e5d<\/span><\/span><span class=\"npy\">li\u00f9 b\u01cei l\u00edng ji\u01d4<\/span><\/div>\n  <div class=\"num-ex\"><span class=\"dg\">981<\/span><span class=\"nz\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e5d\u767e\u516b\u5341\u4e00<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e5d\u767e\u516b\u5341\u4e00<\/span><\/span><span class=\"npy\">ji\u01d4 b\u01cei b\u0101 sh\u00ed y\u012b<\/span><\/div>\n  <div class=\"callout point\"><div class=\"callout-label\">Good to Know<\/div><p>Notice the tone of <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e00 y\u012b<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e00 y\u012b<\/span>: on its own it&#8217;s y\u012b, but in front of <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u767e b\u01cei<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u767e b\u01cei<\/span> and <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5343 qi\u0101n<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5343 qi\u0101n<\/span> it changes to y\u00ec \u2014 <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e00\u767e y\u00ec b\u01cei<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e00\u767e y\u00ec b\u01cei<\/span>, <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e00\u5343 y\u00ec qi\u0101n<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e00\u5343 y\u00ec qi\u0101n<\/span>.<\/p><p>Also, once <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5341 sh\u00ed<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5341 sh\u00ed<\/span> sits in the middle of a bigger number, you do need to say the <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e00 y\u012b<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e00 y\u012b<\/span>: 115 is <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e00\u767e\u4e00\u5341\u4e94 y\u00ec b\u01cei y\u012b sh\u00ed w\u01d4<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e00\u767e\u4e00\u5341\u4e94 y\u00ec b\u01cei y\u012b sh\u00ed w\u01d4<\/span>, and 610 is <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u516d\u767e\u4e00\u5341 li\u00f9 b\u01cei y\u012b sh\u00ed<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u516d\u767e\u4e00\u5341 li\u00f9 b\u01cei y\u012b sh\u00ed<\/span>.<\/p><\/div>\n\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5Thousands_%E5%8D%83_qian%E5%8D%83_qian\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">5<\/span><span class=\"h2-title\">Thousands: <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5343 qi\u0101n<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5343 qi\u0101n<\/span><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p class=\"intro\">To express numbers in the thousands (e.g. 1,000, 2,000, 3,000), the basic numerals are combined with the character <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5343 qi\u0101n<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5343 qi\u0101n<\/span>. For example:<\/p>\n  <div class=\"num-ex\"><span class=\"dg\">1,000<\/span><span class=\"nz\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e00\u5343<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e00\u5343<\/span><\/span><span class=\"npy\">y\u00ec qi\u0101n<\/span><\/div>\n  <div class=\"num-ex\"><span class=\"dg\">3,000<\/span><span class=\"nz\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e09\u5343<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e09\u5343<\/span><\/span><span class=\"npy\">s\u0101n qi\u0101n<\/span><\/div>\n  <div class=\"num-ex\"><span class=\"dg\">5,000<\/span><span class=\"nz\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e94\u5343<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e94\u5343<\/span><\/span><span class=\"npy\">w\u01d4 qi\u0101n<\/span><\/div>\n  <div class=\"num-ex\"><span class=\"dg\">4,781<\/span><span class=\"nz\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u56db\u5343\u4e03\u767e\u516b\u5341\u4e00<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u56db\u5343\u4e03\u767e\u516b\u5341\u4e00<\/span><\/span><span class=\"npy\">s\u00ec qi\u0101n q\u012b b\u01cei b\u0101 sh\u00ed y\u012b<\/span><\/div>\n  <div class=\"num-ex\"><span class=\"dg\">8,400<\/span><span class=\"nz\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u516b\u5343\u56db\u767e<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u516b\u5343\u56db\u767e<\/span><\/span><span class=\"npy\">b\u0101 qi\u0101n s\u00ec b\u01cei<\/span><\/div>\n  <div class=\"num-ex\"><span class=\"dg\">7,402<\/span><span class=\"nz\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e03\u5343\u56db\u767e\u96f6\u4e8c<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e03\u5343\u56db\u767e\u96f6\u4e8c<\/span><\/span><span class=\"npy\">q\u012b qi\u0101n s\u00ec b\u01cei l\u00edng \u00e8r<\/span><\/div>\n\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6Zero_%E9%9B%B6_ling%E9%9B%B6_ling\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">6<\/span><span class=\"h2-title\">Zero: <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u96f6 l\u00edng<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u96f6 l\u00edng<\/span><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p class=\"intro\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u96f6 l\u00edng<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u96f6 l\u00edng<\/span> is always spoken out loud when a zero sits in the middle of a number \u2014 and if there are several zeros in a row, you still only say <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u96f6 l\u00edng<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u96f6 l\u00edng<\/span> once. A zero at the very end is never spoken.<\/p>\n  <div class=\"num-ex\"><span class=\"dg\">105<\/span><span class=\"nz\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e00\u767e\u96f6\u4e94<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e00\u767e\u96f6\u4e94<\/span><\/span><span class=\"npy\">y\u00ec b\u01cei l\u00edng w\u01d4<\/span><\/div>\n  <div class=\"num-ex\"><span class=\"dg\">1,005<\/span><span class=\"nz\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e00\u5343\u96f6\u4e94<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e00\u5343\u96f6\u4e94<\/span><\/span><span class=\"npy\">y\u00ec qi\u0101n l\u00edng w\u01d4<\/span><span class=\"nn\">Two zeros in a row, but only one l\u00edng.<\/span><\/div>\n  <div class=\"num-ex\"><span class=\"dg\">3,060<\/span><span class=\"nz\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e09\u5343\u96f6\u516d\u5341<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e09\u5343\u96f6\u516d\u5341<\/span><\/span><span class=\"npy\">s\u0101n qi\u0101n l\u00edng li\u00f9 sh\u00ed<\/span><\/div>\n  <h3>Dropping the Last Unit<\/h3>\n  <p>In everyday speech \u2014 especially with prices \u2014 Chinese speakers often drop the final unit word (<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5341 sh\u00ed<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5341 sh\u00ed<\/span> or <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u767e b\u01cei<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u767e b\u01cei<\/span>) when the number ends in zero. It&#8217;s shorter and more efficient:<\/p>\n  <div class=\"num-ex\"><span class=\"dg\">150<\/span><span class=\"nz\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e00\u767e\u4e94\u5341<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e00\u767e\u4e94\u5341<\/span><\/span><span class=\"npy\">y\u00ec b\u01cei w\u01d4 sh\u00ed \u2192 y\u00ec b\u01cei w\u01d4<\/span><span class=\"nn\">often said <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e00\u767e\u4e94 y\u00ec b\u01cei w\u01d4<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e00\u767e\u4e94 y\u00ec b\u01cei w\u01d4<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n  <div class=\"num-ex\"><span class=\"dg\">380<\/span><span class=\"nz\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e09\u767e\u516b\u5341<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e09\u767e\u516b\u5341<\/span><\/span><span class=\"npy\">s\u0101n b\u01cei b\u0101 sh\u00ed \u2192 s\u0101n b\u01cei b\u0101<\/span><span class=\"nn\">often said <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e09\u767e\u516b s\u0101n b\u01cei b\u0101<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e09\u767e\u516b s\u0101n b\u01cei b\u0101<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n  <div class=\"num-ex\"><span class=\"dg\">490<\/span><span class=\"nz\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u56db\u767e\u4e5d\u5341<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u56db\u767e\u4e5d\u5341<\/span><\/span><span class=\"npy\">s\u00ec b\u01cei ji\u01d4 sh\u00ed \u2192 s\u00ec b\u01cei ji\u01d4<\/span><span class=\"nn\">often said <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u56db\u767e\u4e5d s\u00ec b\u01cei ji\u01d4<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u56db\u767e\u4e5d s\u00ec b\u01cei ji\u01d4<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n  <div class=\"num-ex\"><span class=\"dg\">1,400<\/span><span class=\"nz\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e00\u5343\u56db\u767e<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e00\u5343\u56db\u767e<\/span><\/span><span class=\"npy\">y\u00ec qi\u0101n s\u00ec b\u01cei \u2192 y\u00ec qi\u0101n s\u00ec<\/span><span class=\"nn\">often said <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e00\u5343\u56db y\u00ec qi\u0101n s\u00ec<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e00\u5343\u56db y\u00ec qi\u0101n s\u00ec<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n  <div class=\"callout fyi\"><div class=\"callout-label\">Did You Notice?<\/div><p>That&#8217;s exactly why <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u96f6 l\u00edng<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u96f6 l\u00edng<\/span> must be spoken when it isn&#8217;t the last digit. Without it, 105 and 150 would sound the same: 150 is <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e00\u767e\u4e94 y\u00ec b\u01cei w\u01d4<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e00\u767e\u4e94 y\u00ec b\u01cei w\u01d4<\/span>, while 105 is <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e00\u767e\u96f6\u4e94 y\u00ec b\u01cei l\u00edng w\u01d4<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e00\u767e\u96f6\u4e94 y\u00ec b\u01cei l\u00edng w\u01d4<\/span>.<\/p><\/div>\n\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"7Special_Case_200_and_2000\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">7<\/span><span class=\"h2-title\">Special Case: 200 and 2,000<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p class=\"intro\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e8c \u00e8r<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e8c \u00e8r<\/span> is the numeral &#8220;two,&#8221; while <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5169 li\u01ceng<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e24 li\u01ceng<\/span> is used specifically when counting or expressing a quantity of two. In front of <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u767e b\u01cei<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u767e b\u01cei<\/span> and <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5343 qi\u0101n<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5343 qi\u0101n<\/span>, it is more natural to use <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5169 li\u01ceng<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e24 li\u01ceng<\/span>, because they express a quantity: two hundreds, two thousands.<\/p>\n  <div class=\"num-ex\"><span class=\"dg\">200<\/span><span class=\"nz\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5169\u767e<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e24\u767e<\/span><\/span><span class=\"npy\">li\u01ceng b\u01cei<\/span><\/div>\n  <div class=\"num-ex\"><span class=\"dg\">240<\/span><span class=\"nz\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5169\u767e\u56db\u5341<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e24\u767e\u56db\u5341<\/span><\/span><span class=\"npy\">li\u01ceng b\u01cei s\u00ec sh\u00ed<\/span><\/div>\n  <div class=\"num-ex\"><span class=\"dg\">222<\/span><span class=\"nz\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5169\u767e\u4e8c\u5341\u4e8c<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e24\u767e\u4e8c\u5341\u4e8c<\/span><\/span><span class=\"npy\">li\u01ceng b\u01cei \u00e8r sh\u00ed \u00e8r<\/span><\/div>\n  <div class=\"num-ex\"><span class=\"dg\">293<\/span><span class=\"nz\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5169\u767e\u4e5d\u5341\u4e09<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e24\u767e\u4e5d\u5341\u4e09<\/span><\/span><span class=\"npy\">li\u01ceng b\u01cei ji\u01d4 sh\u00ed s\u0101n<\/span><\/div>\n  <div class=\"num-ex\"><span class=\"dg\">2,000<\/span><span class=\"nz\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5169\u5343<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e24\u5343<\/span><\/span><span class=\"npy\">li\u01ceng qi\u0101n<\/span><\/div>\n  <div class=\"num-ex\"><span class=\"dg\">2,893<\/span><span class=\"nz\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5169\u5343\u516b\u767e\u4e5d\u5341\u4e09<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e24\u5343\u516b\u767e\u4e5d\u5341\u4e09<\/span><\/span><span class=\"npy\">li\u01ceng qi\u0101n b\u0101 b\u01cei ji\u01d4 sh\u00ed s\u0101n<\/span><\/div>\n  <div class=\"num-ex\"><span class=\"dg\">2,222<\/span><span class=\"nz\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5169\u5343\u5169\u767e\u4e8c\u5341\u4e8c<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e24\u5343\u4e24\u767e\u4e8c\u5341\u4e8c<\/span><\/span><span class=\"npy\">li\u01ceng qi\u0101n li\u01ceng b\u01cei \u00e8r sh\u00ed \u00e8r<\/span><\/div>\n  <div class=\"callout point\"><div class=\"callout-label\">Note<\/div><p><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e8c\u767e \u00e8r b\u01cei<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e8c\u767e \u00e8r b\u01cei<\/span> and <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e8c\u5343 \u00e8r qi\u0101n<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e8c\u5343 \u00e8r qi\u0101n<\/span> are also understandable and used in some contexts (more often in mainland China), but <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5169\u767e li\u01ceng b\u01cei<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e24\u767e li\u01ceng b\u01cei<\/span> and <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5169\u5343 li\u01ceng qi\u0101n<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e24\u5343 li\u01ceng qi\u0101n<\/span> are more common and considered more standard. For the full story, see the related lesson on <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e8c \u00e8r<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e8c \u00e8r<\/span> and <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5169 li\u01ceng<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e24 li\u01ceng<\/span> below.<\/p><\/div>\n\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"8Room_and_Phone_Numbers_%E4%B8%80_yao%E4%B8%80_yao\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">8<\/span><span class=\"h2-title\">Room and Phone Numbers: <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e00 y\u0101o<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e00 y\u0101o<\/span><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p class=\"intro\">When reading out phone numbers, room numbers, or bus numbers digit by digit, one number changes: <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e00 y\u012b<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e00 y\u012b<\/span> is commonly read as y\u0101o, especially in mainland China, so it isn&#8217;t confused with <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e03 q\u012b<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e03 q\u012b<\/span>.<\/p>\n  <div class=\"num-ex\"><span class=\"dg\">Room 123<\/span><span class=\"nz\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">123\u865f\u623f<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">123\u53f7\u623f<\/span><\/span><span class=\"npy\">y\u0101o \u00e8r s\u0101n h\u00e0o f\u00e1ng<\/span><\/div>\n  <div class=\"num-ex\"><span class=\"dg\">0102-361-XXX<\/span><span class=\"nz\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">0102-361-XXX<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">0102-361-XXX<\/span><\/span><span class=\"npy\">l\u00edng y\u0101o l\u00edng \u00e8r \u2013 s\u0101n li\u00f9 y\u0101o \u2013 XXX<\/span><\/div>\n  <div class=\"num-ex\"><span class=\"dg\">110<\/span><span class=\"nz\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">110<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">110<\/span><\/span><span class=\"npy\">y\u0101o y\u0101o l\u00edng<\/span><span class=\"nn\">the police emergency number<\/span><\/div>\n  <div class=\"num-ex\"><span class=\"dg\">119<\/span><span class=\"nz\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">119<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">119<\/span><\/span><span class=\"npy\">y\u0101o y\u0101o ji\u01d4<\/span><span class=\"nn\">the number to report a fire<\/span><\/div>\n\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"9Common_Mistakes\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">9<\/span><span class=\"h2-title\">Common Mistakes<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <div class=\"mistake-block\">\n    <div class=\"row wrong-row\"><span class=\"mark\">\u274c<\/span><span class=\"pre\">105 =<\/span><span class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u767e\u4e94<\/span><rt>y\u00ecb\u01ceiw\u01d4<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u767e\u4e94<\/span><rt>y\u00ecb\u01ceiw\u01d4<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"row right-row\"><span class=\"mark\">\u2705<\/span><span class=\"pre\">105 =<\/span><span class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u767e\u96f6\u4e94<\/span><rt>y\u00ecb\u01ceil\u00edngw\u01d4<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u767e\u96f6\u4e94<\/span><rt>y\u00ecb\u01ceil\u00edngw\u01d4<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"why\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e00\u767e\u4e94 y\u00ec b\u01cei w\u01d4<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e00\u767e\u4e94 y\u00ec b\u01cei w\u01d4<\/span> means 150. When the zero is in the middle, <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u96f6 l\u00edng<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u96f6 l\u00edng<\/span> must be spoken.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"mistake-block\">\n    <div class=\"row wrong-row\"><span class=\"mark\">\u274c<\/span><span class=\"pre\">15 =<\/span><span class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u5341\u4e94<\/span><rt>y\u012bsh\u00edw\u01d4<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u5341\u4e94<\/span><rt>y\u012bsh\u00edw\u01d4<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"row right-row\"><span class=\"mark\">\u2705<\/span><span class=\"pre\">15 =<\/span><span class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5341\u4e94<\/span><rt>sh\u00edw\u01d4<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5341\u4e94<\/span><rt>sh\u00edw\u01d4<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"why\">At the start of a number, 10 is just <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5341 sh\u00ed<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5341 sh\u00ed<\/span> \u2014 no <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e00 y\u012b<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e00 y\u012b<\/span> in front.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"mistake-block\">\n    <div class=\"row wrong-row\"><span class=\"mark\">\u274c<\/span><span class=\"pre\">1,005 =<\/span><span class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u5343<\/span><rt>y\u00ecqi\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96f6\u96f6\u4e94<\/span><rt>l\u00edngl\u00edngw\u01d4<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u5343<\/span><rt>y\u00ecqi\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96f6\u96f6\u4e94<\/span><rt>l\u00edngl\u00edngw\u01d4<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"row right-row\"><span class=\"mark\">\u2705<\/span><span class=\"pre\">1,005 =<\/span><span class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u5343<\/span><rt>y\u00ecqi\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96f6\u4e94<\/span><rt>l\u00edngw\u01d4<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u5343<\/span><rt>y\u00ecqi\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96f6\u4e94<\/span><rt>l\u00edngw\u01d4<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"why\">No matter how many zeros sit together in the middle, <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u96f6 l\u00edng<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u96f6 l\u00edng<\/span> is only said once.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"10Practice\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">10<\/span><span class=\"h2-title\">Practice<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p class=\"intro\">Tap each card to check how to say the number in Chinese.<\/p>\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">01<\/span>15<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\"><div class=\"reason\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5341\u4e94<\/span><rt>sh\u00edw\u01d4<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5341\u4e94<\/span><rt>sh\u00edw\u01d4<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">02<\/span>38<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\"><div class=\"reason\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e09\u5341\u516b<\/span><rt>s\u0101nsh\u00edb\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e09\u5341\u516b<\/span><rt>s\u0101nsh\u00edb\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">03<\/span>76<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\"><div class=\"reason\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e03\u5341\u516d<\/span><rt>q\u012bsh\u00edli\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e03\u5341\u516d<\/span><rt>q\u012bsh\u00edli\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">04<\/span>136<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\"><div class=\"reason\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u767e<\/span><rt>y\u00ecb\u01cei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e09\u5341\u516d<\/span><rt>s\u0101nsh\u00edli\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u767e<\/span><rt>y\u00ecb\u01cei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e09\u5341\u516d<\/span><rt>s\u0101nsh\u00edli\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">05<\/span>209<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\"><div class=\"reason\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5169\u767e<\/span><rt>li\u01cengb\u01cei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96f6\u4e5d<\/span><rt>l\u00edngji\u01d4<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e24\u767e<\/span><rt>li\u01cengb\u01cei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96f6\u4e5d<\/span><rt>l\u00edngji\u01d4<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">06<\/span>801<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\"><div class=\"reason\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u516b\u767e<\/span><rt>b\u0101b\u01cei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96f6\u4e00<\/span><rt>l\u00edngy\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u516b\u767e<\/span><rt>b\u0101b\u01cei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96f6\u4e00<\/span><rt>l\u00edngy\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">07<\/span>2,618<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\"><div class=\"reason\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5169\u5343<\/span><rt>li\u01cengqi\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u516d\u767e<\/span><rt>li\u00f9b\u01cei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u5341\u516b<\/span><rt>y\u012bsh\u00edb\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e24\u5343<\/span><rt>li\u01cengqi\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u516d\u767e<\/span><rt>li\u00f9b\u01cei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u5341\u516b<\/span><rt>y\u012bsh\u00edb\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">08<\/span>3,005<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\"><div class=\"reason\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e09\u5343<\/span><rt>s\u0101nqi\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96f6\u4e94<\/span><rt>l\u00edngw\u01d4<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e09\u5343<\/span><rt>s\u0101nqi\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96f6\u4e94<\/span><rt>l\u00edngw\u01d4<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"related-grammar\"><h4>Related Grammar<\/h4><a class=\"row\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/03\/twoinchinese\/\"><span class=\"arrow\">\u2192<\/span><span class=\"title\">Two in Chinese \u2014 <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e8c \u00e8r<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e8c \u00e8r<\/span> and <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5169 li\u01ceng<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e24 li\u01ceng<\/span><\/span><span class=\"level\">(HSK 1)<\/span><\/a><a class=\"row\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/20\/chinese-bigger-numbers\/\"><span class=\"arrow\">\u2192<\/span><span class=\"title\">Chinese Bigger Numbers \u2014 <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u842c w\u00e0n<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e07 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