Chinese Numbers Vocabulary
The 45 beginner words (A1–A2) for numbers, with their English translations and part of speech, across 4 themed lists. These are the ones worth knowing first.
The 45 beginner words (A1–A2) for numbers, with their English translations and part of speech, across 4 themed lists. These are the ones worth knowing first.
| English | Chinese | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| eight | 八ba | num | A1 |
| five | 五wu | num | A1 |
| four | 四si | num | A1 |
| nine | 九jiu | num | A1 |
| one | 一yi | num | A1 |
| seven | 七qi | num | A1 |
| six | 六liu | num | A1 |
| ten | 十shi | num | A1 |
| three | 三san | num | A1 |
| two | 二er | num | A1 |
| zero | 零ling | num | A1 |
| English | Chinese | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| eighteen | 十八shi ba | num | A1 |
| eighty | 八十ba shi | num | A1 |
| eleven | 十一shi yi | num | A1 |
| fifteen | 十五shi wu | num | A1 |
| fifty | 五十wu shi | num | A1 |
| forty | 四十si shi | num | A1 |
| fourteen | 十四shi si | num | A1 |
| nineteen | 十九shi jiu | num | A1 |
| ninety | 九十jiu shi | num | A1 |
| seventeen | 十七shi qi | num | A1 |
| seventy | 七十qi shi | num | A1 |
| sixteen | 十六shi liu | num | A1 |
| sixty | 六十liu shi | num | A1 |
| thirteen | 十三shi san | num | A1 |
| thirty | 三十san shi | num | A1 |
| twelve | 十二shi er | num | A1 |
| twenty | 二十er shi | num | A1 |
| double | 双倍shuang bei | noun | A2 |
| half | 一半yi ban | noun | A2 |
| hundred | 一百yi bai | num | A2 |
| English | Chinese | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | 第一di yi | num | A1 |
| fourth | 第四di si | num | A1 |
| second | 第二di er | num | A1 |
| tenth | 第十di shi | num | A1 |
| million | 百万bai wan | noun | A2 |
| third | 第三di san | num | A2 |
| thousand | 千qian | num | A2 |
| English | Chinese | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| yard | 码ma | noun | A1 |
| centimeter | 厘米li mi | noun | A2 |
| gram | 克ke | noun | A2 |
| kilogram | 公斤gong jin | noun | A2 |
| kilometer | 公里gong li | noun | A2 |
| liter | 升sheng | noun | A2 |
| milliliter | 毫升hao sheng | noun | A2 |
Watch Your LanguageVocabulary widgets for iPhone & Apple Watch
These lists stop at A1–A2, the words a beginner needs first. The numbers packs keep going through B1, B2 and C1 inside Watch Your Language, along with every other topic.
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