Mandarin Chinese Grammar for Pimsleur Students/Numbers

Numbers

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Number names

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1
二/两 èr/liăng 2
sān 3
4
5
liù 6
7
8
jiŭ 9
shí 10
十一 shí yī 11
二十 èr shí 20
二十一 èr shí yī 21
一百 yī băi 100
一千 yī qiān 1,000
两千 liăng qiān 2,000

Measure words (classifiers)

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general classifier persons, hours, flights, etc.
bēi glass, cup beverages such as water, tea, beer etc.
dùn meal meals
jiā house businesses, families, etc.
kuài unit currencies such as renmingbi, dollar, etc.
tiáo long thin things ribbons, rivers, roads, trousers, etc.

Time

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一点钟 yī diăn zhōng 1 o'clock
两点钟 liăng diăn zhōng 2 o'clock
三点钟 sān diăn zhōng 3 o'clock

Money

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Currencies:

港币 găngbì Hong Kong dollar
美金 měi jīn U. S. dollar
人民币 rénmínbì Chinese currency (Renminbi, RMB)


Examples:

一块人民币 yī kuài rénmíngbì 1 (unit) RMB
两块美金 liăng kuài měi jīn 2 (units) U. S. dollars
你有多少人民币 ? nĭ yŏu duōshăo rénmíngbì? How many RMB do you have?
我有一点儿人民币 ◦ wŏ yŏu yìdiăn'r rénmíngbì. I have some RMB.

Math

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jiā plus


Examples:

三是多少 ? sān jiā sān shì duōshăo? How much is 3 plus 3?