Comments on: Do you really know how to count in Chinese? https://www.hackingchinese.com/do-you-really-know-how-to-count-in-chinese/ A better way of learning Mandarin Mon, 21 Oct 2024 16:40:34 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Student Q&A, September 2024: Slowly spoken Chinese, passing listening exams and understanding numbers | Hacking Chinese https://www.hackingchinese.com/do-you-really-know-how-to-count-in-chinese/#comment-124438 Fri, 18 Oct 2024 18:56:09 +0000 http://www.hackingchinese.com/?p=1957#comment-124438 […] Do you really know how to count in Chinese? […]

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By: The cheapest and most convenient way to improve your spoken Chinese | Hacking Chinese | Hacking Chinese https://www.hackingchinese.com/do-you-really-know-how-to-count-in-chinese/#comment-111770 Sun, 17 Sep 2023 11:38:07 +0000 http://www.hackingchinese.com/?p=1957#comment-111770 […] Another excellent example of this is learning basic numbers in Chinese. You probably learnt these words in your first few weeks of class, but it can take many years to actually get good at using numbers, especially the bigger ones. I wrote more about this here: Do you really know how to count in Chinese? […]

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By: Enid https://www.hackingchinese.com/do-you-really-know-how-to-count-in-chinese/#comment-59702 Mon, 20 Jan 2020 10:40:34 +0000 http://www.hackingchinese.com/?p=1957#comment-59702 In reply to Olle Linge.

And just like you said, it’s ok to say 一百十(or 一百一) when it’s 110,120 to be 一百二 etc, because it’s clear enough. In fact it’s kind of rare to hear 一百一十 in daily conversation (and it sounds somewhat formal).

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By: Rob https://www.hackingchinese.com/do-you-really-know-how-to-count-in-chinese/#comment-45602 Wed, 13 Mar 2019 00:33:31 +0000 http://www.hackingchinese.com/?p=1957#comment-45602 In reply to Maciej.

Myriad. I like that.

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By: Kai Carver https://www.hackingchinese.com/do-you-really-know-how-to-count-in-chinese/#comment-21172 Fri, 21 Jul 2017 06:52:15 +0000 http://www.hackingchinese.com/?p=1957#comment-21172 In reply to Maciej.

That’s a nice site. Too bad it doesn’t go past 8 digits. Also a bit weird that it never uses 兩,only 二, e.g. 二百五十六 rather than 兩百五十六

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By: Kai Carver https://www.hackingchinese.com/do-you-really-know-how-to-count-in-chinese/#comment-21171 Fri, 21 Jul 2017 06:48:33 +0000 http://www.hackingchinese.com/?p=1957#comment-21171 This is an awesome blog post. Had lots of fun trying out the timed practice examples and comparing with other people. (I also confirmed that my mother tongue is French where numbers are concerned.) OK, I’m a bit of a nerd, but still, it’s a great example of making learning fun. How to say numbers is a tedious subject and difficult for people at almost any level of speech, even native Chinese I have discovered. But introducing the timing element makes it interesting and fun. And your reference examples are a great idea which I hope to use.

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By: Anyagamya https://www.hackingchinese.com/do-you-really-know-how-to-count-in-chinese/#comment-18184 Wed, 22 Mar 2017 05:30:07 +0000 http://www.hackingchinese.com/?p=1957#comment-18184 Good morning.i am a beginner.i wonderfull thing for to discovery how to country in chinese language.

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By: Olle Linge https://www.hackingchinese.com/do-you-really-know-how-to-count-in-chinese/#comment-2468 Thu, 20 Nov 2014 07:40:31 +0000 http://www.hackingchinese.com/?p=1957#comment-2468 In reply to Daniel.

I didn’t include this because it ought to be in most beginner textbooks, but your first version of 11 000 is right, except most people might perhaps just say 一万一 because there’s no risk for ambiguity (remember that 10 100 would need to have a 零 in there too). Your 688284 is right.

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By: Daniel https://www.hackingchinese.com/do-you-really-know-how-to-count-in-chinese/#comment-2467 Thu, 20 Nov 2014 03:45:49 +0000 http://www.hackingchinese.com/?p=1957#comment-2467 This article has got it all EXCEPT the answers. So…how do you say:

688 284
4 824 854
70 042 032
513 963 776
6 836 238 955

in Chinese?? Google Translate doesn’t help. If you enter, for example, “ten thousand”, it returns “一万”. Good so far. Now type “eleven thousand” and it gives you “11000”. Genius. So how do you say 11,000 in Chinese?? 一万一千? 一万千?

Is 688,284 六十八万八千两百八十四?

Cheers!

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By: Learning how to ask for and receive directions in Chinese | Hacking Chinese https://www.hackingchinese.com/do-you-really-know-how-to-count-in-chinese/#comment-2466 Tue, 04 Nov 2014 20:58:49 +0000 http://www.hackingchinese.com/?p=1957#comment-2466 […] a way, I think asking for directions is a bit like counting in Chinese, i.e. it’s something you think you’re good at, except that you aren’t. This is because a language isn’t just knowledge, it’s not enough to be able to recall […]

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