Difference between revisions of "Basic numbers"

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== Notes ==
 
== Notes ==
  
AKA: cardinal numbers, numerals
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When using measure words, every number is used before the measure it except for 二 (two). It is replaced with 两. When saying the number two without any measure word, you cannot use 两.
  
Measure words
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零 is zero. 半 is 1/2.
  
and
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After the number 9,999, things get complicated. In English, 10,000=ten thousand. However, in Chinese, 10,000=一万. 100,000 is then ten ten thousands, or 十万. This system takes a lot of practice, since our number system is divided by every three zeros, and Chinese is divided into every four zeros.
  
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1,000=千
 
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10,000=万
万 and 亿
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100,000,000=亿
 
 
Working in groups of four digits
 
 
 
 
  
 
Fractions
 
Fractions

Revision as of 10:13, 6 May 2016

Notes

When using measure words, every number is used before the measure it except for 二 (two). It is replaced with 两. When saying the number two without any measure word, you cannot use 两.

零 is zero. 半 is 1/2.

After the number 9,999, things get complicated. In English, 10,000=ten thousand. However, in Chinese, 10,000=一万. 100,000 is then ten ten thousands, or 十万. This system takes a lot of practice, since our number system is divided by every three zeros, and Chinese is divided into every four zeros.

1,000=千 10,000=万 100,000,000=亿

Fractions

Percentages

Decimals

Multiples with 倍

Sources