Lesson 02 · HSK 1
数字 — Numbers 1–10
Chinese numbers are wonderfully regular: once you have 1–10, you can count to 99 with no new words.
1 – 10
一1
二2
三3
四4
五5
六6
七7
八8
九9
十10
Build bigger numbers
11 = 十一 (shí yī, "ten-one"). 20 = 二十 (èr shí, "two-ten"). 35 = 三十五 (sān shí wǔ, "three-ten-five").
Pattern: tens digit × 十 + ones digit. No exceptions through 99.
Listen
- 一二三四五 — yī èr sān sì wǔ
- 六七八九十 — liù qī bā jiǔ shí