Numbers 0-100

Chinese numbers 1-10 (一二三四五六七八九十) are the base for all others. 11-99 combine these logically: 11 is 十一 (ten-one), 20 is 二十 (two-ten), 35 is 三十五 (three-ten-five).

Examples

• 我今年二十岁。(Wǒ jīnnián èrshí suì.) — I am twenty years old this year.
• 这个三十五块钱。(Zhège sānshíwǔ kuài qián.) — This is thirty-five yuan.
• 他有两个孩子。(Tā yǒu liǎng gè háizi.) — He has two children.
• 一百分。(Yìbǎi fēn.) — One hundred points.
• 十一月。(Shíyī yuè.) — November (literally "eleven month").

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