Learn Chinese Chinese Numbers and Counting 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: How do you say 'one hundred' in Mandarin Chinese?
- 百 (bǎi) (Correct answer)
- 千 (qiān)
- 万 (wàn)
- 十 (shí)
Correct answer: 百 (bǎi)
百 (bǎi) means one hundred in Mandarin Chinese.
Question 2: What is the Mandarin word for the number 10,000?
- 千 (qiān)
- 百 (bǎi)
- 万 (wàn) (Correct answer)
- 亿 (yì)
Correct answer: 万 (wàn)
万 (wàn) is the Mandarin word for 10,000, a unit unique to Chinese counting.
Question 3: How do you say 'zero' in Mandarin Chinese?
- 一 (yī)
- 零 (líng) (Correct answer)
- 无 (wú)
- 空 (kōng)
Correct answer: 零 (líng)
零 (líng) is the standard word for zero in Mandarin Chinese.
Question 4: Which number is considered lucky in Chinese culture?
- 4
- 6
- 8 (Correct answer)
- 9
Correct answer: 8
8 (八, bā) is considered very lucky in Chinese culture because it sounds like 发 (fā), meaning prosperity.
Question 5: How do you say '21' in Mandarin Chinese?
- 一二 (yī èr)
- 二十一 (èr shí yī) (Correct answer)
- 二一 (èr yī)
- 十二一 (shí èr yī)
Correct answer: 二十一 (èr shí yī)
21 in Mandarin is 二十一 (èr shí yī), literally 'two-ten-one'.
Question 6: What does 千 (qiān) mean in Mandarin?
- Ten
- Hundred
- Thousand (Correct answer)
- Million
Correct answer: Thousand
千 (qiān) means one thousand in Mandarin Chinese.
How do you say 'one hundred' in Mandarin Chinese?