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Question 1

How do you say 'one hundred' in Mandarin Chinese?

Accepted Answer

百 (bǎi)

Answer

百 (bǎi) means one hundred in Mandarin Chinese.

Question 2

What is the Mandarin word for the number 10,000?

Accepted Answer

万 (wàn)

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

零 (líng)

Answer

零 (líng) is the standard word for zero in Mandarin Chinese.

Question 4

Which number is considered lucky in Chinese culture?

Accepted Answer

8

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

二十一 (èr shí yī)

Answer

21 in Mandarin is 二十一 (èr shí yī), literally 'two-ten-one'.

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