Learn Mandarin Chinese Numbers and Counting 3

Question 1

How do you express ordinal numbers (1st, 2nd, 3rd) in Mandarin?

Accepted Answer

Add 'dì' before the number

Answer

Ordinal numbers in Mandarin are formed by placing 'dì' (第) before the number (e.g., 第一 = first).

Question 2

What is '亿 (yì)' equal to?

Accepted Answer

One hundred million

Answer

'Yì' (亿) equals 100 million in the Chinese number system.

Question 3

How do you ask 'How much does this cost?' in Mandarin?

Accepted Answer

zhè gè duōshao qián?

Answer

'Zhè gè duōshao qián?' (这个多少钱?) means 'How much is this?' and is used when shopping.

Question 4

What is the Chinese measure word 'běn (本)' typically used for?

Accepted Answer

Bound objects like books and notebooks

Answer

'Běn' (本) is the measure word for bound objects like books, magazines, and notebooks.

Question 5

In Mandarin, how do you say '2 hours'?

Accepted Answer

liǎng gè xiǎoshí

Answer

'Liǎng gè xiǎoshí' (两个小时) uses 'liǎng' for two and the measure word 'gè xiǎoshí' for hours.

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