Learn Mandarin Chinese Numbers and Counting 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: How do you say '100' in Mandarin?
- shí
- bǎi (Correct answer)
- qiān
- wàn
Correct answer: bǎi
'Bǎi' (百) means one hundred in Mandarin.
Question 2: What is the Mandarin word for the number 10,000?
- qiān
- wàn (Correct answer)
- yì
- bǎi
Correct answer: wàn
'Wàn' (万) means ten thousand in Mandarin, a key unit in the Chinese number system.
Question 3: How do you say '21' in Mandarin?
- èr shí yī (Correct answer)
- liǎng shí yī
- èr yī
- yī shí èr
Correct answer: èr shí yī
'Èr shí yī' (二十一) literally means 'two-ten-one,' the standard way to say 21 in Mandarin.
Question 4: Which word is used for '2' when counting objects (e.g., two people)?
- èr
- liǎng (Correct answer)
- shuāng
- duō
Correct answer: liǎng
'Liǎng' (两) is used before measure words to say 'two of something,' while 'èr' is used in sequences.
Question 5: How do you say '0' (zero) in Mandarin?
- yī
- líng (Correct answer)
- méi
- kōng
Correct answer: líng
'Líng' (零) is the Mandarin word for zero.
Question 6: What is the correct way to say '1,000' in Mandarin?
- shí bǎi
- yī qiān (Correct answer)
- bǎi shí
- yī wàn
Correct answer: yī qiān
'Yī qiān' (一千) means one thousand in Mandarin.
How do you say '100' in Mandarin?