Learn Mandarin Chinese Numbers and Time 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: How do you say the number 10 in Mandarin?
- bǎi
- shí (Correct answer)
- qiān
- wàn
Correct answer: shí
'Shí (十)' means ten in Mandarin, and it serves as the base for numbers 11–19.
Question 2: What does 'wàn (万)' represent in the Chinese numbering system?
- One thousand
- Ten thousand (Correct answer)
- One hundred thousand
- One million
Correct answer: Ten thousand
'Wàn (万)' equals ten thousand, a grouping unit unique to the Chinese number system that does not have a single English word equivalent.
Question 3: How do you say '35' in Mandarin?
- sān shí wǔ (Correct answer)
- wǔ shí sān
- sān wǔ
- shí sān wǔ
Correct answer: sān shí wǔ
35 in Mandarin is 'sān shí wǔ (三十五)' — three tens plus five.
Question 4: What is the Mandarin word for 'zero'?
- yī
- líng (Correct answer)
- èr
- sì
Correct answer: líng
'Líng (零)' means zero in Mandarin and is also used to bridge gaps in large numbers.
Question 5: How do you say 'half past two' (2:30) in Mandarin?
- liǎng diǎn sānshí fēn
- liǎng diǎn bàn (Correct answer)
- èr diǎn sān
- liǎng bàn diǎn
Correct answer: liǎng diǎn bàn
'Liǎng diǎn bàn (两点半)' literally means 'two o'clock half', the standard way to say 2:30 in Mandarin.
Question 6: In Mandarin, which word is used for 'two' when counting objects with a measure word?
- èr (二)
- liǎng (两) (Correct answer)
- shuāng (双)
- duì (对)
Correct answer: liǎng (两)
'Liǎng (两)' is used before measure words and nouns to mean 'two of something', while 'èr (二)' is used in counting sequences.
Learn Mandarin Chinese Numbers and Time 1
How do you say the number 10 in Mandarin?