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🇨🇳 Mandarin Chinese Vocabulary ➡ Count to 10 🔢
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Hello Mandarin Chinese learners 😎

In today's lesson, we will learn how to count from 1 to 10 in Mandarin Chinese. Follow each step carefully, and by the end of the lesson, chances are you will be able to count from 1 to 10 in Mandarin Chinese. Isn't that fantastic? You will impress your friends! 🤩

This lesson is designed for beginners, with a duration of 30 minutes and a medium difficulty level. After mastering this lesson, you can also explore other related pages, such as learning about the meaning of 强(強) qiáng strong, powerful; superior, understanding the concept of 空 kōng empty; air, sky, and improving your Mandarin-chinese Vocabulary - Introducing Each Other (Business) skills. Happy learning!

Learn the numbers[edit | edit source]

Numbers from 1 to 10[edit | edit source]

  1. Listen to each recording, repeat out loud the number in your native language and in Mandarin Chinese.
  2. Do this 10 times, each time in a different order. ➡ Tip: Click the arrow Arrow column sort.gif at the top of the column to shuffle the rows.


  • This step will exercise your visual and auditory memory

Numbers from 1 to 5[edit | edit source]

Number Character Pinyin Pronunciation (audio) Translation
1     one
2   èr  two
3   sān  three
4   four
5     five

Numbers from 6 to 10[edit | edit source]

Number Character Pinyin Pronunciation (audio) Translation
6 liù  six
7   seven
8 bā  eight
9 jiǔ nine
10 十  shí ten


Count with your hands[edit | edit source]

Now, let's learn how to count using hands. Look at the picture below.

Try to replicate each hand position and at the same time read the character, pinyin and say the number aloud. Do this 10 times.

  • This step will exercise your visual memory

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Learn like a song[edit | edit source]

A great way to remember numbers in Chinese is to learn them all together, from 1 to 10 and from 10 to 1, much like learning a song. At the same time, it will help you count things quickly. It will be very useful to you in your daily life.

  • This step will exercise your auditory memory

Numbers from 1 to 10[edit | edit source]

  • Listen to the following recording: 20 times.

Numbers from 10 to 1[edit | edit source]

  • Listen to the following recording: 20 times.

Videos: Review what you have learned[edit | edit source]

Watch the following videos to review what you have just learned.

  • This step will exercise both your visual and auditory memory

Count to 10 in English and Mandarin Chinese[edit | edit source]

Count to 10 in Mandarin Chinese: lesson for children[edit | edit source]

Writing, Pronunciation and Hand:

Test your knowledge[edit | edit source]

Translate from Mandarin Chinese[edit | edit source]

This should be the easiest test:

  • Practice your memory: from Mandarin Chinese writing, guess what number it is:
Mandarin Chinese Guess the number:
四 (sì) ?
4
二 (èr) ?
2
十 (shí) ?
10
三 (sān) ?
3
八 (bā) ?
8
一 (yī) ?
1
七 (qī) ?
7
五 (wǔ) ?
5
九 (jiǔ) ?
9
六 (liù) ?
6

Count with your hands[edit | edit source]

  • Practice your visual memory: Look at the photo with the hand position. Guess what number it is.
Hand position Guess the number:
Ten chinese hand.jpg ?
10
One chinese hand.jpg ?
1
Two chinese hand.jpg ?
2
Four chinese hand.jpg ?
4
Six chinese hand.jpg ?
6
Eight chinese hand.jpg ?
8
Three chinese hand.jpg ?
3
Seven chinese hand.jpg ?
7
Five chinese hand.jpg ?
5
Nine chinese hand.jpg ?
9

Listening comprehension[edit | edit source]

Here is a slightly more difficult test:

  • Practice your listening comprehension: Listen to each recording. Guess what number it is.
Pronunciation (sound file) Guess the number:
?
10
?
6
?
4
?
1
?
2
?
8
?
7
?
9
?
5
?
3

Translate to Mandarin Chinese[edit | edit source]

At last, the hardest test:

Number Type the answer: See the answer:
2

?
二 (èr)
4

?
四 (sì)
1

?
一 (yī)
3

?
三 (sān)
8

?
八 (bā)
Number Type the answer: See the answer:
10

?
十 (shí)
9

?
九 (jiǔ)
5

?
五 (wǔ)
6

?
六 (liù)
7

?
七 (qī)

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