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(In this passage, we give a short introduction of digitals one to ten in Chinese.)
 
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一   yi          one          一帆风顺
{|
 
  |Number
二   er        two         二人同心
  |Character
 
  |Pinyin
三   san      three        三心二意
  |Example
 
  |Meaning
四   si        four          四通八达
|-
 
  |1
五   wu      five          五颜六色
  |一 
 
   |yī 
六   liu        six           六神无主
  |一帆风顺
 
  |propitious wind throughout the journey (idiom)
七   qi        seven      七上八下
|-
 
  |2
八  ba      eight        八仙过海  
  |二 
 
   |èr 
九  jiu      nine        九霄云外
  |二人同心
 
  |If two people are of the same mind, their sharpness can cut through metal
十   shi      ten        十全十美
|-
  |3
  |三 
  |sān 
   |三心二意
  |unable to concentrate on completing one goal at a time, likely to change
minds easily
|-
  |4
  |四 
  |sì
   |四通八达
  |roads open in all directions (idiom); accessible from all sides
|-
  |5
  |五 
  |wǔ 
   |五颜六色
  |every color under the sun
|-
  |6
  |六 
  |lìu 
  |六神无主
   |all six vital organs fail (idiom)
|-
  |7
  |七 
  |qī
   |七上八下
  |at 6 and 7 : perturbed state of mind
|-
  |8
  |八
  |bā 
   |八仙过海
  |*Literally: The Eight Immortals
cross the sea, each revealing their divine power.<br>
Idiom*everybody using their talents to achieve a common goal
|-
  |9
  |九
   |jǐu
  |九霄云外
  |*beyond the topmost clouds (idiom)*unimaginably far away
|-
  |10
  |十 
  |shí
   |十全十美
  |*to be perfect (idiom) *complete and beautiful
|}

Revision as of 00:01, 26 January 2017

Number Character Pinyin Example Meaning
1 一  yī  一帆风顺 propitious wind throughout the journey (idiom)
2 二  èr  二人同心 If two people are of the same mind, their sharpness can cut through metal
3 三  sān  三心二意 unable to concentrate on completing one goal at a time, likely to change

minds easily

4 四  sì 四通八达 roads open in all directions (idiom); accessible from all sides
5 五  wǔ  五颜六色 every color under the sun
6 六  lìu  六神无主 all six vital organs fail (idiom)
7 七  qī 七上八下 at 6 and 7 : perturbed state of mind
8 八 bā  八仙过海 *Literally: The Eight Immortals

cross the sea, each revealing their divine power.
Idiom*everybody using their talents to achieve a common goal

9 九 jǐu 九霄云外 *beyond the topmost clouds (idiom)*unimaginably far away
10 十  shí 十全十美 *to be perfect (idiom) *complete and beautiful
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