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Hi Mandarin Chinese learners,

In the table below, you will find the writing and pronunciation of numbers from 1 to 10 in Chinese, Mandarin.

You will also find and example of expressions using those numbers.

Have fun.

Feel free to edit, if needed.

  • Click the Forvo links to hear the pronunciation.
Number Character Pinyin Example Meaning
1 一  yī  一帆風順/一帆风顺 (yīfānfēngshùn) Forvo1 Forvo2
  • Literally: propitious wind throughout the journey
  • Meaning: Have a nice trip
2 二  èr  二人同心 (èrréntóngxīn)
  • Literally: two people are of the same mind, (-其利斷金/其利断金 their sharpness can cut through metal) Forvo
3 三  sān  三心二意 (sānxīn'èryì) Forvo
  • Literally: three hearts and two minds
  • Meaning: unable to concentrate on completing one goal at a time, likely to change minds easily
4 四  四通八達/四通八达 (sìtōngbādá) Forvo
  • Literally: roads open in all directions (idiom);
  • Meaning: accessible from all sides
5 五  wǔ  五顏六色/五颜六色 (wǔyánliùsè) Forvo1 Forvo2
  • Literally: five or six colors
6 六  liù  六神無主/六神无主 (liùshénwúzhǔ) Forvo
  • Literally: all six vital organs fail (idiom)
7 七  七上八下 (qīshàngbāxià) Forvo
  • Literally: at 7 and 8
  • Meaning: perturbed state of mind
8 bā  八仙過海/八仙过海 (bāxiānguòhǎi) Forvo
  • Literally: The Eight Immortals cross the sea, (-各顯神通/各显神通 each revealing their divine power) (Idiom) Forvo
  • Meaning: everybody using their talents to achieve a common goal
9 jiǔ 九霄雲外/九霄云外 (jiǔxiāoyúnwài) Forvo
  • Literally: beyond the topmost clouds (idiom)
  • Meaning: unimaginably far away
10 十  shí 十全十美 (shíquánshíměi) Forvo
  • Literally: complete and beautiful
  • Meaning: to be perfect (idiom)

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