Mandarin/Chinese number has two units that English doesn’t have (or at least, it has unique words for these units whilst English describes them with combinations of other units. These are:
Category: Chinese Grammar
How to read Chinese number?
Chinese number ystem does have some tricky parts, but once you’ve learnt it you will know how to read out any number in Chinese. Single digits are handled the same way as in English, nothing tricky there.
Write 伐 (fá)(chop) in Chinese character
伐 (fá)Origin:Meaning:
to chop, to cut downWords:伐木(fámù): woodcutting
砍伐(kǎnfá): to fell (trees)
讨伐(tǎofá): to send armed forces to suppress
武王伐纣(WǔWángFáZhòu): the crusade against King Zhou of the Shang kingdom by King Wu of the Zhou kingdom
Chinese grammar: Structure of days of the week
When we learn Chinese grammar, date is also important for beginers.There are several ways to refer to the days of the week in Chinese. (Fortunately, they’re all pretty easy.)
Write 保 (bǎo)(protect) in Chinese character
保 (bǎo)Origin:Meaning:defend; protect; keep; preserveWords:保持(bǎochí): to maintain保存(bǎocún): to conserve; keep; preserve
Chinese grammar: Structure of dates
As with many things in Chinese, dates are arranged from largest unit to smallest: year, month, day.Dates in Chinese follow the order "year, month, day."
Write 吉(jí)(lucky) in Chinese character
吉(jí)Origin:Meaning:lucky, propitious, auspiciousWords:吉祥(jíxiáng): lucky, propitious, auspicious
吉星(jíxīng): lucky star
吉日(írì): lucky day
吉他(jítā): guitar
吉祥物(jíxiángwù): mascot
Write 千(qiān) (thousand) in Chinese character
千(qiān)Origin:Meaning:thousand;a great amount of;a great number of;Words:一千(yī qiān): one thousand
千米(qiānmǐ): kilometer
千克(qiānkè): kilogram
秋千(qiūqiān): swing
千言万语(qiān yán wàn yǔ):tens of thousands of words
Write 竞(jìng)(compete) in Chinese character
竞(jìng)Origin:Meaning:compete;contest;Words:竞赛(jìngsài): competition
竞争(jìngzhēng): to compete
竞选(jìngxuǎn): to run for (election)
竞技(jìngjì): athletics
Write 告(gào)(tell) in Chinese charater
告(gào)Origin:甲骨文中“告”的字形是上面一个“牛”字,下面一个“口”字,合起来表示祭祀时,人们献上一头牛,并进行祷告的情景,后来,“告”的意思逐渐普通化,泛指“告诉”“表达”和“诉说”。
On ancient oracle bone inscriptions, “告” was composed of “牛” (cow) on top and “口” (mouth) on the bottom, together meaning that people sacrifice a cow and pray in a religious ceremony. Later, the meaning of “告” gradually became more general, and now refers to expressing and telling.