Chinese numbers 10-99

Before reading this guide, please familiarise yourself with the basic Chinese numbers first.

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Ten to nineteen

Unlike English (10), Chinese does not have two digits to represent ten. Instead, it has a nice simple two-stroke character:

From ten to nineteen, simply use the shí character, followed by the unit:

Fourteen is a particular challenge to pronounce for English speakers - shi2 si4, somewhat reminiscent of the English "She sells sea shells" tongue twister!

Twenty to twenty-nine

Twenty is simply "two tens":

The units continue in the same way as 10-19:

Thirty to ninety

All the other tens are achieved in the same way:

Further reading

If you're feeling confident, why not try the number tongue twister?

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