Chinese Numbers

If you're trying to learn Chinese Numbers which is also called Mandarin, check our courses about Cardinal Numbers and Ordinal Numbers... to help you with your Chinese grammar. Try to concentrate on the lesson and notice the pattern that occurs each time the word changes its place. Also don't forget to check the rest of our other lessons listed on Learn Chinese. Enjoy the rest of the lesson!

Chinese Numbers

Learning the Chinese Numbers is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you practice the subject, the closer you get to mastering the Chinese language. But first we need to know what the role of Numbers is in the structure of the grammar in Chinese.

Chinese cardinal number convey the "how many" they're also known as "counting numbers," because they show quantity.

Here are some examples:

Counting in Chinese is very easy, the numerals are 一二三四五六七八九十百千万 1-yī 2-èr 3-sān 4-sì 5-wǔ 6-liù 7-qī 8-bā 9-jiǔ 10-shí 100-bǎi 1000-qiān 10000-wan. From this all numerals can be made, after 10, 100, 1000 or 10000 means de number has to be added, before it means you have to multiply the number it is standing before. 三百五十一 sān bǎi wǔ shí yī three times hundred plus five times ten plus one. (The same as our number system 351 means 3 x 100 + 5 x 10 + 1, only we leave out the powers of ten.)

As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Numbers in Chinese has a logical pattern. Locate the Numbers above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Mandarin.

List of Ordinal Numbers in Chinese

Chinese Ordinal numbers tell the order of things in a set: first, second, third, etc. Ordinal numbers do not show quantity. They only show rank or position. Below is a list of the Cardinal Numbers and Ordinal Numbers in Chinese. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Chinese vocabulary.

Cardinal Numbers and Ordinal Numbers have a very important role in Chinese, therefore they need very special attention. Once you're done with the Mandarin Numbers, you might want to check the rest of our Chinese lessons here: Learn Chinese. Don't forget to bookmark this page.