IC1 - Basics - Numerals Flashcards

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  1. 一个
  2. 一本(书)
  3. 一次
  4. 第一
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一 yī/yí/yì One
Radical: 一 ’horizontal stroke’
Character components: 一 一二三
yī èr sān one two three

1.一个 yí ge one (general objects, usually roundish)
2. 一本(书) yì běn (shū) one (book)
3. 一次 yí cì once
4. 第一 dì yī first

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  1. 二哥
  2. 二月
  3. 二等
  4. 独一无二
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二 èr Two
Radical: 二 ’two’
Character components: 一 + 一 一加一等于二。 Yī jiā yī děngyú èr.
One plus one equals two.

  1. 二哥 èrgē second older brother
  2. 二月 Èryuè February
  3. 二等 èrděng second class
  4. 独一无二 dúyī-wú’èr unique
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  1. 三角形
  2. 三个月
  3. 星期三
  4. 三心二意
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三 sān Three
Radical: 一 ’horizontal stroke’
Character components: 一 + 一 + 一 一
不离二,二不离三。
Yī bù lí èr, èr bù lí sān.
Things don’t happen once, they come in twos and threes.

  1. 三角形 sānjiǎo xíng triangle
  2. 三个月 sān ge yuè three months
  3. 星期三 xīngqīsān Wednesday
  4. 三心二意 sānxīn-èryì indecisive
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  1. 四方形
  2. 四季
  3. 四川
  4. 四通八达
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四 sì Four
Radical: 口 ’horizontal stroke’
Character components: 口 + 儿 二二
得四。
Èr èr dé sì.
Two times two equals four.

  1. 四方形 sìfāng xíng square
  2. 四季 sìjì four seasons
    3.四川 Sìchuān Sichuan (province) (lit.: four rivers, referring to the four tributaries of the Yangzi which flow through the province)
  3. 四通八达 sìtōng-bādá extend in all directions
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  1. 五月
  2. 五个月
  3. 五体投地
  4. 五颜六色
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五 wǔ Five
Radical: 一 ’horizontal stroke’ or 二 ’two’ Character components: 五

五路公共汽车
Wǔlù gōnggòng qìchē
No. 5 bus

  1. 五月 Wǔyuè May
  2. 五个月 wǔ ge yuè five months
    3.五体投地 wǔtǐ tóudì prostrate oneself before someone (lit.: the five extremities of the body)
  3. 五颜六色 wǔyán-liùsè multi-colored
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  1. 六月
  2. 星期六
  3. 六一
  4. 三头六臂
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六 liù Six

Radical: 亠 ’the top of 六 ’
Character components: 亠 + 八

二三得六。
Èr sān dé liù. T
wo times three equals six.

  1. 六月 Liùyuè June
  2. 星期六 Xīngqīliù Saturday
  3. 六一 Liùyī June 1st (Children’s Day)
    4.三头六臂 sāntóu-liùbì super-human (lit.: three heads and six arms)
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  1. 七天
  2. 七月
  3. 七夕
  4. 七上八落
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七 qī Seven
Radical: 一 ’horizontal stroke’
Character components: 一 + (downward right curved stroke)

七七四十九。
Qī qī sìshíjiǔ.
Seven times seven equals forty-nine.

  1. 七天 qī tiān seven days
  2. 七月 Qīyuè July
    3.七夕 qī xī 7th evening of the 7th lunar month (Chinese Valentine’s Day)
    4.七上八落 qīshàng-bāluò be agitated (lit.: like 15 buckets, 7 going up and 8 going down)
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  1. 八成
  2. 八折
  3. 胡说八道
  4. 乱七八糟
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八 bā Eight

Radical: 八 ’eight’
Character components: 八

我家离市区八公里。
Wǒ jiā lí shìqū bā gōnglǐ.
My house is 8km from the city.

  1. 八成 bāchéng 80 per cent
  2. 八折 bāzhé 20% discount
  3. 胡说八道 húshuō-bādào nonsense
  4. 乱七八糟 luànqī bāzāo in great disorder
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  1. 九九表
  2. 九级风
  3. 九州
  4. 九一一
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九 jiǔ Nine
Radical: 丿 ’downward-left stroke’ Character components: 九

三三得九。
Sān sān dé jiǔ.
Three times three equals nine.

  1. 九九表 jiǔjiǔ biǎo multiplication table
  2. 九级风 jiǔjí fēng force 9 wind
    3.九州 jiǔzhōu poetic name of China (nine divisions of China in remote antiquity)
  3. 九一一 jiǔyīyī September 11
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  1. 十分
  2. 八九不离十
  3. 十字路口
  4. 十全十美
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十 shí Ten

Radical: 十 ’ten’
Character components: 十
我妹妹今年十岁。
Wǒ mèimèi jīnnián shí suì.
My younger sister is ten years old.

  1. 十分 shífēn fully
    2.八九不离十 bā jiǔ bù lí shí about right, pretty close (to reality)
  2. 十字路口 shízì lùkǒu intersection
    4.十全十美 shíquán-shíměi be perfect in every way (lit.: complete and beautiful)
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