Numbers

34 Vocabulary
HSK 1Frequency 21Radical Numeral · Adverb · Other

one

single

a (article)

as soon as

entire; whole; all; throughout

"one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)

also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit

一半yī bàn
HSK 1Frequency 1,554Radical Numeral

half

HSK 1Frequency 1,419Radical Numeral · Other

seven

7

HSK 2Frequency 557Radical Traditional Numeral · Other

used in 俟

Wàn

surname Wan

wàn

ten thousand

a great number

Sān
HSK 1Frequency 233Radical Numeral · Other
Sān

surname San

sān

three

3

liǎng
HSK 1Frequency 81Radical Traditional Numeral · Other

two

both

some

a few

tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤 (old)

HSK 1Frequency 19Radical Traditional Measure Word

used in 自个儿

(classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier)

(bound form) individual

variant of 个

jiǔ
HSK 1Frequency 2,040Radical Numeral · Other · Adjective

nine

9

èr
HSK 1Frequency 664Radical Numeral · Other

two

2

(Beijing dialect) stupid

HSK 1Frequency 563Radical Numeral · Other

five

5

xiē
HSK 1Frequency 611Radical Measure Word

classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several

亿
HSK 5Frequency 3,215Radical Traditional Numeral

100 million

价格jià gé
HSK 4Frequency 1,783Radical Traditional 價格Noun

price

Classifier:
价钱jià qian
HSK 4Frequency 5,854Radical Traditional 價錢Noun

price

HSK 1Frequency 1,362Radical Numeral · Other

eight; 8

liù
HSK 1Frequency 802Radical Numeral · Other

six

6

HSK 1Frequency 178Radical Traditional Numeral · Adverb

small table

almost

how much

how many

several

a few

shí
HSK 1Frequency 865Radical Numeral · Other

ten

10

qiān
HSK 1Frequency 1,728Radical Traditional Numeral · Other
qiān

thousand

qiān

see 秋千

bàn
HSK 1Frequency 727Radical Numeral

half

semi-

incomplete

(after a number) and a half

Shuāng
HSK 3Frequency 642Radical Traditional Numeral · Measure Word
Shuāng

surname Shuang

shuāng

two

double

pair

both

even (number)

号码hào mǎ
HSK 3Frequency 2,110Radical Traditional 號碼Noun

number

Classifier: 堆、个
HSK 1Frequency 481Radical Numeral · Other

four

4

duō
HSK 1Frequency 80Radical Adjective · Numeral · Adverb · Verb

many; much

too many; in excess

(after a numeral) ... odd

how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. [duó])

(bound form) multi-; poly-

Antonyms
多少duō shǎo
HSK 1Frequency 526Radical Pronoun
duō shǎo

number

amount

somewhat

duō shao

how much?

how many?

(phone number, student ID etc) what number?

shǎo
HSK 1Frequency 538Radical Adjective · Adverb · Verb
shǎo

few

less

to lack

to be missing

to stop (doing sth)

seldom

shào

young

Synonyms少量稀少
shǔ
HSK 4Frequency 852Radical Traditional Numeral · Noun · Verb
shǔ

to count

to count as; to regard as

to enumerate; to list

shù

number; figure

several; a few

shuò

(literary) frequently; repeatedly

数字shù zì
HSK 4Frequency 1,670Radical Traditional 數字Noun

numeral

digit

number

figure

amount

digital (electronics etc)

Classifier:
数量shù liàng
HSK 4Frequency 2,916Radical Traditional 數量Noun

amount

quantity

quantitative

Classifier:
Bǎi
HSK 1Frequency 2,455Radical Numeral · Other
Bǎi

surname Bai

bǎi

hundred

numerous

all kinds of