*Numbers: Vocabulary for numbers, quantities, and counting

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Pinyin is the standard romanisation used to show Mandarin pronunciation using the Latin alphabet. You’ll often see tone marks on the vowels to show the four tones (plus the neutral tone), for example mā / má / mǎ / mà / ma. “Numbered pinyin” shows the same tones using a number after the syllable instead of tone marks, for example ma1 / ma2 / ma3 / ma4 / ma (sometimes written as ma5 for the neutral tone). Numbered pinyin is handy when you can’t easily type tone marks, while tone-mark pinyin is usually easier to read once you’re used to it.

八

• Pinyin: bā
• Numbered pinyin: ba1
• English translation: eight

百

• Pinyin: bǎi
• Numbered pinyin: bai3
• English translation: hundred

半

• Pinyin: bàn
• Numbered pinyin: ban4
• English translation: half

多少

• Pinyin: duō shao
• Numbered pinyin: duo1 shao5
• English translation: how many, how much

二

• Pinyin: èr
• Numbered pinyin: er4
• English translation: two

分

• Pinyin: fēn
• Numbered pinyin: fen1
• English translation: minute, cent

号

• Pinyin: hào
• Numbered pinyin: hao4
• English translation: number, date

几

• Pinyin: jǐ
• Numbered pinyin: ji3
• English translation: how many, several

九

• Pinyin: jiǔ
• Numbered pinyin: jiu3
• English translation: nine

块

• Pinyin: kuài
• Numbered pinyin: kuai4
• English translation: piece, lump, yuan (money)

两

• Pinyin: liǎng
• Numbered pinyin: liang3
• English translation: two (used with measure words)

零

• Pinyin: líng
• Numbered pinyin: ling2
• English translation: zero

六

• Pinyin: liù
• Numbered pinyin: liu4
• English translation: six

七

• Pinyin: qī
• Numbered pinyin: qi1
• English translation: seven

三

• Pinyin: sān
• Numbered pinyin: san1
• English translation: three

十

• Pinyin: shí
• Numbered pinyin: shi2
• English translation: ten

四

• Pinyin: sì
• Numbered pinyin: si4
• English translation: four

五

• Pinyin: wǔ
• Numbered pinyin: wu3
• English translation: five

一

• Pinyin: yī
• Numbered pinyin: yi1
• English translation: one

一半

• Pinyin: yī bàn
• Numbered pinyin: yi1 ban4
• English translation: half

一点儿

• Pinyin: yī diǎn r
• Numbered pinyin: yi1 dian3 r5
• English translation: a little bit

一些

• Pinyin: yī xiē
• Numbered pinyin: yi1 xie1
• English translation: some

有（一）些

• Pinyin: yǒu (yī) xiē
• Numbered pinyin: you3 (yi1) xie1
• English translation: some, a few

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