Numbers 1 – 10 Workshop 1 Term 1, 2015
ZERO 零 (líng)
ONE 一 (yī)
TWO 二 (èr)
THREE 三 (sān)
FOUR 四 (sì)
FIVE 五 (wǔ)
SIX 六 (lìu)
SEVEN 七 (qī)
EIGHT 八 (bā)
NINE 九 (jǐu)
TEN 十 (shí)
一 (yī) 四 (sì) 七 (qī) 二 (èr) 五 (wǔ) 八 (bā) 三 (sān) 六 (lìu) 九 (jǐu) http://www.vsl.vic.edu.au/chinese7/year7/ws_6/activity_17/html/mod121.html 十 (shí)
Lucky numbers 2 – Pairs; two is better than one; e.g. double happiness 6 – flowing or smooth; things are going smoothly 8 – prosperity and fortune; good for business To give an idea of how highly the number 8 is prized, the telephone number 8888-8888 was sold for a sum corresponding to USD $270,723 in Chengdu , the capital of China's Sichuan Province. The opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics in Beijing began on the eighth of August (08/08/08), at precisely 8 minutes and 8 seconds past 8 PM, local Beijing time! 9 – longevity and eternity
Unlucky numbers 4 – most dreaded number, means death (sounds like the death character) Some high-rise buildings lack a fourth floor 14 – means accidents; will die
Ask Your Year Level B: 上(shàng): attend to 几 (jǐ): which number 年级(nián jí): year level nǐ 你 You shàng 上 attend to jǐ 几 which nián jí 年 级? year level? wǒ 我 I shàng 上 attend to bā 八 8th nián jí . 年 级。 year level.