1. Numbers 1 – 10
Workshop 1
Term 1, 2015

2. ZERO
零 (líng)

3. ONE
一 (yī)

4. TWO
二 (èr)

5. THREE
三 (sān)

6. FOUR
四 (sì)

7. FIVE
五 (wǔ)

8. SIX
六 (lìu)

9. SEVEN
七 (qī)

10. EIGHT
八 (bā)

11. NINE
九 (jǐu)

12. TEN
十 (shí)

13. 一 (yī)
四 (sì)
七 (qī)
二 (èr)
五 (wǔ)
八 (bā)
三 (sān)
六 (lìu)
九 (jǐu)
十 (shí)

15. 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 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

19. 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

20. 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.