十
Character Breakdown
Radical: 十 (no. 24)
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- ten
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Example Sentences
这个班有十个人。
Zhège bān yǒu shí gè rén
This class has ten people
Words Containing 十
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 七十 | qī shí | seventy | |
| 三十 | sān shí | thirty | |
| 一五一十 | yī wǔ yī shí | lit. count by fives and tens (idiom); to narrate systematically and in full detail | |
| 一暴十寒 | yī pù shí hán | one day's sun, ten days' frost (idiom, from Mencius); fig. to work for a bit then skimp | |
| 一曝十寒 | yī pù shí hán | one day's sun, ten days' frost (idiom, from Mencius); fig. to work for a bit then skimp |
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Grammar Notes
Duration ComplementHSK 2
Subject + Verb + 了 + Duration (+ Object)
From...To (从...到)HSK 2
从 + Starting Point + 到 + Ending Point
就 and 才 (Then/Only then)HSK 2
Subject + (Time/Condition) + 就/才 + Verb
Can/May (能 vs 可以)HSK 2
Subject + 能/可以 + Verb + Object
Expressing Change (了 sentence-final)HSK 3
Statement + 了 (at end of sentence)
Appears in these articles
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- Chinese Transportation Vocabulary: 70+ Words for Getting Around
HSK levels
- New HSK exam
- HSK 1
- HSK 2.0
- HSK 1
- HSK Lord study list
- HSK 1 list
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