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How do you say "eighteen" in Chinese?
十八
shí bā
In Chinese, "eighteen" is 十八.
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Pronunciation
Two syllables: 'shir' (high level) and 'bah' (high level). Both stay level.
Writing and usage
十 and 八. Ten plus eight. We're near the end of the teen range.
Example sentence
十八岁成年。
At eighteen you become an adult.
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How to remember 十八
Ten plus eight. Almost at twenty, the next major milestone.
Related words
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- fifty-four 五十四 wǔ shí sì
- forty-seven 四十七 sì shí qī
- lazy 懒 lǎn
- open 开放 kāifàng
- seventy-five 七十五 qī shí wǔ
- sixty-eight 六十八 liù shí bā
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Questions about 十八
How do you say "eighteen" in Chinese?
In Chinese, "eighteen" is 十八. It is a noun.
How is 十八 written in Chinese?
十 and 八. Ten plus eight. We're near the end of the teen range.
How is 十八 used in a sentence?
Use 十八 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 十八岁成年。 (At eighteen you become an adult.).
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