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How do you say "eighty-seven" in Chinese?
八十七
bā shí qī
In Chinese, "eighty-seven" is 八十七.
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Pronunciation
Bah shuh chee, flat tone, falling tone, rising tone (chee) at the end.
Writing and usage
Qī (七) is minimal and simple, just two diagonal strokes forming the seven character.
Example sentence
这个课程有八十七名学生。
This class has eighty-seven students.
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How to remember 八十七
Seven's simplicity makes eighty-seven one of the quickest numbers to write in the eighties.
Related words
- cold 冷 lěng
- forty-nine 四十九 sì shí jiǔ
- nervous 紧张 jǐnzhāng
- ninety 九十 jiǔ shí
- sick 生病 shēngbìng
- sixty-four 六十四 liù shí sì
- small 小 xiǎo
- twenty-eight 二十八 èr shí bā
- yellow 黄 huáng
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Questions about 八十七
How do you say "eighty-seven" in Chinese?
In Chinese, "eighty-seven" is 八十七. It is a noun.
How is 八十七 written in Chinese?
Qī (七) is minimal and simple, just two diagonal strokes forming the seven character.
How is 八十七 used in a sentence?
Use 八十七 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 这个课程有八十七名学生。 (This class has eighty-seven students.).
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"Eighty-seven" in other languages
- Japanese 八十七 (hachijūnana)
- Korean 팔십칠 (pal sip chil)
- Spanish ochenta y siete
- Spanish (Latin America) ochenta y siete
- French quatre-vingt-sept
- German siebenundachtzig
- Italian ottantasette
- Russian восемьдесят семь (vosem'desyat' sem')
- Greek ογδοντα επτά (ogdónta eptá)
- Arabic سبعة وتمانين (sab'a witamaneen)
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