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How do you say "eighty" in Chinese?
八十
bā shí
In Chinese, "eighty" is 八十.
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Pronunciation
Bah shuh, with flat tone on the first syllable and falling tone on the second.
Writing and usage
Eight (八) combined with ten (十), both highly recognizable basic characters.
Example sentence
她的祖母已经八十岁了。
Her grandmother is already eighty years old.
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How to remember 八十
Bā (八) begins with a flat, simple tone, and shí follows with a falling finish.
Related words
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- fifty-three 五十三 wǔ shí sān
- hot 热 rè
- nineteen 十九 shí jiǔ
- ninety-four 九十四 jiǔ shí sì
- tall 高 gāo
- thirty 三十 sān shí
- ugly 丑 chǒu
- weak 弱 ruò
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Questions about 八十
How do you say "eighty" in Chinese?
In Chinese, "eighty" is 八十. It is a noun.
How is 八十 written in Chinese?
Eight (八) combined with ten (十), both highly recognizable basic characters.
How is 八十 used in a sentence?
Use 八十 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 她的祖母已经八十岁了。 (Her grandmother is already eighty years old.).
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