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How do you say "fifty-eight" in Chinese?
五十八
wǔ shí bā
In Chinese, "fifty-eight" is 五十八.
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Pronunciation
Woo shuh bah, rising tone, falling tone, flat tone (bah) on the third syllable.
Writing and usage
Eight (八) has the diverging diagonal strokes that open upward, representing expansion or spreading.
Example sentence
他在五十八岁时退休了。
He retired at fifty-eight years old.
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How to remember 五十八
Bā (八) looks like arms opening wide, a good memory anchor for the number representing growth or spreading.
Related words
- blue 蓝 lán
- early 早 zǎo
- late 迟 chí
- ninety-four 九十四 jiǔ shí sì
- old 老 lǎo
- seventy-six 七十六 qī shí liù
- twenty-one 二十一 èr shí yī
- twenty-three 二十三 èr shí sān
- ugly 丑 chǒu
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Questions about 五十八
How do you say "fifty-eight" in Chinese?
In Chinese, "fifty-eight" is 五十八. It is a noun.
How is 五十八 written in Chinese?
Eight (八) has the diverging diagonal strokes that open upward, representing expansion or spreading.
How is 五十八 used in a sentence?
Use 五十八 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 他在五十八岁时退休了。 (He retired at fifty-eight years old.).
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"Fifty-eight" in other languages
- Japanese 五十八 (gojūhachi)
- Korean 오십팔 (o sip pal)
- Spanish cincuenta y ocho
- Spanish (Latin America) cincuenta y ocho
- French cinquante-huit
- German achtundfünfzig
- Italian cinquantotto
- Russian пятьдесят восемь (pyat'desyat' vosem')
- Greek πενήντα οχτώ (penínta ochtó)
- Arabic تمانية وخمسين (tamanya wi'khamseen)
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