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How do you say "fifty-nine" in Chinese?
五十九
wǔ shí jiǔ
In Chinese, "fifty-nine" is 五十九.
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Pronunciation
Woo shuh jyoo, rising tone, falling tone, rising tone (jyoo) at the end.
Writing and usage
Nine (九) is the most complex single-digit character in Chinese, with multiple internal strokes.
Example sentence
这个数据包括五十九个变量。
This dataset includes fifty-nine variables.
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How to remember 五十九
Jiǔ (九) is the most intricate basic number, fitting as the highest single digit before ten.
Related words
- fifty-two 五十二 wǔ shí èr
- forty 四十 sì shí
- forty-three 四十三 sì shí sān
- sick 生病 shēngbìng
- soft 柔 róu
- thirty 三十 sān shí
- twenty 二十 èr shí
- twenty-two 二十二 èr shí èr
- wet 湿 shī
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Questions about 五十九
How do you say "fifty-nine" in Chinese?
In Chinese, "fifty-nine" is 五十九. It is a noun.
How is 五十九 written in Chinese?
Nine (九) is the most complex single-digit character in Chinese, with multiple internal strokes.
How is 五十九 used in a sentence?
Use 五十九 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 这个数据包括五十九个变量。 (This dataset includes fifty-nine variables.).
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"Fifty-nine" in other languages
- Japanese 五十九 (gojūkyū)
- Korean 오십구 (o sip gu)
- Spanish cincuenta y nueve
- Spanish (Latin America) cincuenta y nueve
- French cinquante-neuf
- German neunundfünfzig
- Italian cinquantanove
- Russian пятьдесят девять (pyat'desyat' devyat')
- Greek πενήντα εννέα (penínta ennéa)
- Arabic تسعة وخمسين (tis'a wi'khamseen)
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