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How do you say "forty-four" in Chinese?
四十四
sì shí sì
In Chinese, "forty-four" is 四十四.
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Pronunciation
Suh shuh suh, with all three syllables using falling tones, creating a descending pitch pattern.
Writing and usage
Uses 四 (four) twice. Four is considered unlucky in Chinese culture because it sounds like the word for death.
Example sentence
公寓在四十四楼。
The apartment is on the forty-fourth floor.
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How to remember 四十四
When you hear four twice in a row, the repetition makes it stick, even if the number is culturally avoided.
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- fifty-one 五十一 wǔ shí yī
- nineteen 十九 shí jiǔ
- ninety 九十 jiǔ shí
- ninety-two 九十二 jiǔ shí èr
- seventy-four 七十四 qī shí sì
- wet 湿 shī
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Questions about 四十四
How do you say "forty-four" in Chinese?
In Chinese, "forty-four" is 四十四. It is a noun.
How is 四十四 written in Chinese?
Uses 四 (four) twice. Four is considered unlucky in Chinese culture because it sounds like the word for death.
How is 四十四 used in a sentence?
Use 四十四 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 公寓在四十四楼。 (The apartment is on the forty-fourth floor.).
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"Forty-four" in other languages
- Japanese 四十四 (yonjūyon)
- Korean 사십사 (sa sip sa)
- Spanish cuarenta y cuatro
- Spanish (Latin America) cuarenta y cuatro
- French quarante-quatre
- German vierundvierzig
- Italian quarantaquattro
- Russian сорок четыре (sorok chetyre)
- Greek σαράντα τέσσερα (saránta téssera)
- Arabic أربعة وأربعين (arba'a wi'arba'een)
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