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How do you say "forty-nine" in Chinese?
四十九
sì shí jiǔ
In Chinese, "forty-nine" is 四十九.
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Pronunciation
Suh shuh jyoo, falling tones on the first two, rising tone (jyoo) on the last syllable.
Writing and usage
Nine (九) combines a box shape with internal strokes, one of the more complex single-digit characters.
Example sentence
队伍有四十九个成员。
The team has forty-nine members.
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How to remember 四十九
Jiǔ (九) sounds like 'jyoo', a useful sound association to distinguish it from other numbers.
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- thirty-nine 三十九 sān shí jiǔ
- twenty-one 二十一 èr shí yī
- twenty-seven 二十七 èr shí qī
- weak 弱 ruò
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Questions about 四十九
How do you say "forty-nine" in Chinese?
In Chinese, "forty-nine" is 四十九. It is a noun.
How is 四十九 written in Chinese?
Nine (九) combines a box shape with internal strokes, one of the more complex single-digit characters.
How is 四十九 used in a sentence?
Use 四十九 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 队伍有四十九个成员。 (The team has forty-nine members.).
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