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How do you say "forty-one" in Chinese?

四十一

sì shí yī

Noun Hanzi

In Chinese, "forty-one" is 四十一.

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Pronunciation

Suh shuh ee, with falling tones on the first two syllables and a rising tone on the last.

Writing and usage

Forty-one adds the character 一 (one) to the end. The structure follows standard Chinese number composition.

Example sentence

这台机器有四十一个键。

This machine has forty-one keys.

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How to remember 四十一

Remember four-ten-one as building blocks, with each part clearly separate in speech.

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Questions about 四十一

How do you say "forty-one" in Chinese?

In Chinese, "forty-one" is 四十一. It is a noun.

How is 四十一 written in Chinese?

Forty-one adds the character 一 (one) to the end. The structure follows standard Chinese number composition.

How is 四十一 used in a sentence?

Use 四十一 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 这台机器有四十一个键。 (This machine has forty-one keys.).

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