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How do you say "ninety-six" in Chinese?
九十六
jiǔ shí liù
In Chinese, "ninety-six" is 九十六.
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Pronunciation
Jyoo shuh lyoo, rising tone, falling tone, fourth tone (lyoo) on the final syllable.
Writing and usage
Liù (六) with its rounded component structure appears in ninety-six, visually recognizable.
Example sentence
这个数据库包含九十六条记录。
This database contains ninety-six records.
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How to remember 九十六
Six's distinctive rounded form makes ninety-six easier to pick out in written text.
Related words
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- ninety-seven 九十七 jiǔ shí qī
- seventy-three 七十三 qī shí sān
- sixteen 十六 shí liù
- sixty-nine 六十九 liù shí jiǔ
- thirty-three 三十三 sān shí sān
- twenty-four 二十四 èr shí sì
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Questions about 九十六
How do you say "ninety-six" in Chinese?
In Chinese, "ninety-six" is 九十六. It is a noun.
How is 九十六 written in Chinese?
Liù (六) with its rounded component structure appears in ninety-six, visually recognizable.
How is 九十六 used in a sentence?
Use 九十六 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 这个数据库包含九十六条记录。 (This database contains ninety-six records.).
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