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How do you say "ninety" in Chinese?
九十
jiǔ shí
In Chinese, "ninety" is 九十.
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Pronunciation
Jyoo shuh, with rising tone on the first syllable and falling tone on the second.
Writing and usage
Nine (九) combined with ten (十). Both are fundamental characters, with nine being the highest single digit.
Example sentence
他已经九十岁了。
He is already ninety years old.
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How to remember 九十
Jiǔ (九) begins the nineties, the highest tens digit, with rising tone leading into the falling shí.
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- sleet 雨夹雪 yǔ jiā xuě
- thirty-four 三十四 sān shí sì
- thirty-six 三十六 sān shí liù
- twenty-five 二十五 èr shí wǔ
- twenty-three 二十三 èr shí sān
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Questions about 九十
How do you say "ninety" in Chinese?
In Chinese, "ninety" is 九十. It is a noun.
How is 九十 written in Chinese?
Nine (九) combined with ten (十). Both are fundamental characters, with nine being the highest single digit.
How is 九十 used in a sentence?
Use 九十 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 他已经九十岁了。 (He is already ninety years old.).
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