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How do you say "seventy-two" in Chinese?
七十二
qī shí èr
In Chinese, "seventy-two" is 七十二.
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Pronunciation
Chee shuh arr, rising tone, falling tone, rising tone (arr) on the last syllable.
Writing and usage
Èr (二) appears consistently. The pattern of all x-two numbers ending the same reinforces learning.
Example sentence
飞机可以载七十二名乘客。
The airplane can carry seventy-two passengers.
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How to remember 七十二
Two remains two across all decades, so once learned, it carries through seventy-two, eighty-two, ninety-two.
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- eighty 八十 bā shí
- narrow 窄 zhǎi
- thirty-four 三十四 sān shí sì
- warm 暖和 nuǎn huo
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Questions about 七十二
How do you say "seventy-two" in Chinese?
In Chinese, "seventy-two" is 七十二. It is a noun.
How is 七十二 written in Chinese?
Èr (二) appears consistently. The pattern of all x-two numbers ending the same reinforces learning.
How is 七十二 used in a sentence?
Use 七十二 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 飞机可以载七十二名乘客。 (The airplane can carry seventy-two passengers.).
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