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How do you say "seventy" in Chinese?
七十
qī shí
In Chinese, "seventy" is 七十.
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Pronunciation
Chee shuh, with rising tone on the first syllable and falling tone on the second.
Writing and usage
Seven (七) combined with ten (十). Both are simple, foundational characters in Chinese numeracy.
Example sentence
我的父亲七十岁了。
My father is seventy years old.
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How to remember 七十
Qī (七) with its rising tone starts the seventies off with an upward pitch before falling on shí.
Related words
- black 黑 hēi
- difficult 困难 kùnnán
- fifty-one 五十一 wǔ shí yī
- forty-five 四十五 sì shí wǔ
- freezing 非常冷 fēi cháng lěng
- green 绿 lǜ
- seven 七 qī
- silver 银 yín
- thirty-seven 三十七 sān shí qī
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Questions about 七十
How do you say "seventy" in Chinese?
In Chinese, "seventy" is 七十. It is a noun.
How is 七十 written in Chinese?
Seven (七) combined with ten (十). Both are simple, foundational characters in Chinese numeracy.
How is 七十 used in a sentence?
Use 七十 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 我的父亲七十岁了。 (My father is seventy years old.).
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