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How do you say "thirty-two" in Chinese?
三十二
sān shí èr
In Chinese, "thirty-two" is 三十二.
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Pronunciation
Three syllables: 'sahn' (high level), 'shir' (high level), 'uur' (falling). Even, even, down.
Writing and usage
三十 and 二. Three tens plus two. The structure holds for all numbers through ninety-nine.
Example sentence
三十二个。
Thirty-two.
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How to remember 三十二
Three tens plus two. If you've learned twenty through twenty-nine, thirty through thirty-nine follows identically.
Related words
- big 大 dà
- four 四 sì
- full 满 mǎn
- nineteen 十九 shí jiǔ
- ninety-eight 九十八 jiǔ shí bā
- rain 雨 yǔ
- slow 慢 màn
- snowstorm 暴风雪 bào fēng xuě
- thirty-nine 三十九 sān shí jiǔ
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Questions about 三十二
How do you say "thirty-two" in Chinese?
In Chinese, "thirty-two" is 三十二. It is a noun.
How is 三十二 written in Chinese?
三十 and 二. Three tens plus two. The structure holds for all numbers through ninety-nine.
How is 三十二 used in a sentence?
Use 三十二 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 三十二个。 (Thirty-two.).
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