Chinese Numbers Quiz

What is the Mandarin character for the number "Five"?

• 六

• 五

• 七

• 八

Answer explanation

The Mandarin character for the number 'Five' is '五'. The other options represent different numbers: '六' is six, '七' is seven, and '八' is eight.

How do you say "Ten" in Pinyin?

• shí

• sān

• liù

• qī

Answer explanation

In Pinyin, the number "Ten" is represented as "shí". The other options correspond to different numbers: "sān" means three, "liù" means six, and "qī" means seven.

What is the English translation of "èr shí"?

• Thirty

• Twenty

• Forty

• Eleven

Answer explanation

The term "èr shí" in Mandarin translates to "twenty" in English. Each number in Mandarin has a specific pronunciation, and "èr" means "two" while "shí" means "ten," thus combining to form "twenty."

Which of the following is the Pinyin for the number "Three"?

• sì

• wǔ

• sān

• jiǔ

Answer explanation

The Pinyin for the number 'Three' is 'sān'. The other options represent different numbers: 'sì' is four, 'wǔ' is five, and 'jiǔ' is nine.

What is the Mandarin character for "Nine"?

• 九

• 十

• 八

• 七

Answer explanation

The Mandarin character for "Nine" is 九. The other options represent different numbers: 十 is "Ten", 八 is "Eight", and 七 is "Seven".

What is the Mandarin word for "fifty-five"?

• qī shí jiǔ

• bā shí liù

• wǔ shí wǔ

• yī bǎi

Answer explanation

The Mandarin word for "fifty-five" is "wǔ shí wǔ". This is derived from "wǔ" (five) and "shí" (ten), making it 5 tens plus 5, which equals 55. The other options represent different numbers.

How do you say "seventy-nine" in Mandarin?

• qī shí jiǔ

• wǔ shí wǔ

• bā shí liù

• liù shí wǔ

Answer explanation

In Mandarin, numbers are formed by combining the words for tens and units. "Seventy-nine" is expressed as "qī shí jiǔ" (七十九), where "qī" (七) means seven, "shí" (十) means ten, and "jiǔ" (九) means nine.

What is the English translation of "bā shí liù"?

• Fifty-five

• Seventy-nine

• Eighty-six

• Ninety-two

Answer explanation

The phrase "bā shí liù" translates to eighty-six in English. In Mandarin, "bā" means eight, "shí" means ten, and "liù" means six, combining to form 80 + 6 = 86.

What does "xiànzài jǐ diǎn?" mean in English?

• What is the time?

• Is the time 5:15am?

• The time is 7:40pm.

• How many hours?

Answer explanation

The phrase "xiànzài jǐ diǎn?" translates to "What is the time?" in English. It is a common way to ask for the current time, making this the correct answer among the options provided.

Translate "xiànzài shàngwǔ shí diǎn bàn" to English.

• The time is 5:15am.

• The time is 10:30am.

• The time is 7:40pm.

• The time is 3:15pm.

Answer explanation

The phrase 'xiànzài shàngwǔ shí diǎn bàn' translates to 'It is now 10:30 in the morning' in English, indicating the time is 10:30am, which matches the correct answer choice.