LaowaiChinese dictionary

Day 3 · 12 words · HSK 3.0 source vocabulary

Numbers and quantities

Use 几 for an expected small number. 多少 asks how many or how much without that assumption. In these sentences 个 and 本 are measure words.

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  1. 一 yī

    one

    我有一本书。

    Wǒ yǒu yì běn shū.

    I have one book.

  2. 二 èr

    two

    二加三是五。

    Èr jiā sān shì wǔ.

    Two plus three is five.

  3. 三 sān

    three

    这里有三个人。

    Zhèlǐ yǒu sān ge rén.

    There are three people here.

  4. 四 sì

    four

    我有四个苹果。

    Wǒ yǒu sì ge píngguǒ.

    I have four apples.

  5. 五 wǔ

    five

    今天星期五。

    Jīntiān xīngqīwǔ.

    Today is Friday.

  6. 六 liù

    six

    我妹妹六岁了。

    Wǒ mèimei liù suì le.

    My younger sister is six years old.

  7. 七 qī

    seven

    一个星期有七天。

    Yí ge xīngqī yǒu qī tiān.

    A week has seven days.

  8. 八 bā

    eight

    现在八点。

    Xiànzài bā diǎn.

    It is eight o'clock now.

  9. 九 jiǔ

    nine

    九个人在这里。

    Jiǔ ge rén zài zhèlǐ.

    Nine people are here.

  10. 十 shí

    ten

    我有十本书。

    Wǒ yǒu shí běn shū.

    I have ten books.

  11. 几 jǐ

    how many (a small number)

    你家有几个人？

    Nǐ jiā yǒu jǐ ge rén?

    How many people are in your family?

  12. 多少 duōshao

    how many; how much

    这个多少钱？

    Zhège duōshao qián?

    How much is this?

Sentences, translations and practice: original Laowai teaching material. Pinyin shows the spoken tone changes of 一 and 不. Set membership uses the November 2025 examination syllabus; examples can contain words from other levels.

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