Numerals

Cardinal numerals (基数词) are numerals used for counting: one, two, three. They indicate the number of objects, people, phenomena.

There are several ways to express an uncertain quantity in Chinese.

To express an approximate number, such as 3-4 or 20-30, we should say these sequential numbers in a row in ascending order.

A little math for now: we will learn how to read percentages, common fractions, and decimals in Chinese.

Ordinal numbers (序数词) — are numbers defining the position of something in a series, such as “first”, “second”, or “third”.

Reading large numbers is not always difficult in Chinese.

To express approximate quantities in Chinese we can use different words. Let's look at each of them.

"If" can be expressed in two ways in Chinese — with one word or with a construction.

There are several words for expressing “more” and “less” in Chinese. Their usage is also different. Let's look at all of them.

Cardinal numerals (基数词) are numerals used for counting: one, two, three. They are used to indicate the number of objects, people, occurrences, etc.