Ordinal and cardinal chinese numbers, fractions, percents %…

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-The rule is the same from the begining to   

   一九十九.

Note:

• In spoken language sometimes used 幺 Yao instead 一 yī to avoid confusion  between 一  yī and 七 qi.

• Number two 二èr is replaced by 两 liǎng when means pair, couple o or simply the number two.
  

两个苹果 liǎng gè píngguǒ

Two apples,. A pair of apples

• 一百十二 yībǎi shí’èr

          112

• 一千二百五十六 yīqiān èrbǎi wǔshíliù

          1.256

• 一万五千三百三十 yī wàn wǔqiānsānbǎi sānshí

          15.330

• 十二万八千七百八十二 shí’èr wàn bāqiān qībǎi bāshíèr

          128.782

• 一百万 yībǎi wàn

          1.000.000 (100×10.000)

Fractions

Fractions show as follows,

• 分fēn

Denominator represents the number of equal parts into which the unit has been split.

• 之zhī

Numerator indicates the parts that are taken from that unit.

四分之一sì fēn zhī yī

¼

十分之八 shí fēn zhī bā

8/10

Half:

• 半 bàn

Half

半年bànnián

Half of a year

五年半 wǔ nián bàn

Five years and a half

Percents:

百分之八十 bǎi fēn zhī bāshí

80%

百分之一百零九 bǎi fēn zhī yībǎi líng jiǔ

109%

Decimal expressions:

• The decimal point is expressed by 点 diǎn.
  

五点 三九wǔ diǎn sānjiǔ

5.39

八点七二 bā diǎn qī èr

8.72

Ordinal Numbers:

• Used placing 第 dì before the number.

第一本书 dì yī běn shū

The first book.

第六课 dì liù kè

The sixth lesson.

Important:

• In ordinal numbers is not allowed to use 两 liǎng

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