English–Chinese
“twenty-five” in Chinese
Chinese
Pronunciation
Pinyinèr shí wǔ
Example
我们班有二十五个人。wǒ men bān yǒu èr shí wǔ gè rén
There are twenty-five people in our class.
How to say “twenty-five” in Chinese
“Twenty-five” in Chinese is 二十五 (èr shí wǔ).
An exact count built from two groups of ten and five more units.
Example sentences with 二十五
音乐会有超过二十五人参加。yīn yuè huì yǒu chāo guò èr shí wǔ rén cān jiā
More than twenty-five people attended the concert.
Tips for using 二十五
- When counting people in everyday Chinese, the number normally appears before a measure word such as 个 (gè, "general classifier"), rather than standing directly before the noun.