Chinese Conversation · Level 1
86 words
Chinese word
三十
Pronunciation
Pinyinsān shí
Meaning
- numberthirty
Example
我今年三十岁。wǒ jīn nián sān shí suì
I am thirty years old this year.
More examples
电影还有三十分钟就开始。diàn yǐng hái yǒu sān shí fēn zhōng jiù kāi shǐ
The movie will start in thirty minutes.
Core concept
A precise point at three tens on the counting scale, whether it marks an amount, years of age, or order.
Common phrases
三十岁sān shí suì
thirty years old
三十块钱sān shí kuài qián
thirty yuan
三十分钟sān shí fēn zhōng
thirty minutes
Similar words
三十多sān shí duō: A number slightly above thirty, often giving an approximate age in the thirties.
三十几sān shí jǐ: A number in the thirties whose exact final digit is not known or stated.
三十左右sān shí zuǒ yòu: A quantity estimated to be close to thirty, either a little higher or lower.
Definition in Chinese
表示数值三十的数词，常用于表示数量、年龄或序数（例如三十个、三十岁、第三十）。biǎo shì shù zhí sān shí de shù cí cháng yòng yú biǎo shì shù liàng nián líng huò xù shù lì rú sān shí gè sān shí suì dì sān shí
Word origin
The written parts 三 (sān, "three") and 十 (shí, "ten") transparently show three groups of ten in the Chinese place-value system.
Usage tips
- Chinese age expressions place the age unit after the numeral, and that unit stays unchanged instead of taking an English plural.