Chinese Conversation · Level 1
86 words
Chinese word
二十一
Pronunciation
Pinyinèr shí yī
Meaning
- numbertwenty-one
Example
她今年二十一岁了。tā jīn nián èr shí yí suì le
She is 21 years old this year.
More examples
我们约在二十一号见面。wǒ men yuē zài èr shí yí hào jiàn miàn
We will meet on the 21st.
Core concept
A point just beyond twenty on the counting line, useful for naming an age, amount, or position.
Common phrases
二十一岁èr shí yí suì
twenty-one years old
二十一号èr shí yí hào
the 21st
二十一天èr shí yì tiān
21 days
Similar words
21: Showing the number twenty-one with Arabic digits in signs, forms, and messages.
Definition in Chinese
表示二十和一相加的结果，即数字21，也可用于形成序数（如第 二十一）。biǎo shì èr shí hé yì xiāng jiā de jié guǒ jí shù zì 21 yě kě yòng yú xíng chéng xù shù rú dì èr shí yī
Word origin
The form 二 (èr, "two") + 十 (shí, "ten") + 一 (yī, "one") follows Chinese place-value structure, with two tens followed by one unit.
Usage tips
- In signs, forms, and messages, 21 often appears in Arabic digits instead of Chinese characters, but its spoken value remains the same.