Chinese Conversation · Level 2
86 words
Chinese word
二十七
Pronunciation
Pinyinèr shí qī
Meaning
- numbertwenty-seven
Example
他今年二十七岁了。tā jīn nián èr shí qī suì le
He is twenty-seven years old this year.
More examples
我买了二十七个苹果。wǒ mǎi le èr shí qī gè píng guǒ
I bought twenty-seven apples.
Core concept
A count made from two full groups of ten plus seven single units.
Common phrases
二十七岁èr shí qī suì
twenty-seven years old
二十七个èr shí qī gè
twenty-seven
二十七号èr shí qī hào
the 27th
Similar words
两十七liǎng shí qī: A nonstandard form sometimes heard as an incorrect way to say twenty-seven.
廿七niàn qī: An old or decorative written abbreviation for twenty-seven.
Definition in Chinese
表示整数二十七，由“二十”和“七”组成，等于2×10+7，位于二十六与二十八之间。biǎo shì zhěng shù èr shí qī yóu èr shí hé qī zǔ chéng děng yú 2 10 7 wèi yú èr shí liù yǔ èr shí bā zhī jiān
Word origin
二十七 (èrshíqī, "twenty-seven") is formed from 二十 (èrshí, "twenty") + 七 (qī, "seven"), so the first part supplies two tens and the second adds seven units.
Usage tips
- The pronunciation has three clear syllables, èr-shí-qī, which helps separate the tens word from the final unit when this number appears in fast everyday speech.