Chinese Conversation · Level 1
86 words
Chinese word
二十三
Pronunciation
Pinyinèr shí sān
Meaning
- numbertwenty-three
Example
今天有二十三个人来参加。jīn tiān yǒu èr shí sān gè rén lái cān jiā
Twenty-three people came to take part today.
More examples
我妹妹刚满二十三岁，正在找工作。wǒ mèi mèi gāng mǎn èr shí sān suì zhèng zài zhǎo gōng zuò
My younger sister just turned twenty-three and is looking for a job.
Core concept
A single count made from two tens and three more, used for a quantity, age, or total.
Common phrases
二十三个人èr shí sān gè rén
twenty-three people
二十三岁èr shí sān suì
twenty-three years old
二十三元èr shí sān yuán
twenty-three yuan
二十三号èr shí sān hào
the 23rd
Similar words
二十èr shí: Used to state that a quantity, age, or total is twenty.
三sān: Used to state that a quantity, age, or total is three.
二èr: Used to state that a quantity, age, or total is two.
Definition in Chinese
表示基数23，即由二十与三相加得到的整数，常用于年龄、人数和其他计数场合。biǎo shì jī shù 23 jí yóu èr shí yǔ sān xiāng jiā dé dào de zhěng shù cháng yòng yú nián líng rén shù hé qí tā jì shù chǎng hé
Word origin
二 (èr, "two") + 十 (shí, "ten") + 三 (sān, "three") follows the regular Chinese pattern of stating the tens and then the units to form twenty-three.
Usage tips
- When listening for a group size, 二十三 (èrshísān, "twenty-three") is one complete number rather than three separate number words.