Chinese Conversation · Level 1
86 words
Chinese word
二十二
Pronunciation
Pinyinèr shí èr
Meaning
- numbertwenty-two
Example
他今年二十二岁。tā jīn nián èr shí èr suì
He is twenty-two years old this year.
More examples
我生日是五月二十二日。wǒ shēng rì shì wǔ yuè èr shí èr rì
My birthday is May 22.
Core concept
A point on the counting scale with two full tens and two single units.
Common phrases
二十二岁èr shí èr suì
twenty-two years old
二十二号èr shí èr hào
the 22nd
二十二点èr shí èr diǎn
22:00
二十二个人èr shí èr gè rén
22 people
Similar words
二十èr shí: The whole number formed by two tens: 20.
二十出头èr shí chū tóu: A number a little beyond 20, most often around 21 to 23.
二十几èr shí jǐ: Some number in the twenties, when the exact number is not given.
二十多èr shí duō: More than 20 in a rough sense, commonly meaning a number below 30.
Definition in Chinese
表示整数22，即20再加2，用于计数、年龄、价格等具体数量的表达。biǎo shì zhěng shù 22 jí 20 zài jiā 2 yòng yú jì shù nián líng jià gé děng jù tǐ shù liàng de biǎo dá
Word origin
二十二 (èrshíèr, "twenty-two") combines 二十 (èrshí, "twenty") with 二 (èr, "two"), following the regular Chinese decimal pattern.
Usage tips
- In age expressions, Chinese puts the number before the age unit, while English uses the separate phrase "years old".