Chinese Conversation · Level 1
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Chinese word
二十五
Pronunciation
Pinyinèr shí wǔ
Meaning
- numbertwenty-five
Example
我们班有二十五个人。wǒ men bān yǒu èr shí wǔ gè rén
There are twenty-five people in our class.
More examples
音乐会有超过二十五人参加。yīn yuè huì yǒu chāo guò èr shí wǔ rén cān jiā
More than twenty-five people attended the concert.
Core concept
An exact count built from two groups of ten and five more units.
Common phrases
二十五个人èr shí wǔ gè rén
twenty-five people
超过二十五人chāo guò èr shí wǔ rén
more than twenty-five people
不到二十五岁bú dào èr shí wǔ suì
under twenty-five years old
Similar words
二十èr shí: An exact count of twenty.
二十几èr shí jǐ: An unspecified number from twenty to twenty-nine.
二十多èr shí duō: An approximate number slightly above twenty.
Definition in Chinese
用于表示二十再加五的具体数量，可用于表示人数、年龄、日期等场合。yòng yú biǎo shì èr shí zài jiā wǔ de jù tǐ shù liàng kě yòng yú biǎo shì rén shù nián líng rì qī děng chǎng hé
Word origin
The numeral combines 二 (èr, "two") and 十 (shí, "ten") to make two tens, then adds 五 (wǔ, "five").
Usage tips
- When counting people in everyday Chinese, the number normally appears before a measure word such as 个 (gè, "general classifier"), rather than standing directly before the noun.