Chinese Conversation · Level 2
86 words
Chinese word
二十六
Pronunciation
Pinyinèr shí liù
Meaning
- numbertwenty-six
Example
她今年二十六岁。tā jīn nián èr shí liù suì
She is twenty-six years old this year.
More examples
她明天过二十六岁生日。tā míng tiān guò èr shí liù suì shēng rì
She will celebrate her twenty-sixth birthday tomorrow.
Core concept
A counting point reached after twenty and six more units, usable for amounts, ages, or positions.
Common phrases
二十六岁èr shí liù suì
twenty-six years old
第二十六次dì èr shí liù cì
the twenty-sixth time
二十六号èr shí liù hào
the 26th
Similar words
二十èr shí: The whole number 20, used to give a count, age, amount, or position.
六liù: The whole number 6, used to give a count, age, amount, or position.
二十七èr shí qī: The whole number 27, used to give a count, age, amount, or position.
Definition in Chinese
表示由二十和六组成的整数，数值为26，用于计数、表示年龄、数量或序号等。biǎo shì yóu èr shí hé liù zǔ chéng de zhěng shù shù zhí wèi 26 yòng yú jì shù biǎo shì nián líng shù liàng huò xù hào děng
Word origin
二十六 (èrshíliù, "twenty-six") follows the regular decimal pattern: 二 (èr, "two") before 十 (shí, "ten") means two tens, and 六 (liù, "six") adds six.
Usage tips
- For age, Chinese places 岁 (suì, "years old") after the number, while English puts "years old" after a linking verb or uses "aged" in formal writing.
Related words
- 第二十六dì èr shí liùtwenty-sixthordinal number