Chinese word

六

Pronunciation

Pinyinliù

Meaning

  • numbersix

Example

请给我六个苹果。qǐng gěi wǒ liù gè píng guǒ

Please give me six apples.

Illustration for 六 (six)

More examples

明天是星期六。míng tiān shì xīng qī liù

Tomorrow is Saturday.

Core concept

It marks a group of six things, between five and seven on the counting line.

Common phrases

  • 六个苹果liù gè píng guǒ

    six apples

  • 星期六xīng qī liù

    Saturday

  • 六点钟liù diǎn zhōng

    six o'clock

Similar words

四sì: Expressing a quantity of four units or things, often before a measure word.
五wǔ: Expressing a quantity of five units or things, often before a measure word.
七qī: Expressing a quantity of seven units or things, often before a measure word.
八bā: Expressing a quantity of eight units or things, often before a measure word.

Definition in Chinese

表示数字6，指六个单位的数量，是汉语中基本的基数词之一，可与量词连用并参与复合数词与序数构成。biǎo shì shù zì 6 zhǐ liù gè dān wèi de shù liàng shì hàn yǔ zhōng jī běn de jī shù cí zhī yī kě yǔ liàng cí lián yòng bìng cān yù fù hé shù cí yǔ xù shù gòu chéng

Word origin

六 (liù, "six") is an old Chinese numeral character whose early written forms gradually changed into the modern shape while keeping the meaning six.

Usage tips

  • Chinese number words also build larger numbers clearly: 六十 (liùshí, "sixty") means six tens, and 六百 (liùbǎi, "six hundred") means six hundreds.

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