Chinese word

十一

Pronunciation

Pinyinshí yī

Meaning

  • numbereleven

Example

他十一岁了。tā shí yí suì le

He is eleven years old.

Illustration for 十一 (eleven)

More examples

现在是十一点。xiàn zài shì shí yì diǎn

It is eleven o'clock now.

Core concept

One complete group of ten with one more added, giving the quantity eleven.

Common phrases

  • 十一岁shí yí suì

    eleven years old

  • 十一点shí yì diǎn

    eleven o'clock

  • 十一月shí yí yuè

    November

Similar words

十shí: The number ten, used for exact quantities, ages, and times.
十几shí jǐ: An approximate number in the teens, meaning somewhere from eleven to nineteen.
十二shí èr: The number twelve, formed by adding two to ten.

Definition in Chinese

表示基数11，即十与一相加所得的数量，数值为11，常用于表示具体个数、岁数或时间。biǎo shì jī shù 11 jí shí yǔ yì xiāng jiā suǒ de de shù liàng shù zhí wèi 11 cháng yòng yú biǎo shì jù tǐ gè shù suì shù huò shí jiān

Word origin

十 (shí, "ten") + 一 (yī, "one") directly expresses ten plus one, making 十一 (shíyī, "eleven") a transparent numeral.

Usage tips

  • 十一 (shíyī, "eleven") is a cardinal number, while 第十一 (dì shíyī, "eleventh") adds 第 (dì, "ordinal marker") when an order or position is meant.

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