Chinese Conversation · Level 1
86 words
Chinese word
十三
Pronunciation
Pinyinshí sān
Meaning
- numberthirteen
Example
他今年十三岁。tā jīn nián shí sān suì
He is thirteen years old this year.
More examples
他哥哥明天十三号要离开。tā gē gē míng tiān shí sān hào yào lí kāi
His older brother will leave tomorrow, the 13th.
Core concept
The point just after twelve and just before fourteen on the counting line.
Common phrases
十三岁shí sān suì
thirteen years old
十三号shí sān hào
the 13th
十三点shí sān diǎn
13 o'clock
Similar words
第十三dì shí sān: A place in a sequence numbered thirteen.
十三岁shí sān suì: Being thirteen years old.
十三个shí sān gè: A counted group of thirteen people or things.
Definition in Chinese
表示大于十且小于二十的整数十三，用于表示数量、年龄或序列位置。biǎo shì dà yú shí qiě xiǎo yú èr shí de zhěng shù shí sān yòng yú biǎo shì shù liàng nián líng huò xù liè wèi zhì
Word origin
十 (shí, "ten") + 三 (sān, "three") forms a number with ten in the tens place and three in the ones place.
Usage tips
- A Chinese age phrase puts this number directly before the word for years, with no special change to the number itself.