Chinese Conversation · Level 1
86 words
Chinese word
十五
Pronunciation
Pinyinshí wǔ
Meaning
- numberfifteen
Example
请等我十五分钟。qǐng děng wǒ shí wǔ fēn zhōng
Please wait for me for fifteen minutes.
More examples
他今年十五岁。tā jīn nián shí wǔ suì
He is fifteen years old this year.
Core concept
A quantity built as one group of ten plus five single units.
Common phrases
十五分钟shí wǔ fēn zhōng
fifteen minutes
十五元shí wǔ yuán
fifteen yuan
十五岁shí wǔ suì
fifteen years old
Similar words
十shí: A quantity of ten, used when counting things, years, or units of time.
五wǔ: A quantity of five, used when counting things, years, or units of time.
十几shí jǐ: A number in the teens, used when the amount is roughly between 10 and 19.
一五yì wǔ: The separate readings of 1 and 5 when a number is given digit by digit.
Definition in Chinese
表示数字15，由十和五两个汉字组合，表示十加五的数量。biǎo shì shù zì 15 yóu shí hé wǔ liǎng gè hàn zì zǔ hé biǎo shì shí jiā wǔ de shù liàng
Word origin
十五 (shíwǔ, "fifteen") combines 十 (shí, "ten") with 五 (wǔ, "five"), so its written form adds ten and five.
Usage tips
- In everyday Chinese, the same number can name an amount, an age, or a length of time, with the following noun showing what is counted.