Chinese Conversation · Level 1
86 words
Chinese word
十八
Pronunciation
Pinyinshí bā
Meaning
- numbereighteen
Example
我们班有十八个人。wǒ men bān yǒu shí bā gè rén
There are eighteen people in our class.
More examples
他下个月就十八岁了。tā xià gè yuè jiù shí bā suì le
He will turn eighteen next month.
Core concept
A complete group of ten with eight more units added.
Common phrases
十八岁shí bā suì
eighteen years old
十八个人shí bā gè rén
eighteen people
十八号shí bā hào
the 18th
Similar words
十几shí jǐ: Refers to some number between ten and nineteen when the precise number is not stated.
二十èr shí: Names a specific quantity of twenty.
十九shí jiǔ: Names a specific quantity of nineteen.
十七shí qī: Names a specific quantity of seventeen.
Definition in Chinese
表示具体整数18，可用于计数、表示年龄、表示号码中的两位数等。biǎo shì jù tǐ zhěng shù 18 kě yòng yú jì shù biǎo shì nián líng biǎo shì hào mǎ zhōng de liǎng wèi shù děng
Word origin
十八 (shíbā, "eighteen") combines 十 (shí, "ten") with 八 (bā, "eight"), following the Chinese pattern in which a number after ten adds that many units.
Usage tips
- In phone numbers and other codes, each digit is commonly pronounced separately, so context shows whether 18 names one quantity or two individual digits.