Every numbers word on the HSK lists with its pinyin and meaning, the beginner ones in a real sentence. Filter it, flip it into flashcards, or carry it on your Lock Screen with Lock&Learn Chinese.
The number words of Chinese from the HSK lists: the digits, the tens, hundred, thousand and ten thousand, with the reading and meaning of each. Numbers are the first words that pay for themselves, since prices, dates, times and phone numbers all run on them.
In Lock&Learn Chinese these words sit in their level packs (HSK 1, HSK 2, HSK 3, HSK 4 and more), one per glance on the widget: a word waits in hanzi with its pinyin; one tap reveals the meaning and a real sentence. HSK 1 is free; every other pack opens with a free preview and another word unlocks daily.
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Mandarin has one number system, and it is regular: learn one to ten and the words for hundred, thousand and ten thousand, and every number follows. Two exceptions to know early: 两 liǎng replaces 二 èr before a measure word ("two people" is 两个人), and 零 líng marks an empty place inside a number (一百零五 is 105).
| Number | Hanzi | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 一 | yī |
| 2 | 二 / 两 | èr / liǎng (before a measure word) |
| 3 | 三 | sān |
| 4 | 四 | sì |
| 5 | 五 | wǔ |
| 6 | 六 | liù |
| 7 | 七 | qī |
| 8 | 八 | bā |
| 9 | 九 | jiǔ |
| 10 | 十 | shí |
| 100 | 百 | bǎi |
| 1,000 | 千 | qiān |
| 10,000 | 万 | wàn |
Numbers stack from the top down: 二十三 èrshísān is 23, 三百 sānbǎi is 300, and Chinese groups by ten thousand, so 100,000 is 十万 shíwàn. The tone of 一 changes in speech (yí before a fourth tone, yì before the others), which dictionaries write as yī.
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Meaning | Level | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 八 | bā | eight | HSK 1 | 我今年八岁。Wǒ jīnnián bā suì.I am eight years old this year. |
| 二 | èr | two | HSK 1 | 今天是二月二号。Jīntiān shì èr yuè èr hào.Today is February 2nd. |
| 九 | jiǔ | nine | HSK 1 | 我今年九岁。Wǒ jīnnián jiǔ suì.I am nine years old this year. |
| 零 | líng | zero | HSK 1 | 现在是十点零五分。Xiànzài shì shí diǎn líng wǔ fēn.It is five past ten. |
| 六 | liù | six | HSK 1 | 我家里有六个人。Wǒ jiā lǐ yǒu liù gè rén.There are six people in my family. |
| 七 | qī | seven | HSK 1 | 我今年七岁。Wǒ jīnnián qī suì.I am seven years old this year. |
| 三 | sān | three | HSK 1 | 我买了三个苹果。Wǒ mǎi le sān gè píngguǒ.I bought three apples. |
| 十 | shí | ten | HSK 1 | 我买了十个苹果。Wǒ mǎi le shí gè píngguǒ.I bought ten apples. |
| 四 | sì | four | HSK 1 | 我家里有四个人。Wǒ jiā yǒu sì gè rén.There are four people in my family. |
| 五 | wǔ | number five | HSK 1 | 我有五个苹果。Wǒ yǒu wǔ gè píngguǒ.I have five apples. |
| 一 | yī | one | HSK 1 | 桌子上有一个苹果。Zhuōzi shàng yǒu yí gè píngguǒ.There is an apple on the table. |
| 百 | bǎi | hundred | HSK 2 | |
| 两 | liǎng | number two | HSK 2 | |
| 千 | qiān | thousand | HSK 2 | |
| 万 | wàn | ten thousand | HSK 3 | |
| 号码 | hàomǎ | number | HSK 4 | |
| 数字 | shùzì | number or digit | HSK 4 | |
| 亿 | yì | one hundred million | HSK 4 | |
| 数目 | shùmù | number/amount | HSK 6 |
Word list: the six-level HSK syllabus (HSK 2.0). Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences are original Lock&Learn content.
Start with one to ten from the table, then the tens, hundred and thousand; larger numbers are built by combining them, and the note above the list explains the system. The 19 words here are the number words on the HSK vocabulary lists, each with its reading.
11 from HSK 1, 3 from HSK 2, 1 from HSK 3, 3 from HSK 4, 1 from HSK 6. The level chip on each row says where the word sits, so you can stop at your level or read ahead. Beginner-level words carry a real example sentence; the rest show word, pinyin and meaning, with their sentences in the app.
Install Lock&Learn Chinese, then touch and hold your Lock Screen, tap Customize, tap the widget area and choose Lock&Learn Chinese. Enable the level packs these words come from (HSK 1, HSK 2, HSK 3 and more). A word waits in hanzi with its pinyin; one tap reveals the meaning and a real sentence.
Yes. The app is free on iOS: HSK 1 is free, every other pack opens with a free preview, and another word unlocks daily. Lock&Learn+ is an optional upgrade that opens every pack at once, offered as a yearly plan or a one-time lifetime purchase.