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十shíten

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十 (shí) means "ten." It is the number ten. 这里有十个人。 says there are ten people here. 我有十本书。 says I have ten books. 今天学校有十个学生。 says the school has ten students today. 孩子十岁了。 says the child is ten years old. Each of these examples uses that same number.

What does 十 mean?

  1. 1.

    tennumeral

What does the character 十 mean?

  • 十ten

How do you use 十?

十 comes before a measure word, as in 十个人, 十本书, and 十岁.

Patterns

  • 十个 + Noun

    这里有十个人。

    Zhèlǐ yǒu shí gè rén.

    There are ten people here.

  • 十本 + Noun

    我有十本书。

    Wǒ yǒu shí běn shū.

    I have ten books.

  • 十岁

    孩子十岁了。

    Háizi shí suì le.

    The child is ten years old.

What are some examples of 十 in a sentence?

  1. 这里有十个人。

    Zhèlǐ yǒu shí gè rén.

    There are ten people here.

  2. 我有十本书。

    Wǒ yǒu shí běn shū.

    I have ten books.

  3. 今天学校有十个学生。

    Jīntiān xuéxiào yǒu shí gè xuéshēng.

    The school has ten students today.

  4. 孩子十岁了。

    Háizi shí suì le.

    The child is ten years old.

How is 十 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    你好,这个苹果多少钱?

    Nǐ hǎo, zhège píngguǒ duōshao qián?

    Hi, how much are these apples?

  2. Speaker B:

    十块钱三个。

    Shí kuài qián sān ge.

    Ten kuai for three.

  3. Speaker A:

    我要六个。

    Wǒ yào liù ge.

    I'll take six.

  4. Speaker B:

    好的,一共二十块。

    Hǎo de, yígòng èrshí kuài.

    OK, that's twenty kuai in total.

  5. Speaker A:

    给你一百。

    Gěi nǐ yìbǎi.

    Here's a hundred.

  6. Speaker B:

    找你八十。欢迎再来!

    Zhǎo nǐ bāshí. Huānyíng zài lái!

    Here's eighty change. Come again!

Can you use 十 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank: 这里有___个人。(There are ten people here.)
  2. 2.Which sentence means "I have ten books"?
  3. 3.Fill in the blank: 孩子___岁了。(The child is ten years old.)

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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.