十shíten
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.
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?
How is 十 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
你好,这个苹果多少钱?
Nǐ hǎo, zhège píngguǒ duōshao qián?
Hi, how much are these apples?
- Speaker B:
十块钱三个。
Shí kuài qián sān ge.
Ten kuai for three.
- Speaker A:
我要六个。
Wǒ yào liù ge.
I'll take six.
- Speaker B:
好的,一共二十块。
Hǎo de, yígòng èrshí kuài.
OK, that's twenty kuai in total.
- Speaker A:
给你一百。
Gěi nǐ yìbǎi.
Here's a hundred.
- Speaker B:
找你八十。欢迎再来!
Zhǎo nǐ bāshí. Huānyíng zài lái!
Here's eighty change. Come again!
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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.