一 yī one
两 liǎng two/couple
三 sān three
四 sì four
五 wǔ five
六 liù six
七 qī seven
八 bā eight
九 jiǔ nine
十 shí ten
Measure Words - Just like English, Chinese has measure words. We say things like, a "piece" of cake, a "slice" of pie, a "cup" of water, and a "can" of beer. The Chinese just happen to use them much more than we do. They hardly ever say a number without a measure word following it.
份 fèn order (n.), portion, shareMeasure Words - Just like English, Chinese has measure words. We say things like, a "piece" of cake, a "slice" of pie, a "cup" of water, and a "can" of beer. The Chinese just happen to use them much more than we do. They hardly ever say a number without a measure word following it.
位 wèi measure word for people, seats, guests
四位 sìwèi four people
我 wǒ I, me
我们 wǒmen we, us
要 yào want
我要一份宫保鸡丁。 wǒ yào yī fèn gōngbǎo jīdīng. I want one order of kung pao chicken.
我们要两份酸辣土豆丝。 wǒmen yào liǎng fèn suānlà tǔdòusī. We want two orders of hot and sour potato strips.
卫生纸
买单 mǎidān bill (n.)
卫生间 wèishēnɡjiān restroom
卫生间在那里？wèishēnɡjiān zài nàlǐ ? Where is the restroom?