Expressing Numbers Under 100 (数词 11 - 99)

Pattern

• (Tens digit) + 十 + (Units digit)

Usage

• Counting numbers follow a regular rule: [Tens digit] + 十 + [Units digit].
• Number 10 is 十, 11 is 十一, and from 20 onwards the tens digit precedes 十: 二十, 二十一...

Examples

1. 1

   二十三

   èrshísān

   Twenty-three

2. 2

   李老师今年50岁了。

   Lǐ lǎoshī jīnnián wǔshí suì le.

   Teacher Li is 50 years old now.