Learning Chinese numbers 1–20 is one of the most useful early steps in Chinese. These numbers appear constantly when you talk about time, prices, age, dates, classroom objects, and simple quantities.

This page is designed as a practical beginner lesson, not just a short list. You will start with a Chinese number chart, then move into pronunciation, pattern notes, translate practice, and real examples so the numbers become easier to remember and easier to use.

If you are searching for Chinese Numbers 1-20 pronunciation or the common misspelling pronunciation, this page is built for that too. The charts include Number, Simplified, Traditional, and Pinyin, and the lesson text repeats Pinyin together with Simplified and Traditional in parentheses outside the charts, such as shí (十 / 十 / shí).

• Chinese Numbers 1-20 chart review helps you recognize the forms quickly.
• Pinyin support helps you hear and repeat the numbers more confidently.
• Simplified + Traditional pairing helps connect modern mainland and traditional character forms.
• Translate and audio / audible practice reinforce the patterns through repetition.

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Chinese Numbers 1–20 Chart

Start with the chart below to see the full set of chinese numbers 1-20. On Teach Numbers, this chart supports clickable listening practice, so it is a good place to work on recognition, translate review, and pronunciation.

Use the chart first for quick recognition, then come back to it for audio or audible repetition after you have read the lesson sections below.

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Every Chinese Number from 1 to 20

This reference table highlights the forms and turning points that matter most on a chinese numbers 1-20 page. It gives you a cleaner way to review the structure without losing sight of the larger chart.

Number	Simplified	Traditional	Pinyin
1	一	一	yī (一 / 一 / yī)
2	二	二	èr (二 / 二 / èr)
3	三	三	sān (三 / 三 / sān)
4	四	四	sì (四 / 四 / sì)
5	五	五	wǔ (五 / 五 / wǔ)
6	六	六	liù (六 / 六 / liù)
7	七	七	qī (七 / 七 / qī)
8	八	八	bā (八 / 八 / bā)
9	九	九	jiǔ (九 / 九 / jiǔ)
10	十	十	shí (十 / 十 / shí)
11	十一	十一	shí yī (十一 / 十一 / shí yī)
12	十二	十二	shí èr (十二 / 十二 / shí èr)
13	十三	十三	shí sān (十三 / 十三 / shí sān)
14	十四	十四	shí sì (十四 / 十四 / shí sì)
15	十五	十五	shí wǔ (十五 / 十五 / shí wǔ)
16	十六	十六	shí liù (十六 / 十六 / shí liù)
17	十七	十七	shí qī (十七 / 十七 / shí qī)
18	十八	十八	shí bā (十八 / 十八 / shí bā)
19	十九	十九	shí jiǔ (十九 / 十九 / shí jiǔ)
20	二十	二十	èr shí (二十 / 二十 / èr shí)

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Understanding Chinese Numbers 1–20

Many Chinese numbers from 1 to 10 need to be memorized directly. They are short, frequent, and important enough that it is worth learning them as complete forms early.

After that, the pattern becomes easier to notice. Numbers such as shí yī (十一 / 十一 / shí yī), shí èr (十二 / 十二 / shí èr), and shí jiǔ (十九 / 十九 / shí jiǔ) show how the Chinese system builds higher numbers from smaller pieces.

Key forms and patterns to notice:

• 11–19 are formed very regularly from shí (十 / 十 / shí) plus the unit.
• 20 is èr shí (二十 / 二十 / èr shí), which becomes a key building block later.
• Chinese numbers are especially regular compared with many European languages.
• Simplified and Traditional often match in this lower range, which makes early recognition easier.

That pattern awareness is what makes a page like Chinese Numbers 1-20 more useful than a simple list. Once you stop treating each number as isolated, the larger system becomes much easier to remember.

Chinese Numbers Pronunciation Tips

If your main goal is Chinese Numbers 1-20 pronunciation, focus first on the forms that learners most often hesitate over. Repeat them slowly, then return to the chart and say them again at a more natural speed.

• Practice shí yī (十一 / 十一 / shí yī), shí èr (十二 / 十二 / shí èr), and shí sān (十三 / 十三 / shí sān) together as an early pattern set.
• Repeat shí liù (十六 / 十六 / shí liù) and shí bā (十八 / 十八 / shí bā) extra times because tone control matters.
• Use the chart audio to compare 11–20 several times in order.
• Give extra attention to èr shí (二十 / 二十 / èr shí) because it starts the later tens pattern.

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Examples of Chinese Numbers 1–20 in Sentences

Reading the numbers in short everyday sentences helps move them out of isolation and into real use. These examples keep the vocabulary simple so you can focus on the number words themselves.

• Wǒ yǒu liǎng běn shū. — I have two books.
• Jiàoshì lǐ yǒu shí wǔ gè xuéshēng. — There are fifteen students in the classroom.
• Huǒchē èr shí fēnzhōng hòu dào. — The train arrives in twenty minutes.
• Xiànzài shì shí yī diǎn. — It is eleven o’clock.
• Wǒ de hàomǎ shì bā. — My number is eight.

Practicing number words in real sentences makes pronunciation, recognition, and recall much stronger than memorizing a list by itself.

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Try the Chinese Number Translate Tool

Use the translate tool to type a numeral and see the Chinese number word. This is one of the fastest ways to connect Chinese Numbers 1-20 with written forms, chart review, and pronunciation practice.

How to Practice Chinese Numbers 1–20

Here are a few simple ways to review the lesson efficiently.

• count from 1 to 20 in Chinese out loud
• count backwards from 20 to 1
• say 11–20 as one review family
• cover the Chinese forms and translate each numeral from memory
• use the chart audio to repeat the teen numbers several times

With regular review, these numbers become much easier to recognize in conversation, class exercises, beginner reading, and listening practice.

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Why Chinese Numbers 1–20 Matter

On Teach Numbers, the strongest beginner pages usually move from recognition into context, not just memorization. That matters here because the numbers from 1 to 20 are the foundation for larger charts, dates, time expressions, prices, and quizzes.

Once you feel comfortable with this page, the next step is to expand into the next chart range and then apply the numbers in dates, time, prices, and quizzes. That sitewide learning flow is what helps the pages feel connected instead of isolated.

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Continue Learning Chinese Numbers

You can continue learning Chinese numbers with these pages.

You can also keep building practical number skills with these related lessons:

Use the chart pages, translate tools, and follow-up lessons together to turn Chinese numbers into long-term knowledge.