The Count In Chinese page is designed to fit naturally into the Teach Numbers Chinese section. It follows the same general pattern you see on the Chinese hub and core lesson pages: begin with the foundations, review the patterns in a structured way, and then apply them through guided practice.

Instead of functioning as a chart page or a quiz page, this lesson focuses on counting practice. That makes it especially useful after reading the main Chinese Numbers lesson, because it helps you hear and review number progressions more actively.

If you are searching for count in Chinese, how to count in Chinese, Chinese counting practice, or an interactive way to listen to Chinese number patterns, this page is built for that purpose.

  • Short counting runs help you hear the core numerals more clearly.
  • Wider ranges help you notice how Chinese builds teens, tens, and hundreds.
  • Stepped counting helps reinforce repeated patterns inside the number system.
  • Repeated listening and reading supports stronger recall than silent chart review alone.

How to Use This Count In Chinese Page

A good way to use this page is to move through the Count To blocks in order. Start with the smallest range, then widen the counting span only after the earlier forms feel familiar. Because Chinese becomes highly pattern-based after the foundational numerals, hearing and seeing the sequence repeatedly can make larger numbers feel much more manageable.

  • start with the shortest count first
  • repeat each range more than once before moving on
  • use the stepped counts to notice repeating structure
  • return to the main lesson or chart pages if a number family still feels weak

Count To 10 in Chinese

Begin with the essential base numerals. This is the best place to warm up before moving into teens, tens, or hundreds.

Count to 10 in Chinese

Use this chart as a visual guide while the count runs. You can follow the numerals, the Simplified and Traditional forms, and the Pinyin side by side as you listen and review.

NumberSimplifiedTraditionalPinyin
1
2èr
3sān
4
5
6liù
7
8
9jiǔ
10shí

Count To 20 in Chinese

This block helps reinforce the early Chinese counting sequence, including the forms that learners usually memorize directly first. It is especially useful after reviewing Chinese Numbers 1–20.

Count to 20 in Chinese

Use this chart as a visual guide while the count runs. You can follow the numerals, the Simplified and Traditional forms, and the Pinyin side by side as you listen and review.

NumberSimplifiedTraditionalPinyin
1
2èr
3sān
4
5
6liù
7
8
9jiǔ
10shí
11十一十一shí yī
12十二十二shí èr
13十三十三shí sān
14十四十四shí sì
15十五十五shí wǔ
16十六十六shí liù
17十七十七shí qī
18十八十八shí bā
19十九十九shí jiǔ
20二十二十èr shí

Count To 100 in Chinese

Use this longer count to hear how the system develops past the early numerals and into more regular patterns. This is a strong follow-up after the main Chinese Numbers lesson and the broader chart pages.

Count to 100 in Chinese

Use this chart as a visual guide while the count runs. You can follow the numerals, the Simplified and Traditional forms, and the Pinyin side by side as you listen and review.

NumberSimplifiedTraditionalPinyinNumberSimplifiedTraditionalPinyin
12èr
3sān4
56liù
78
9jiǔ10shí
11十一十一shí yī12十二十二shí èr
13十三十三shí sān14十四十四shí sì
15十五十五shí wǔ16十六十六shí liù
17十七十七shí qī18十八十八shí bā
19十九十九shí jiǔ20二十二十èr shí
21二十一二十一èr shí yī22二十二二十二èr shí èr
23二十三二十三èr shí sān24二十四二十四èr shí sì
25二十五二十五èr shí wǔ26二十六二十六èr shí liù
27二十七二十七èr shí qī28二十八二十八èr shí bā
29二十九二十九èr shí jiǔ30三十三十sān shí
31三十一三十一sān shí yī32三十二三十二sān shí èr
33三十三三十三sān shí sān34三十四三十四sān shí sì
35三十五三十五sān shí wǔ36三十六三十六sān shí liù
37三十七三十七sān shí qī38三十八三十八sān shí bā
39三十九三十九sān shí jiǔ40四十四十sì shí
41四十一四十一sì shí yī42四十二四十二sì shí èr
43四十三四十三sì shí sān44四十四四十四sì shí sì
45四十五四十五sì shí wǔ46四十六四十六sì shí liù
47四十七四十七sì shí qī48四十八四十八sì shí bā
49四十九四十九sì shí jiǔ50五十五十wǔ shí
51五十一五十一wǔ shí yī52五十二五十二wǔ shí èr
53五十三五十三wǔ shí sān54五十四五十四wǔ shí sì
55五十五五十五wǔ shí wǔ56五十六五十六wǔ shí liù
57五十七五十七wǔ shí qī58五十八五十八wǔ shí bā
59五十九五十九wǔ shí jiǔ60六十六十liù shí
61六十一六十一liù shí yī62六十二六十二liù shí èr
63六十三六十三liù shí sān64六十四六十四liù shí sì
65六十五六十五liù shí wǔ66六十六六十六liù shí liù
67六十七六十七liù shí qī68六十八六十八liù shí bā
69六十九六十九liù shí jiǔ70七十七十qī shí
71七十一七十一qī shí yī72七十二七十二qī shí èr
73七十三七十三qī shí sān74七十四七十四qī shí sì
75七十五七十五qī shí wǔ76七十六七十六qī shí liù
77七十七七十七qī shí qī78七十八七十八qī shí bā
79七十九七十九qī shí jiǔ80八十八十bā shí
81八十一八十一bā shí yī82八十二八十二bā shí èr
83八十三八十三bā shí sān84八十四八十四bā shí sì
85八十五八十五bā shí wǔ86八十六八十六bā shí liù
87八十七八十七bā shí qī88八十八八十八bā shí bā
89八十九八十九bā shí jiǔ90九十九十jiǔ shí
91九十一九十一jiǔ shí yī92九十二九十二jiǔ shí èr
93九十三九十三jiǔ shí sān94九十四九十四jiǔ shí sì
95九十五九十五jiǔ shí wǔ96九十六九十六jiǔ shí liù
97九十七九十七jiǔ shí qī98九十八九十八jiǔ shí bā
99九十九九十九jiǔ shí jiǔ100一百一百yì bǎi

Count by 10s in Chinese

Counting by tens is useful because it helps isolate the major structural words that support the rest of the system. It also makes it easier to recognize how larger compound numbers are built.

Count to 100 in Chinese by 10s

Use this chart as a visual guide while the count runs. You can follow the numerals, the Simplified and Traditional forms, and the Pinyin side by side as you listen and review.

NumberSimplifiedTraditionalPinyin
10shí
20二十二十èr shí
30三十三十sān shí
40四十四十sì shí
50五十五十wǔ shí
60六十六十liù shí
70七十七十qī shí
80八十八十bā shí
90九十九十jiǔ shí
100一百一百yì bǎi

Count To 10 by 2s in Chinese

This stepped count helps reinforce the even-number pattern early. It is a useful bridge between the basic 1–10 range and the wider counting sets below.

Count to 10 in Chinese by 2s

Use this chart as a visual guide while the count runs. You can follow the numerals, the Simplified and Traditional forms, and the Pinyin side by side as you listen and review.

NumberSimplifiedTraditionalPinyin
2èr
4
6liù
8
10shí

Count To 20 by 2s in Chinese

Use this block to strengthen your feel for even-number progressions across the teen range. It is especially useful after reviewing the early Chinese charts and the core lesson page.

Count to 20 in Chinese by 2s

Use this chart as a visual guide while the count runs. You can follow the numerals, the Simplified and Traditional forms, and the Pinyin side by side as you listen and review.

NumberSimplifiedTraditionalPinyin
2èr
4
6liù
8
10shí
12十二十二shí èr
14十四十四shí sì
16十六十六shí liù
18十八十八shí bā
20二十二十èr shí

Count To 50 by 5s in Chinese

Counting by fives helps you hear repeating structural points in the number system more clearly. This is a practical way to reinforce tens and mid-range progressions without moving one number at a time.

Count to 50 in Chinese by 5s

Use this chart as a visual guide while the count runs. You can follow the numerals, the Simplified and Traditional forms, and the Pinyin side by side as you listen and review.

NumberSimplifiedTraditionalPinyin
5
10shí
15十五十五shí wǔ
20二十二十èr shí
25二十五二十五èr shí wǔ
30三十三十sān shí
35三十五三十五sān shí wǔ
40四十四十sì shí
45四十五四十五sì shí wǔ
50五十五十wǔ shí

Count To 100 by 5s in Chinese

This wider stepped count is useful once the earlier ranges feel more familiar. It helps connect the smaller numeral groups to the larger tens system in a more rhythmic way.

Count to 100 in Chinese by 5s

Use this chart as a visual guide while the count runs. You can follow the numerals, the Simplified and Traditional forms, and the Pinyin side by side as you listen and review.

NumberSimplifiedTraditionalPinyin
5
10shí
15十五十五shí wǔ
20二十二十èr shí
25二十五二十五èr shí wǔ
30三十三十sān shí
35三十五三十五sān shí wǔ
40四十四十sì shí
45四十五四十五sì shí wǔ
50五十五十wǔ shí
55五十五五十五wǔ shí wǔ
60六十六十liù shí
65六十五六十五liù shí wǔ
70七十七十qī shí
75七十五七十五qī shí wǔ
80八十八十bā shí
85八十五八十五bā shí wǔ
90九十九十jiǔ shí
95九十五九十五jiǔ shí wǔ
100一百一百yì bǎi

Count by 100s in Chinese

This block is especially useful for reviewing the hundreds family and reinforcing the jump from 一百 into the larger Chinese number forms.

Count to 1000 in Chinese by 100s

Use this chart as a visual guide while the count runs. You can follow the numerals, the Simplified and Traditional forms, and the Pinyin side by side as you listen and review.

NumberSimplifiedTraditionalPinyin
100一百一百yì bǎi
200二百二百èr bǎi
300三百三百sān bǎi
400四百四百sì bǎi
500五百五百wǔ bǎi
600六百六百liù bǎi
700七百七百qī bǎi
800八百八百bā bǎi
900九百九百jiǔ bǎi
1000一千一千yì qiān

What This Counting Practice Reinforces

The Count To blocks on this page are most helpful when you already know the main forms and want a more active way to rehearse them.

  • the core numerals from through shí
  • the teen range, including forms such as shí yī, shí èr, and shí bā
  • the main tens from èr shí through jiǔ shí
  • the hundreds family such as èr bǎi, sān bǎi, and bā bǎi
  • the transition into yì qiān and larger written number language

Why Counting Practice Matters for Chinese

Chinese number words often look manageable when they are sitting in a chart, but counted repetition helps you recognize whether the patterns actually feel familiar in sequence. That matters because Chinese numerals appear in prices, dates, times, phone numbers, addresses, class materials, and travel situations where you need quick recognition instead of slow decoding.

Counting practice is also useful because Chinese has details learners often miss when they only memorize lists. That includes the very regular structure of the tens and hundreds, the way líng appears in larger number reading outside the simpler counting sets, and the practical difference between Simplified and Traditional writing support in study materials. Repeated counting and visual review make those connections easier to notice.


Study Flow for Better Results

The strongest results usually come from using this page as part of a sequence rather than in isolation.

  • read the main Chinese Numbers lesson first
  • review a chart page such as Chinese Numbers 1–20 or Chinese Numbers 1–100
  • use one or more Count To blocks here
  • return to the lesson only after noticing which number families still feel weak
  • repeat the cycle until the number patterns feel familiar without support

Continue Learning Chinese

You can continue learning Chinese with these related pages.

You can also keep building practical number skills with these follow-up lessons:

Use the main lesson, the chart pages, the Count To blocks, and the quiz page together to turn Chinese numbers from memorized forms into stronger long-term recognition.

Further reference: Wikibooks Mandarin numbers.