一到十
yī dào shí
The phrase for "one to ten" in Chinese is 一到十 (yī dào shí).
This phrase describes the sequence of numbers starting from one and ending with ten. When using numbers to count, the specific word you use after the number depends on what you are counting: use 个 for objects, use 位 for people and use 号 for days or dates.
How do you pronounce it?
yī dào shí
Did you know?
- While 一 to 十 are the standard digits, Chinese has a second set of 'financial' characters for these numbers to prevent fraud in banking.
- In many parts of China, people use a single hand to sign numbers from one to ten, rather than the counting methods used in English. For example, the number 'six' is often signed with a thumb and pinky finger extended, looking like a telephone icon.
- The number 四 (four) is often avoided in addresses or phone numbers because it sounds like the word for 'death'.
Examples in context
- 一个 (yī gè)One (object)
- 两个 (liǎng gè)Two (objects)
- 一位 (yī wèi)One person
- 三位 (sān wèi)Three people
- 五十几 (wǔ shí jǐ)Fifty-something
- 请从一到十数一遍。Qǐng cóng yī dào shí shǔ yī biàn.Please count from one to ten once.
- 这个练习是数一到十。Zhège liànxí shì shǔ yī dào shí.This exercise is counting from one to ten.
- 我只会数一到十。Wǒ zhǐ huì shǔ yī dào shí.I can only count from one to ten.
Example conversation
A teacher is checking a student's counting skills.
- 梓涵 Zihan俊杰，你能数一到十吗？Jùnjié, nǐ néng shǔ yī dào shí ma?Junjie, can you count from one to ten?
- 俊杰 Junjie我可以，现在就开始。Wǒ kěyǐ, xiànzài jiù kāishǐ.I can, I'll start now.
- 俊杰 Junjie一，二，三…九，十！yī, èr, sān… jiǔ, shí!One, two, three… nine, ten!
- 梓涵 Zihan梓涵为你感到骄傲。Zǐhán wèi nǐ gǎndào jiāo'ào.Zihan is proud of you.
