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九

jiǔ · jiu

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  1. nine
  2. 9
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Nine o'clock sharp

  1. Liangliang

    明天(míngtiān)早上(zǎoshang)九(jiǔ)点(diǎn)开会(kāihuì)，你(nǐ)别(bié)忘(wàng)了(le)。

    The meeting is at nine tomorrow morning. Do not forget.

  2. Dengdeng

    九(jiǔ)点(diǎn)？我(wǒ)以为(yǐwéi)是(shì)九(jiǔ)点(diǎn)半(bàn)。

    Nine? I thought it was half past nine.

  3. Liangliang

    是(shì)九(jiǔ)点(diǎn)，不是(bùshì)九(jiǔ)点(diǎn)半(bàn)。

    It is nine, not half past nine.

  4. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，那(nà)我(wǒ)八(bā)点(diǎn)五十九(wǔshíjiǔ)分(fēn)到(dào)。

    OK, then I will arrive at 8:59.

  5. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)每次(měicì)都(dōu)是(shì)最后(zuìhòu)一分钟(yīfēnzhōng)才(cái)到(dào)！

    You always arrive at the very last minute!

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In a sentence

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01

一(yī)、二(èr)、三(sān)、四(sì)、五(wǔ)、六(liù)、七(qī)、八(bā)、九(jiǔ)、十(shí)。

One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by FeuDRenais · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)们(men)班(bān)一(yí)共(gòng)有(yǒu)九(jiǔ)个(gè)学(xué)生(sheng)。

There are nine students in our class in total.

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