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二十

èr shí · er shi

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Meaning

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  1. twenty; 20
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One year, one yuan

  1. Dengdeng

    今天(jīntiān)是(shì)十月(shíyuè)二十号(èrshíhào)，我(wǒ)二十岁(èrshísuì)了(le)！

    Today is October 20th, and I'm twenty!

  2. Liangliang

    生日快乐(shēngrìkuàilè)！这(zhè)是(shì)给(gěi)你(nǐ)的(de)礼物(lǐwù)。

    Happy birthday! This is a gift for you.

  3. Dengdeng

    打开一看(dǎkāiyīkàn)，里面(lǐmiàn)只有(zhǐyǒu)二十(èrshí)块(kuài)钱(qián)？

    I opened it and there's only twenty yuan inside?

  4. Liangliang

    一岁(yīsuì)一块(yīkuài)，你(nǐ)二十岁(èrshísuì)，所以(suǒyǐ)二十块(èrshíkuài)。

    One yuan per year. You're twenty, so twenty yuan.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我(wǒ)明年(míngnián)想要(xiǎngyào)二十一(èrshíyī)块(kuài)！

    Then next year I want twenty-one yuan!

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)的(de)生(shēng)日(rì)是(shì)十(shí)月(yuè)二(èr)十(shí)号(hào)。

My birthday is October twentieth.

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02

我(wǒ)们(men)班(bān)有(yǒu)二(èr)十(shí)个(ge)学(xué)生(sheng)。

There are twenty students in our class.

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