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六十

liù shí · liu shi

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Meaning

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  1. sixty
  2. 60
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A score of sixty

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)考试(kǎoshì)考(kǎo)了(le)六十(liùshí)分(fēn)！

    I scored sixty on the exam!

  2. Liangliang

    六十(liùshí)分(fēn)？你(nǐ)为什么(wèishénme)这么(zhème)高兴(gāoxìng)？

    Sixty? Why are you so happy?

  3. Dengdeng

    因为(yīnwèi)六十(liùshí)分(fēn)及格(jígé)了(le)！去年(qùnián)我(wǒ)才(cái)考(kǎo)了(le)四十(sìshí)。

    Because sixty is a pass! Last year I only got forty.

  4. Liangliang

    好吧(hǎoba)，那(nà)我(wǒ)请(qǐng)你(nǐ)喝茶(hēchá)。

    Okay, then I'll treat you to tea.

  5. Dengdeng

    太好了(tàihǎole)！再(zài)考(kǎo)六十(liùshí)分(fēn)，你(nǐ)再(zài)请(qǐng)我(wǒ)。

    Great! If I score sixty again, you treat me again.

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2 examples
01

一(yí)个(gè)小(xiǎo)时(shí)有(yǒu)六(liù)十(shí)分(fēn)钟(zhōng)，一(yì)分(fēn)钟(zhōng)有(yǒu)六(liù)十(shí)秒(miǎo)。

An hour has sixty minutes, and a minute has sixty seconds.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by Source_VOA · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

六(liù)十(shí)分(fēn)钟(zhōng)为(wéi)一(yì)小(xiǎo)时(shí)，一(yì)分(fēn)钟(zhōng)由(yóu)六(liù)十(shí)秒(miǎo)组(zǔ)成(chéng)。

Sixty minutes make an hour, and a minute is made up of sixty seconds.

Tatoeba: Chinese by si · English by Ignoto · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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