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十一

shí yī · shi yi/Shí Yī · shi yi

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Meaning

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shí yī 十一

  1. eleven
  2. 11

Shí Yī 十一

  1. PRC National Day (October 1st)
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Eleven dumplings

  1. Liangliang

    十一(shíyī)放假(fàngjià)你(nǐ)去(qù)哪儿(nǎr)？

    Where are you going for the October holiday?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)哪儿(nǎr)都(dōu)不(bù)去(qù)，人(rén)太(tài)多(duō)了(le)。

    Nowhere. There are too many people.

  3. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)十一(shíyī)也(yě)是(shì)我的(wǒde)生日(shēngrì)！

    But the 1st of October is also my birthday!

  4. Dengdeng

    真的(zhēnde)？你(nǐ)是(shì)十月一号(shíyuèyīhào)出生(chūshēng)的(de)？

    Really? You were born on October 1st?

  5. Liangliang

    对(duì)，今年(jīnnián)我(wǒ)要(yào)吃(chī)十一(shíyī)个(gè)饺子(jiǎozi)庆祝(qìngzhù)。

    Yes. This year I will eat eleven dumplings to celebrate.

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01

我(wǒ)差(chà)不(bu)多(duō)五(wǔ)呎(chǐ)十(shí)一(yī)吋(cùn)。

I'm almost five eleven.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by ddnktr · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)们(men)班(bān)一(yí)共(gòng)有(yǒu)十(shí)一(yī)个(gè)学(xué)生(sheng)。

There are eleven students in our class in total.

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