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十二

shí èr · shi er

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Meaning

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  1. twelve
  2. 12
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Twelve balloons

  1. Liangliang

    老板(lǎobǎn)，我(wǒ)要(yào)十二(shíèr)个(gè)气球(qìqiú)！

    Boss, I want twelve balloons!

  2. Dengdeng

    十二(shíèr)个(gè)？你(nǐ)要(yào)这么多(zhèmeduō)干什么(gànshénme)？

    Twelve? What do you need so many for?

  3. Liangliang

    今天(jīntiān)是(shì)十二月(shíèryuè)十二号(shíèrhào)，我的(wǒde)生日(shēngrì)！

    Today is December 12th, my birthday!

  4. Dengdeng

    太好了(tàihǎole)！生日快乐(shēngrìkuàilè)！我(wǒ)送(sòng)你(nǐ)一个(yīgè)。

    Great! Happy birthday! I will give you one.

  5. Liangliang

    谢谢(xièxie)！不过(bùguò)我(wǒ)只有(zhǐyǒu)十二个(shíèrgè)朋友(péngyou)，现在(xiànzài)多了(duōle)一个(yīgè)气球(qìqiú)。

    Thanks! But I only have twelve friends, so now there is one balloon extra.

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2 examples
01

世(shì)上(shàng)第(dì)一(yī)架(jià)飞(fēi)机(jī)是(shì)在(zài)一(yī)九(jiǔ)零(líng)三(sān)年(nián)起(qǐ)飞(fēi)的(de)，整(zhěng)个(gè)过(guò)程(chéng)历(lì)时(shí)十(shí)二(èr)秒(miǎo)。

The first airplane flew in 1903 for twelve seconds.

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

02

这(zhè)件(jiàn)衬(chèn)衫(shān)卖(mài)十(shí)二(èr)英(yīng)镑(bàng)。

The blouse costs twelve libras.

Tatoeba: Chinese by mtdot · English by lukaszpp · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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