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十八

shí bā · shi ba

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Meaning

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  1. eighteen
  2. 18
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Qiqi turns eighteen

  1. Dengdeng

    今天(jīntiān)琦琦(qíqí)过(guò)生日(shēngrì)，她(tā)十八(shíbā)岁(suì)了(le)！

    Today is Qiqi's birthday. She is eighteen!

  2. Liangliang

    十八(shíbā)岁(suì)，可以(kěyǐ)考(kǎo)驾照(jiàzhào)了(le)。

    At eighteen you can take the driving test.

  3. Qiqi

    对(duì)！我(wǒ)明天(míngtiān)就(jiù)去(qù)驾校(jiàxiào)报名(bàomíng)。

    Yes! I will go sign up at a driving school tomorrow.

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)陪(péi)你(nǐ)去(qù)，坐(zuò)十八(shíbā)路(lù)公交车(gōngjiāochē)。

    I will go with you, on the number eighteen bus.

  5. Liangliang

    十八(shíbā)路(lù)有(yǒu)十八(shíbā)站(zhàn)，你们(nǐmen)要(yào)坐(zuò)很久(hěnjiǔ)。

    Route eighteen has eighteen stops. You two will ride for a long time.

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In a sentence

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01

她(tā)十(shí)八(bā)岁(suì)那(nà)年(nián)考(kǎo)上(shàng)了(le)大(dà)学(xué)。

She was admitted to university at the age of eighteen.

02

这(zhè)个(ge)班(bān)一(yí)共(gòng)有(yǒu)十(shí)八(bā)名(míng)学(xué)生(sheng)。

There are eighteen students in this class in total.

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