Chinese Numbers 1-100

Learn to count using Chinese numbers 1-100. Counting in Chinese is a delightfully simple task. Learning to count to 100 actually only requires you to learn 11 numbers! That’s because you only need to know the number 1-10 and the word for “hundred.” Actually after you learn those 11 words, you can count to 999 and if you learn one more word you’ll be able to count to 9999! Let me explain.

First let’s start with the numbers 1-10 in Chinese:

一 Yī
二 Èr
三 Sān
四 Sì
五 Wǔ
六 Liù
七 Qī
八 Bā
九 Jiǔ
十 Shí

Simple enough, right? You can check out our Numbers lesson if you need help on pronunciation. Turn on pinyin and follow along the audio. Check out this post if you’re just starting to read Chinese.
You’re going to love the number 11 in Chinese:

十一 Shí yī

That’s right, you just say “ten one.” Twelve is just “ten two,” or 十二 (Shí èr).
The pattern continues. And once you get to twenty:

二十 Èr shí

That’s right, you just say “two ten” And 21:

二十一 Èr shí yī

It’s like “Two ten one” and that pattern continues. Two ten two, two ten three, etc. So forty five would just be “four ten five.”

四十五 Sì shí wǔ

Try counting all the way to ninety-nine! Once you get there you need to know just one more character and you can say 100:

一百 Yì bǎi

How cool is that? Congratulations on learning how to count to 100 in Chinese. You are a Chinese learning superstar! Quick test: How would you say 276 (hint: two – hundred – seven – ten – six). You can now count to 999! Wow, that was fast. You know how to say almost one thousand words in Chinese! If you’re ready to practice more Chinese, try some of our beginner Chinese reading practice.

Number	Character	Pinyin
1	一	Yī
2	二	Èr
3	三	Sān
4	四	Sì
5	五	Wǔ
6	六	Liù
7	七	Qī
8	八	Bā
9	九	Jiǔ
10	十	Shí
11	十一	Shí Yī
12	十二	Shí èr
13	十三	Shí sān
14	十四	Shí sì
15	十五	Shí wǔ
16	十六	Shí liù
17	十七	Shí qī
18	十八	Shí bā
19	十九	Shí jiǔ
20	二十	Èr shí
21	二十一	Èr shí yī
22	二十二	Èr shí èr
23	二十三	Èr shí sān
24	二十四	Èr shí sì
25	二十五	Èr shí wǔ
26	二十六	Èr shí liù
27	二十七	Èr shí qī
28	二十八	Èr shí bā
29	二十九	Èr shí jiǔ
30	三十	Sān shí
31	三十一	Sān shí yī
32	三十二	Sān shí èr
33	三十三	Sān shí sān
34	三十四	Sān shí sì
35	三十五	Sān shí wǔ
36	三十六	Sān shí liù
37	三十七	Sān shí qī
38	三十八	Sān shí bā
39	三十九	Sān shí jiǔ
40	四十	Sì shí
41	四十一	Sì shí yī
42	四十二	Sì shí èr
43	四十三	Sì shí sān
44	四十四	Sì shí sì
45	四十五	Sì shí wǔ
46	四十六	Sì shí liù
47	四十七	Sì shí qī
48	四十八	Sì shí bā
49	四十九	Sì shí jiǔ
50	五十	Wǔ shí
51	五十一	Wǔ shí yī
52	五十二	Wǔ shí èr
53	五十三	Wǔ shí sān
54	五十四	Wǔ shí sì
55	五十五	Wǔ shí wǔ
56	五十六	Wǔ shí liù
57	五十七	Wǔ shí qī
58	五十八	Wǔ shí bā
59	五十九	Wǔ shí jiǔ
60	六十	Liù shí
61	六十一	Liù shí yī
62	六十二	Liù shí èr
63	六十三	Liù shí sān
64	六十四	Liù shí sì
65	六十五	Liù shí wǔ
66	六十六	Liù shí liù
67	六十七	Liù shí qī
68	六十八	Liù shí bā
69	六十九	Liù shí jiǔ
70	七十	Qī shí
71	七十一	Qī shí yī
72	七十二	Qī shí èr
73	七十三	Qī shí sān
74	七十四	Qī shí sì
75	七十五	Qī shí wǔ
76	七十六	Qī shí liù
77	七十七	Qī shí qī
78	七十八	Qī shí bā
79	七十九	Qī shí jiǔ
80	八十	Bā shí
81	八十一	Bā shí yī
82	八十二	Bā shí èr
83	八十三	Bā shí sān
84	八十四	Bā shí sì
85	八十五	Bā shí wǔ
86	八十六	Bā shí liù
87	八十七	Bā shí qī
88	八十八	Bā shí bā
89	八十九	Bā shí jiǔ
90	九十	Jiǔ shí
91	九十一	Jiǔ shí yī
92	九十二	Jiǔ shí èr
93	九十三	Jiǔ shí sān
94	九十四	Jiǔ shí sì
95	九十五	Jiǔ shí wǔ
96	九十六	Jiǔ shí liù
97	九十七	Jiǔ shí qī
98	九十八	Jiǔ shí bā
99	九十九	Jiǔ shí jiǔ
100	一百	Yì bǎi