十

shí

Definitions

1. ten
2. 10

Example Sentences

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「你幾歲？」「我 十 六歲。」

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Words Containing 十

• 十分 shí fēn: very
• 十字路口 shí zì lù kǒu: crossroads
• 十足 shí zú: ample
• 一五一十 yī wǔ yī shí: lit. count by fives and tens (idiom); to narrate systematically and in full detail
• 一传十，十传百 yī chuán shí , shí chuán bǎi: news pass quickly from mouth to mouth (idiom)
• 一年被蛇咬十年怕井绳 yī nián bèi shé yǎo shí nián pà jǐng shéng: bitten by a snake in one year, fears the well rope for ten years (idiom); once bitten twice shy
• 一暴十寒 yī pù shí hán: one day's sun, ten days' frost (idiom, from Mencius); fig. to work for a bit then skimp
• 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳 yī zhāo bèi shé yǎo , shí nián pà jǐng shéng: once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope
• 一曝十寒 yī pù shí hán: one day's sun, ten days' frost (idiom, from Mencius); fig. to work for a bit then skimp
• 一目十行 yī mù shí háng: ten lines at a glance (idiom)
• 一部二十四史，不知从何说起 yī bù èr shí sì shǐ , bù zhī cóng hé shuō qǐ: It's a long and intricate story, I hardly know where to start.
• 七十年代 qī shí nián dài: the seventies; the 1970s
• 七十七国集团 qī shí qī guó jí tuán: Group of 77, loose alliance of developing countries, founded in 1964
• 七十 qī shí: seventy
• 七老八十 qī lǎo bā shí: in one's seventies (age)
• 三七二十一 sān qī èr shí yī: three sevens are twenty-one (idiom)
• 三十六计，走为上策 sān shí liù jì , zǒu wéi shàng cè: of the thirty-six stratagems, the best option is to flee (idiom)
• 三十八度线 sān shí bā dù xiàn: 38th parallel
• 三十六字母 sān shí liù zì mǔ: thirty six initial consonants of Song phonetic theory
• 三十年河东，三十年河西 sān shí nián hé dōng , sān shí nián hé xī: the river flows thirty years to the East, thirty years to the West (proverb)
• 三十六计 sān shí liù jì: all the possible schemes and stratagems
• 三十 sān shí: thirty
• 三十二位元 sān shí èr wèi yuán: 32-bit (computing)
• 三十二相 sān shí èr xiàng: the thirty-two physical characteristics of Buddha
• 三十六计，走为上计 sān shí liù jì , zǒu wéi shàng jì: see 三十六計，走為上策|三十六计，走为上策[sān shí liù jì , zǒu wéi shàng cè]
• 三百六十行 sān bǎi liù shí háng: all walks of life (idiom)
• 不管三七二十一 bù guǎn sān qī èr shí yī: regardless of the consequences
• 九十 jiǔ shí: ninety
• 二十 èr shí: twenty; 20
• 二十一世纪 èr shí yī shì jì: 21st century
• 二十一条 èr shí yī tiáo: the Japanese Twenty-One Demands of 1915
• 二十一点 èr shí yī diǎn: blackjack (card game)
• 二十世纪 èr shí shì jì: 20th century
• 二十五史 èr shí wǔ shǐ: twenty four dynastic histories (or 25 or 26 in modern editions)
• 二十八宿 èr shí bā xiù: the twenty-eight constellations
• 二十四史 èr shí sì shǐ: the Twenty-Four Histories (25 or 26 in modern editions), collection of books on Chinese dynastic history from 3000 BC till 17th century
• 二十四孝 èr shí sì xiào: the Twenty-four Filial Exemplars, classic Confucian text on filial piety from Yuan dynasty
• 二十四节气 èr shí sì jié qi: the 24 solar terms, calculated from the position of the sun on the ecliptic, that divide the year into 24 equal periods
• 二十多 èr shí duō: over 20
• 二十年目睹之怪现状 èr shí nián mù dǔ zhī guài xiàn zhuàng: The Strange State of the World Witnessed Over 20 Years, novel by late Qing novelist Wu Jianren 吳趼人|吴趼人[wú jiǎn rén]
• 二十面体 èr shí miàn tǐ: icosahedron
• 五代十国 wǔ dài shí guó: Five Dynasties (907-960) and Ten Kingdoms (902-979), period of political turmoil in ancient China
• 五光十色 wǔ guāng shí sè: bright and multicolored
• 五十 wǔ shí: fifty
• 五十步笑百步 wǔ shí bù xiào bǎi bù: lit. the one who has retreated 50 steps laughs at the one who has retreated 100 steps (idiom)
• 五十肩 wǔ shí jiān: adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder)
• 五十铃 wǔ shí líng: Isuzu
• 五胡十六国 wǔ hú shí liù guó: Sixteen Kingdoms of Five non-Han people (ruling most of China 304-439)
• 假一赔十 jiǎ yī péi shí: lit. if one is fake, I shall compensate you for ten of them
• 八九不离十 bā jiǔ bù lí shí: pretty close
• 八十 bā shí: eighty
• 八十天环游地球 bā shí tiān huán yóu dì qiú: Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne 儒勒·凡爾納|儒勒·凡尔纳[rú lè · fán ěr nà]
• 六十 liù shí: sixty
• 六十四位元 liù shí sì wèi yuán: 64-bit (computing)
• 六十四卦 liù shí sì guà: the 64 hexagrams of the Book of Changes (I Ching or Yi Jing) 易經|易经
• 六十年代 liù shí nián dài: the sixties
• 十一 shí yī: PRC National Day (October 1st)
• 十一月 shí yī yuè: November
• 十一月份 shí yī yuè fèn: November
• 十一路 shí yī lù: (coll.) going on foot
• 十七 shí qī: seventeen
• 十七孔桥 shí qī kǒng qiáo: Seventeen-Arch Bridge in the Summer Palace 頤和園|颐和园[yí hé yuán], Beijing
• 十三 shí sān: thirteen
• 十三张 shí sān zhāng: Chinese poker
• 十三日 shí sān rì: thirteenth day of a month
• 十三经 shí sān jīng: the Thirteen Confucian Classics, namely: Book of Songs 詩經|诗经[shī jīng], Book of History 尚書|尚书[shàng shū], Rites of Zhou 周禮|周礼[zhōu lǐ], Rites and Ceremonies 儀禮|仪礼[yí lǐ], Classic of Rites 禮記|礼记[lǐ jì], Book of Changes 易經|易经[yì jīng], Mr Zuo's Annals 左傳|左传[zuǒ zhuàn], Mr Gongyang's Annals 公羊傳|公羊传[gōng yáng zhuàn], Mr Guliang's Annals 穀梁傳|谷梁传[gǔ liáng zhuàn], The Analects 論語|论语[lún yǔ], Erya 爾雅|尔雅[ěr yǎ], Classic of Filial Piety 孝經|孝经[xiào jīng], Mencius 孟子[mèng zǐ]
• 十三点 shí sān diǎn: half-witted
• 十之八九 shí zhī bā jiǔ: most likely
• 十九 shí jiǔ: nineteen
• 十二 shí èr: twelve
• 十二分 shí èr fēn: exceedingly
• 十二地支 shí èr dì zhī: the 12 earthly branches 子[zǐ], 丑, 寅, 卯, 辰, 巳, 午, 未, 申, 酉, 戌, 亥 (used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal numbers)
• 十二宫 shí èr gōng: the twelve equatorial constellations or signs of the zodiac in Western astronomy and astrology, namely: Aries 白羊[bái yáng], Taurus 金牛[jìn niú], Gemini 雙子|双子[shuāng zǐ], Cancer 巨蟹[jù xiè], Leo 獅子|狮子[shī zǐ], Virgo 室女[shì nu:3], Libra 天秤[tiān chèng], Scorpio 天蠍|天蝎[tiān xiē], Sagittarius 人馬|人马[rén mǎ], Capricorn 摩羯[mó jié], Aquarius 寶瓶|宝瓶[bǎo píng], Pisces 雙魚|双鱼[shuāng yú]
• 十二平均律 shí èr píng jūn lǜ: equal temperament
• 十二指肠 shí èr zhǐ cháng: duodenum
• 十二支 shí èr zhī: the 12 earthly branches 子[zǐ], 丑, 寅, 卯, 辰, 巳, 午, 未, 申, 酉, 戌, 亥 (used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal number)
• 十二星座 shí èr xīng zuò: the twelve signs of the zodiac
• 十二时辰 shí èr shí chen: twelve divisions of the day of early Chinese and Babylonian timekeeping and astronomy
• 十二月 shí èr yuè: December
• 十二月份 shí èr yuè fèn: December
• 十二码 shí èr mǎ: 12-yard (sports)
• 十二经 shí èr jīng: twelve channels of TCM
• 十二经脉 shí èr jīng mài: twelve channels of TCM
• 十二角形 shí èr jiǎo xíng: dodecagon
• 十二边形 shí èr biān xíng: dodecagon
• 十二面体 shí èr miàn tǐ: dodecahedron
• 十五 shí wǔ: fifteen
• 十位 shí wèi: the tens place (or column) in the decimal system
• 十倍 shí bèi: ten times (sth)
• 十亿 shí yì: one billion
• 十亿位元 shí yì wèi yuán: gigabit
• 十克 shí kè: decagram
• 十全 shí quán: perfect; complete
• 十全十美 shí quán shí měi: complete and beautiful
• 十八 shí bā: eighteen
• 十六 shí liù: sixteen
• 十六位元 shí liù wèi yuán: 16-bit (computing)
• 十六国 shí liù guó: Sixteen Kingdoms of Five non-Han people (ruling most of China 304-439)
• 十六国春秋 shí liù guó chūn qiū: history of the Sixteen Kingdoms 304-439 by Cui Hong 崔鴻|崔鸿, written towards the end of Wei of the Northern Dynasties 北魏, 100 scrolls
• 十六字诀 shí liù zì jué: 16-character formula, esp. Mao Zedong's mantra on guerrilla warfare: 敵進我退，敵駐我擾，敵疲我打，敵退我追|敌进我退，敌驻我扰，敌疲我打，敌退我追[dí jìn wǒ tuì , dí zhù wǒ rǎo , dí pí wǒ dǎ , dí tuì wǒ zhuī] when the enemy advances we retreat; when the enemy makes camp we harass; when the enemy is exhausted we fight; and when the enemy retreats we pursue
• 十六烷值 shí liù wán zhí: cetane number (quality of light diesel fuel, measured by its ignition delay)
• 十六进制 shí liù jìn zhì: hexadecimal
• 十分之一 shí fēn zhī yī: one tenth
• 十分位数 shí fēn wèi shù: decile (statistics)
• 十动然拒 shí dòng rán jù: to reject sb after being deeply touched by them (Internet slang)
• 十四 shí sì: fourteen; 14
• 十四行诗 shí sì háng shī: sonnet
• 十国春秋 shí guó chūn qiū: History of Ten States of South China (1669) by Wu Renchen 吳任臣|吴任臣[wú rèn chén], 114 scrolls
• 十堰 shí yàn: Shiyan, prefecture-level city in Hubei
• 十堰市 shí yàn shì: Shiyan, prefecture-level city in Hubei
• 十多亿 shí duō yì: over one billion
• 十大神兽 shí dà shén shòu: the Baidu 10 mythical creatures (a set of hoax animals and puns linked to PRC Internet censorship)
• 十天干 shí tiān gān: the ten Heavenly Stems 甲[jiǎ], 乙[yǐ], 丙[bǐng], 丁[dīng], 戊[wù], 己[jǐ], 庚[gēng], 辛[xīn], 壬[rén], 癸[guǐ] (used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal number like Roman I, II, III)
• 十字 shí zì: cross road
• 十字形 shí zì xíng: cruciform
• 十字架 shí zì jià: cross
• 十字架刑 shí zì jià xíng: crucifiction
• 十字丝 shí zì sī: crosshairs
• 十字绣 shí zì xiù: cross-stitch
• 十字花科 shí zì huā kē: Cruciferae or Brassicaceae (taxonomic family including Brassica etc whose flowers have a cross of 4 petals)
• 十字军 shí zì jūn: crusaders
• 十字军东征 shí zì jūn dōng zhēng: the Crusades
• 十字军远征 shí zì jūn yuǎn zhēng: the Crusades
• 十字转门 shí zì zhuàn mén: turnstile
• 十字镐 shí zì gǎo: pickaxe
• 十字头螺刀 shí zì tóu luó dāo: Phillips screwdriver (i.e. with cross slit)
• 十常侍 shí cháng shì: Ten Permanent Functionaries at the end of Han, a byword for corruption
• 十干 shí gān: same as 天干
• 十年树木，百年树人 shí nián shù mù , bǎi nián shù rén: It takes ten years to nurture a tree, but a hundred years to train a man (idiom). A good education program takes a long time to develop.
• 十几 shí jǐ: more than ten; a dozen or more
• 十恶不赦 shí è bù shè: wicked beyond redemption (idiom)
• 十成 shí chéng: completely
• 十成九稳 shí chéng jiǔ wěn: see 十拿九穩|十拿九稳[shí ná jiǔ wěn]
• 十戒 shí jiè: the ten commandments (religion)
• 十拿九稳 shí ná jiǔ wěn: to be a cinch
• 十指不沾阳春水 shí zhǐ bù zhān yáng chūn shuǐ: to have no need to fend for oneself (idiom)
• 十数 shí shù: more than ten
• 十月 shí yuè: October
• 十月份 shí yuè fèn: October
• 十月革命 shí yuè gé mìng: October Revolution
• 十有八九 shí yǒu bā jiǔ: most likely
• 十万 shí wàn: hundred thousand
• 十万位 shí wàn wèi: the hundred thousands place (or column) in the decimal system
• 十万八千里 shí wàn bā qiān lǐ: light-years (apart)
• 十万火急 shí wàn huǒ jí: most urgent
• 十角形 shí jiǎo xíng: decagon
• 十诫 shí jiè: ten commandments
• 十赌九输 shí dǔ jiǔ shū: lit. in gambling, nine times out of ten you lose (idiom)
• 十进 shí jìn: decimal
• 十进位 shí jìn wèi: decimal system
• 十进位法 shí jìn wèi fǎ: decimal system
• 十进制 shí jìn zhì: decimal
• 十进算术 shí jìn suàn shù: decimal calculation
• 十边形 shí biān xíng: decagon
• 十里洋场 shí lǐ yáng chǎng: (fig.) a bustling, cosmopolitan city
• 十面埋伏 shí miàn mái fú: Ambush from Ten Sides (pipa solo piece)
• 十项 shí xiàng: ten items
• 十项全能 shí xiàng quán néng: decathlon
• 南十字座 nán shí zì zuò: (astronomy) the Southern Cross
• 各打五十大板 gè dǎ wǔ shí dà bǎn: lit. to give each one a flogging of fifty strokes (idiom)
• 合十 hé shí: to put one's palms together (in prayer or greeting)
• 君子报仇，十年不晚 jūn zi bào chóu , shí nián bù wǎn: lit. for a nobleman to take revenge, ten years is not too long (idiom)
• 四十 sì shí: forty
• 四十二章经 sì shí èr zhāng jīng: The Sutra in Forty-two Sections Spoken by the Buddha, the first Chinese Buddhist text, translated in 67 AD by Kasyapa-Matanga 迦葉摩騰|迦叶摩腾[jiā yè mó téng] and Gobharana 竺法蘭|竺法兰[zhú fǎ lán] (Dharmaraksha)
• 大年三十 dà nián sān shí: last day of the lunar year
• 太子十三峰 tài zǐ shí sān fēng: thirteen peaks of Meili Snow Mountains in Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 迪慶藏族自治州|迪庆藏族自治州[dí qìng zàng zú zì zhì zhōu], Yunnan
• 女大十八变 nǚ dà shí bā biàn: lit. a girl changes eighteen times between childhood and womanhood (idiom)
• 宁拆十座庙，不毁一桩婚 nìng chāi shí zuò miào , bù huǐ yī zhuāng hūn: rather destroy ten temples than a single marriage (idiom)
• 山本五十六 shān běn wǔ shí liù: YAMAMOTO Isoroku (1884-1943), Japanese admiral
• 年三十 nián sān shí: last day of the lunar year
• 数十亿 shù shí yì: several billion
• 明十三陵 míng shí sān líng: the Ming tombs (mausoleum park of the Ming emperors in Changping district of Beijing)
• 星相十足 xīng xiāng shí zú: (coll.) to look every bit the big star
• 本笃十六世 běn dǔ shí liù shì: Pope Benedict XVI, original name Joseph Alois Ratzinger (1927-), pope 2005-2013
• 板板六十四 bǎn bǎn liù shí sì: unaccommodating
• 猎杀红色十月号 liè shā hóng sè shí yuè hào: \The Hunt for Red October\, a novel by Tom Clancy
• 瓜无滚圆，人无十全 guā wú gǔn yuán , rén wú shí quán: no gourd is perfectly round, just as no man is perfect (proverb)
• 画十字 huà shí zì: to make the sign of the cross
• 百儿八十 bǎi ér bā shí: about a hundred
• 百十 bǎi shí: a hundred or so
• 目下十行 mù xià shí háng: see 一目十行[yī mù shí háng]
• 第三十 dì sān shí: thirtieth
• 管他三七二十一 guǎn tā sān qī èr shí yī: who cares
• 红十字 hóng shí zì: Red Cross
• 闻一知十 wén yī zhī shí: lit. to hear one and know ten (idiom); fig. explain one thing and (he) understands everything
• 听君一席话，胜读十年书 tīng jūn yī xí huà , shèng dú shí nián shū: listening to the words of a wise man can be superior to studying ten years of books (proverb)
• 台上一分钟，台下十年功 tái shàng yī fēn zhōng , tái xià shí nián gōng: ten years of practice for one minute on the stage (idiom)
• 茄二十八星瓢虫 qié èr shí bā xīng piáo chóng: 28-spotted ladybird
• 蔷薇十字团 qiáng wēi shí zì tuán: the Rosicrucian order (masonic order)
• 行百里者半九十 xíng bǎi lǐ zhě bàn jiǔ shí: lit. ninety li is merely a half of a hundred li journey (idiom)
• 诸子十家 zhū zǐ shí jiā: various sages and ten schools of thought
• 躲得过初一，躲不过十五 duǒ de guò chū yī , duǒ bù guò shí wǔ: lit. you may go undetected during the new moon, but at full moon you'll be found out (idiom)
• 躲过初一，躲不过十五 duǒ guò chū yī , duǒ bù guò shí wǔ: see 躲得過初一，躲不過十五|躲得过初一，躲不过十五[duǒ de guò chū yī , duǒ bù guò shí wǔ]
• 轩辕十四 xuān yuán shí sì: Regulus (constellation)
• 运十 yùn shí: Shanghai Y-10
• 双十一 shuāng shí yī: see 光棍節|光棍节[guāng gùn jié]
• 双十节 shuāng shí jié: Double Tenth, the anniversary of the Wuchang Uprising 武昌起義|武昌起义[wǔ chāng qǐ yì] of October 10th, 1911
• 饭后百步走，活到九十九 fàn hòu bǎi bù zǒu , huó dào jiǔ shí jiǔ: walk a hundred steps after each meal and you will live a long life (proverb)
• 香港红十字会 xiāng gǎng hóng shí zì huì: Hong Kong Red Cross
• 黄帝八十一难经 huáng dì bā shí yī nàn jīng: The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Eighty-one Difficulties, medical text, c. 1st century AD