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十
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Definitions
- 1. ten
- 2. 10
Example Sentences
1 shown「你幾歲?」「我 十 六歲。」
Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.
Words Containing 十
\The Hunt for Red October\, a novel by Tom Clancy
most urgent
ten times (sth)
38th parallel
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]
cross-stitch
decimal system
all the possible schemes and stratagems
sixteen
Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne 儒勒·凡爾納|儒勒·凡尔纳[rú lè · fán ěr nà]
regardless of the consequences
over 20
rather destroy ten temples than a single marriage (idiom)
one billion
the ten commandments (religion)
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.
hexadecimal
various sages and ten schools of thought
lit. in gambling, nine times out of ten you lose (idiom)
dodecagon
the tens place (or column) in the decimal system
History of Ten States of South China (1669) by Wu Renchen 吳任臣|吴任臣[wú rèn chén], 114 scrolls
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
Sixteen Kingdoms of Five non-Han people (ruling most of China 304-439)
the Ming tombs (mausoleum park of the Ming emperors in Changping district of Beijing)
October
nineteen
bright and multicolored
see 十二宮|十二宫[shí èr gōng]
see 十拿九穩|十拿九稳[shí ná jiǔ wěn]
Ten Permanent Functionaries at the end of Han, a byword for corruption
pretty close
decimal calculation
cross
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]
lit. to give each one a flogging of fifty strokes (idiom)
half-witted
unaccommodating
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)
crusaders
decagon
the hundred thousands place (or column) in the decimal system
the Japanese Twenty-One Demands of 1915
news pass quickly from mouth to mouth (idiom)
crossroads
the 64 hexagrams of the Book of Changes (I Ching or Yi Jing) 易經|易经
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]
twenty; 20
the seventies; the 1970s
no gourd is perfectly round, just as no man is perfect (proverb)
three sevens are twenty-one (idiom)
light-years (apart)
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)
sonnet
December
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]
Hong Kong Red Cross
to reject sb after being deeply touched by them (Internet slang)
thirteenth day of a month
of the thirty-six stratagems, the best option is to flee (idiom)
Red Cross
32-bit (computing)
gigabit
see 一目十行[yī mù shí háng]
Isuzu
fourteen; 14
decimal system
seventeen
wicked beyond redemption (idiom)
icosahedron
twenty four dynastic histories (or 25 or 26 in modern editions)
lit. for a nobleman to take revenge, ten years is not too long (idiom)
to make the sign of the cross
same as 天干
Phillips screwdriver (i.e. with cross slit)
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
Shanghai Y-10
lit. the one who has retreated 50 steps laughs at the one who has retreated 100 steps (idiom)
to put one's palms together (in prayer or greeting)
to be a cinch
Group of 77, loose alliance of developing countries, founded in 1964
forty
ten commandments
completely
the Crusades
most likely
16-bit (computing)
Shiyan, prefecture-level city in Hubei
Chinese poker
decimal
who cares
once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope
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)
Double Tenth, the anniversary of the Wuchang Uprising 武昌起義|武昌起义[wǔ chāng qǐ yì] of October 10th, 1911
lit. you may go undetected during the new moon, but at full moon you'll be found out (idiom)
exceedingly
dodecahedron
perfect; complete
very
decagram
eighteen
fifteen
The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Eighty-one Difficulties, medical text, c. 1st century AD
crosshairs
21st century
decile (statistics)
crucifiction
equal temperament
hundred thousand
ten years of practice for one minute on the stage (idiom)
thirtieth
lit. to hear one and know ten (idiom); fig. explain one thing and (he) understands everything
a hundred or so
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
ten items
adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder)
several billion
Cruciferae or Brassicaceae (taxonomic family including Brassica etc whose flowers have a cross of 4 petals)
twelve divisions of the day of early Chinese and Babylonian timekeeping and astronomy
the sixties
about a hundred
decagon
all walks of life (idiom)
the twelve signs of the zodiac
over one billion
sixty
seventy
one day's sun, ten days' frost (idiom, from Mencius); fig. to work for a bit then skimp
twelve
eighty
see 光棍節|光棍节[guāng gùn jié]
turnstile
November
Regulus (constellation)
decathlon
Shiyan, prefecture-level city in Hubei
cruciform
(fig.) a bustling, cosmopolitan city
to have no need to fend for oneself (idiom)
pickaxe
(coll.) going on foot
ample
most likely
fifty
last day of the lunar year
lit. if one is fake, I shall compensate you for ten of them
Five Dynasties (907-960) and Ten Kingdoms (902-979), period of political turmoil in ancient China
the Rosicrucian order (masonic order)
November
the Twenty-four Filial Exemplars, classic Confucian text on filial piety from Yuan dynasty
PRC National Day (October 1st)
ten lines at a glance (idiom)
complete and beautiful
one day's sun, ten days' frost (idiom, from Mencius); fig. to work for a bit then skimp
bitten by a snake in one year, fears the well rope for ten years (idiom); once bitten twice shy
lit. a girl changes eighteen times between childhood and womanhood (idiom)
thirty six initial consonants of Song phonetic theory
cross road
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)
the Baidu 10 mythical creatures (a set of hoax animals and puns linked to PRC Internet censorship)
20th century
12-yard (sports)
in one's seventies (age)
one tenth
blackjack (card game)
dodecagon
Pope Benedict XVI, original name Joseph Alois Ratzinger (1927-), pope 2005-2013
lit. count by fives and tens (idiom); to narrate systematically and in full detail
cetane number (quality of light diesel fuel, measured by its ignition delay)
listening to the words of a wise man can be superior to studying ten years of books (proverb)
twelve channels of TCM
ninety
more than ten
Sixteen Kingdoms of Five non-Han people (ruling most of China 304-439)
thirteen
Seventeen-Arch Bridge in the Summer Palace 頤和園|颐和园[yí hé yuán], Beijing
the 24 solar terms, calculated from the position of the sun on the ecliptic, that divide the year into 24 equal periods
Ambush from Ten Sides (pipa solo piece)
decimal
the twenty-eight constellations
lit. ninety li is merely a half of a hundred li journey (idiom)
the river flows thirty years to the East, thirty years to the West (proverb)
(coll.) to look every bit the big star
YAMAMOTO Isoroku (1884-1943), Japanese admiral
twelve channels of TCM
last day of the lunar year
duodenum
the thirty-two physical characteristics of Buddha
the Twenty-Four Histories (25 or 26 in modern editions), collection of books on Chinese dynastic history from 3000 BC till 17th century
It's a long and intricate story, I hardly know where to start.
the seventy two martyrs of the Huanghuagang uprising of 23rd April 1911
walk a hundred steps after each meal and you will live a long life (proverb)
October
thirty
(astronomy) the Southern Cross
64-bit (computing)
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]
28-spotted ladybird
more than ten; a dozen or more
the Crusades
December
October Revolution