十六

shí liù

Definitions

1. sixteen
2. 16

Example Sentences

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「你幾歲？」「我 十六 歲。」

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Words Containing 十六

• 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)
• 三十六字母 sān shí liù zì mǔ: thirty six initial consonants of Song phonetic theory
• 三十六计 sān shí liù jì: all the possible schemes and stratagems
• 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]
• 五胡十六国 wǔ hú shí liù guó: Sixteen Kingdoms of Five non-Han people (ruling most of China 304-439)
• 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
• 山本五十六 shān běn wǔ shí liù: YAMAMOTO Isoroku (1884-1943), Japanese admiral
• 本笃十六世 běn dǔ shí liù shì: Pope Benedict XVI, original name Joseph Alois Ratzinger (1927-), pope 2005-2013

Child Words of 十六

• 六 liù: six
• 十 shí: ten