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十

HSK 1Character · Numeral · Adjective · Proper noun

ten; full; extreme

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Meanings

3 senses · 12 examples
1.

numeral

ten; the number 10

Basic cardinal number in Chinese, used for counting whole numbers.

Wǒ我
yǒu有
shí十
běn本
shū书
 。

I have ten books.

Jīn今
tiān天
shì是
shí十
yuè月
yī一
rì日
guó国
qìng庆
jié节
 。

Today is October 1st, National Day.

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Shí十
gè个
xiǎo小
péng朋
yǒu友
yì一
qǐ起
zuò做
yóu游
xì戏
 。

Ten kids are playing games together.

Tā他
měi每
tiān天
zǎo早
shàng上
qī七
diǎn点
dào到
shí十
diǎn点
shàng上
kè课
 。

He has classes from 7 AM to 10 AM every morning.

Zhè这
gè个
bān班
jí级
yǒu有
wǔ五
shí十
míng名
xué学
shēng生
 。

This class has fifty students.

2.

adjective

full; complete; extreme

Used to emphasize the highest degree of a quality, often followed by measure words or complementaries.

Zhè这
dào道
cài菜
de的
wèi味
dào道
shí十
zú足
 。

This dish has full, rich flavor.

Tā他
duì对
zhè这
gè个
xiàng项
mù目
yǒu有
shí十
fēn分
de的
bǎ把
wò握
 。

He has complete confidence in this project.

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Zhè这
chǎng场
yǎn演
chū出
shí十
fēn分
jīng精
cǎi彩
 。

This performance is extremely wonderful.

Tā他
de的
nǔ努
lì力
chéng程
dù度
shí十
zú足
 。

He puts in full, total effort.

Zhè这
jiàn件
shì事
duì对
wǒ我
lái来
shuō说
shí十
fēn分
zhòng重
yào要
 。

This matter is extremely important to me.

3.

proper noun

Shi (a Chinese surname)

Used as a family name, capitalized when written in Chinese.

Shí石
lǎo老
shī师
jīn今
tiān天
qǐng请
jià假
le了
 。

Teacher Shi is on leave today.

Shí十
xiān先
sheng生
shì是
wǒ我
men们
de的
xīn新
lín邻
jū居
 。

Mr. Shi is our new neighbor.