niàn
廿
twenty
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnumeral
twenty
formalAn archaic or formal numeral for twenty, often found in historical texts, dates, classical idioms, or specific modern contexts like marking age groups (e.g., 廿岁).
Tā他
shēng生
yú于
yī一
jiǔ九
liù六
èr二
nián年
，
jí即
rén壬
yín寅
nián年
。
He was born in the year 1962, which is the year of Ren Yin (the 39th year in the 60-year cycle).
Zhè这
fèn份
gǔ古
jí籍
biāo标
jià价
nián廿
yuán元
。
This ancient book is priced at twenty yuan.
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Nián廿
sì四
jié节
qì气
shì是
Zhōng中
guó国
chuán传
tǒng统
lì历
fǎ法
de的
zhòng重
yào要
zǔ组
chéng成
bù部
fen分
。
The 24 solar terms are an important component of the traditional Chinese calendar.
Tā他
jīn今
nián年
nián廿
suì岁
，
gāng刚
gāng刚
chéng成
nián年
。
He is twenty years old this year, just having reached adulthood.