九

Nine in Chinese: 九 (jiǔ)

jiǔ

nine

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九

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄐㄧㄡˇ

jiǔ

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄡ/ ouˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

See 九 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 猫有九命。

    māo yǒu jiǔ mìng。

    A cat has nine lives.

  • 他说九点了。

    tā shuō jiǔ diǎn le。

    He said that it was nine o'clock.

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Related words

开

kāi

to open (transitive or intransitive)

看

kàn

to see

看见

kàn jiàn

to see

块

kuài

lump

来

lái

to come

老师

lǎo shī

teacher

了

le

(completed action marker)

冷

lěng

cold

里

lǐ

lining

零

líng

zero

六

liù

six

妈妈

mā ma

mama

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