六

Six in Chinese: 六 (liù)

liù

six

HSK 12 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1six
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六

Zhuyin

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ㄌㄧㄡˋ

liù

ㄌ/ lㄧ/ iㄡ/ ouˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 他年近六十。

    tā nián jìn liù shí。

    He is close to sixty.

  • 他们差六岁。

    tā men chà liù suì。

    The difference in their ages is six years.

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Related words

五颜六色

wǔ yán liù sè

multicolored

妈妈

mā ma

mama

吗

ma

(question particle for "yes-no" questions)

买

mǎi

to buy

猫

māo

cat

没

méi

(negative prefix for verbs) have not

没关系

méi guān xi

it doesn't matter

米饭

mǐ fàn

(cooked) rice

名字

míng zi

name (of a person or thing)

明天

míng tiān

tomorrow

哪

nǎ

how

那

nà

(specifier) that

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