五十

wǔshí

number #5,916

Meanings

1 fifty
2 50

Characters

Examples

HSK 1

他今年五十岁了。

Tā jīnnián wǔshí suì le.

He is fifty years old this year.

HSK 3

这本书有五十页。

Zhè běn shū yǒu wǔshí yè.

This book has fifty pages.

Tips

grammar

Chinese numbers are built logically: 五 (five) + 十 (ten) = fifty. This pattern applies to all multiples of ten: 二十 (20), 三十 (30), etc.

Stroke Order

五 wǔ

十 shí