五十

wǔshí

number #5,916

Meanings

他今年五十岁了。

Tā jīnnián wǔshí suì le.

He is fifty years old this year.

这本书有五十页。

Zhè běnshū yǒu wǔshí yè.

This book has fifty pages.

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.

五 wǔ

十 shí