四十

sìshí

number #6,805

Meanings

1 forty; 40

Characters

Examples

HSK 1

他今年四十岁了。

Tā jīnnián sìshí suì le.

He is forty years old this year.

HSK 3

这本书有四十页。

Zhè běn shū yǒu sìshí yè.

This book has forty pages.

Tips

mistakes

四 (sì, 4th tone) and 十 (shí, 2nd tone) can be tricky together. Be careful not to confuse 四十 (40) with 十四 (14).

Stroke Order

四 sì

十 shí