How To Count From 1 to 100 In Mandarin Chinese

How many plastic balls do you think could fit in an Olympic-sized swimming pool? The plastic balls I’m talking about are the colorful plastic balls you’d find in a ball pit or a playground. These balls are soft and bouncy and don’t really hurt when you throw them at someone. But that doesn't mean you should throw them at someone because you could hurt someone even if they don’t really hurt. So how many of these plastic balls do you think could fit in an Olympic-sized swimming pool?

Well, I wouldn’t know the answer to that question. But I would guess that over seven million balls could fit in an Olympic-sized swimming pool. What’s your guess? How many balls do you think would fit? Alright, as you try and figure out how many plastic balls fit in an Olympic pool, take a break and check out this little counting guide to help you learn how to count in Mandarin Chinese from 1 to 100.

How to count from 0 to 10

• 0: 零, líng (ling)
• 1: 一, yī (ee)
• 2: 二, èr (ahr)
• 3: 三, sān (sahn)
• 4: 四, sì (sih)
• 5: 五, wǔ (woo)
• 6: 六, liù (lee-oh)
• 7: 七, qī (chee)
• 8: 八, bā (bah)
• 9: 九, jiǔ (jee-oh)
• 10: 十, shí (shih)

How to count from 11 to 20

• 11: 十一, shí yī (shih ee)
• 12: 十二, shí èr (shih ahr)
• 13: 十三, shí sān (shih sahn)
• 14: 十四, shí sì (shih sih)
• 15: 十五, shí wǔ (shih woo)
• 16: 十六, shí liù (shih lee-oh)
• 17: 十七, shí qī (shih chee)
• 18: 十八, shí bā (shih bah)
• 19: 十九, shí jiǔ (shih jee-oh)
• 20: 二十, èr shí (ahr shih)

How to count from 21 to 30

• 21: 二十一, èr shí yī (ahr shih ee)
• 22: 二十二, èr shí èr (ahr shih ahr)
• 23: 二十三, èr shí sān (ahr shih sahn)
• 24: 二十四, èr shí sì (ahr shih sih)
• 25: 二十五, èr shí wǔ (ahr shih woo)
• 26: 二十六, èr shí liù (ahr shih lee-oh)
• 27: 二十七, èr shí qī (ahr shih chee)
• 28: 二十八, èr shí bā (ahr shih bah)
• 29: 二十九, èr shí jiǔ (ahr shih jee-oh)
• 30: 三十, sān shí (sahn shih)

How to count from 31 to 40

• 31: 三十一, sān shí yī (sahn shih ee)
• 32: 三十二, sān shí èr (sahn shih ahr)
• 33: 三十三, sān shí sān (sahn shih sahn)
• 34: 三十四, sān shí sì (sahn shih sih)
• 35: 三十五, sān shí wǔ (sahn shih woo)
• 36: 三十六, sān shí liù (sahn shih lee-oh)
• 37: 三十七, sān shí qī (sahn shih chee)
• 38: 三十八, sān shí bā (sahn shih bah)
• 39: 三十九, sān shí jiǔ (sahn shih jee-oh)
• 40: 四十, sì shí (sih shih)

How to count from 41 to 50

• 41: 四十一, sì shí yī (sih shih ee)
• 42: 四十二, sì shí èr (sih shih ahr)
• 43: 四十三, sì shí sān (sih shih sahn)
• 44: 四十四, sì shí sì (sih shih sih)
• 45: 四十五, sì shí wǔ (sih shih woo)
• 46: 四十六, sì shí liù (sih shih lee-oh)
• 47: 四十七, sì shí qī (sih shih chee)
• 48: 四十八, sì shí bā (sih shih bah)
• 49: 四十九, sì shí jiǔ (sih shih jee-oh)
• 50: 五十, wǔ shí (woo shih)

How to count from 51 to 60

• 51: 五十一, wǔ shí yī (woo shih ee)
• 52: 五十二, wǔ shí èr (woo shih ahr)
• 53: 五十三, wǔ shí sān (woo shih sahn)
• 54: 五十四, wǔ shí sì (woo shih sih)
• 55: 五十五, wǔ shí wǔ (woo shih woo)
• 56: 五十六, wǔ shí liù (woo shih lee-oh)
• 57: 五十七, wǔ shí qī (woo shih chee)
• 58: 五十八, wǔ shí bā (woo shih bah)
• 59: 五十九, wǔ shí jiǔ (woo shih jee-oh)
• 60: 六十, liù shí (lee-oh shih)

How to count from 61 to 70

• 61: 六十一, liù shí yī (lee-oh shih ee)
• 62: 六十二, liù shí èr (lee-oh shih ahr)
• 63: 六十三, liù shí sān (lee-oh shih sahn)
• 64: 六十四, liù shí sì (lee-oh shih sih)
• 65: 六十五, liù shí wǔ (lee-oh shih woo)
• 66: 六十六, liù shí liù (lee-oh shih lee-oh)
• 67: 六十七, liù shí qī (lee-oh shih chee)
• 68: 六十八, liù shí bā (lee-oh shih bah)
• 69: 六十九, liù shí jiǔ (lee-oh shih jee-oh)
• 70: 七十, qī shí (chee shih)

How to count from 71 to 80

• 71: 七十一, qī shí yī (chee shih ee)
• 72: 七十二, qī shí èr (chee shih ahr)
• 73: 七十三, qī shí sān (chee shih sahn)
• 74: 七十四, qī shí sì (chee shih sih)
• 75: 七十五, qī shí wǔ (chee shih woo)
• 76: 七十六, qī shí liù (chee shih lee-oh)
• 77: 七十七, qī shí qī (chee shih chee)
• 78: 七十八, qī shí bā (chee shih bah)
• 79: 七十九, qī shí jiǔ (chee shih jee-oh)
• 80: 八十, bā shí (bah shih)

How to count from 81 to 90

• 81: 八十一, bā shí yī (bah shi ee)
• 82: 八十二, bā shí èr (bah shi ahr)
• 83: 八十三, bā shí sān (bah shi sahn)
• 84: 八十四, bā shí sì (bah shi sih)
• 85: 八十五, bā shí wǔ (bah shi woo)
• 86: 八十六, bā shí liù (bah shi lee-oh)
• 87: 八十七, bā shí qī (bah shi chee)
• 88: 八十八, bā shí bā (bah shi bah)
• 89: 八十九, bā shí jiǔ (bah shi jee-oh)
• 90: 九十, jiǔ shí (jee-oh shih)

How to count from 91 to 100

• 91: 九十一, jiǔ shí yī (jee-oh shih ee)
• 92: 九十二, jiǔ shí èr (jee-oh shih ahr)
• 93: 九十三, jiǔ shí sān (jee-oh shih sahn)
• 94: 九十四, jiǔ shí sì (jee-oh shih sih)
• 95: 九十五, jiǔ shí wǔ (jee-oh shih woo)
• 96: 九十六, jiǔ shí liù (jee-oh shih lee-oh)
• 97: 九十七, jiǔ shí qī (jee-oh shih chee)
• 98: 九十八, jiǔ shí bā (jee-oh shih bah)
• 99: 九十九, jiǔ shí jiǔ (jee-oh shih jee-oh)
• 100: 一百, yì bǎi (ee buy)