How to Say ‘Twenty-one’ in Simplified Chinese
二十一
èr shí yī
[èrshíyī]
💬 Usage Tip: Numbers are built like a sum: two, ten, one makes 二十一 (èr shí yī). Swap the pieces to get 三十五 (sān shí wǔ) "thirty-five".
Phrase Breakdown
二十一
èr shí yī
[èrshíyī]
twenty-one
The number 21, formed as two tens plus one.
我今年二十一岁。
I am twenty-one this year.
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