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十六 Pronunciation and Pinyin

十六 Usage and Examples

sixteen

她十六岁,而智力年龄是五岁。

She is sixteen but has a mental age of five.

色盲的男性人数是女性人数的十六倍。

Sixteen times as many men are colour-blind as women.

The characters in 十六

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
十
shí2the number ten
六
liù4the number six

More words starting with 十

  • shí十yī一Eleven, October 1st
  • shí十yī一diǎn点eleven o'clock, 11 AM
  • shí十wàn万one hundred thousand
  • shí十wàn万gōng公lǐ里100,000 kilometers, one hundred thousand kilometers
  • shí十sān三thirteen
  • shí十sān三huī徽Thirteen markers on a guqin, Guqin's thirteen finger positions
  • shí十bù不xián闲ér儿a type of folk art performance
  • shí十bù不xián闲lián莲huā花lào落Ten Instruments Lotus Flower Ballad
  • shí十gè个ten
  • shí十gè个xiǎo小shí时ten hours, 10 hours
  • shí十jiǔ九shì世jì纪the 19th century
  • shí十èr二twelve

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Questions about 十六

What does 十六 mean in Chinese?

十六 (shí liù) means “sixteen”.

How do you pronounce 十六?

十六 is pronounced shí liù in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “sixteen” in Chinese?

“sixteen” is 十六 (shí liù) in Chinese.

How is 十六 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 十六, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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