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十二 (shí èr): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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十二 (shí èr): Twelve (number) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

十 • shí • ten • HSK 2.0 L1

HSK 1

shí十

ten

二 • èr • two • HSK 2.0 L1

HSK 1

èr二

two

Word Info

Pinyinshí èr

Meaningtwelve

Characters2

Syntaxnumber

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 十二.

Words with 十

十分shí fēncompletely; utterly [literally "ten points"]
十字路口shí zì lù kǒucrossroads
十足shí zú100 per cent; out-and-out; sheer

七十

qī shí

seventy

三十sān shíthirty

上十shàng shíover ten

九十jiǔ shíninety

二十èr shítwenty

Words with 二

二手èr shǒuindirectly acquired
二维码èr wéi mǎtwo-dimensional barcode
二氧化碳èr yǎng huà tàncarbon dioxide
一干二净yì gān èr jìngCompletely / Thoroughly
接二连三jiē èr lián sānone after another / in quick succession
数一数二shǔ yī shǔ èrrank among the best
独一无二dú yī wú èrUnique / One of a kind
一二yī èrone or two, a few

4.

Example Sentences with 十二

yī一

nián年

yǒu有

shí十

èr二

gè个

yuè月

。

There are twelve months in a year.

tā他

mǎi买

le了

shí十

èr二

gè个

píng苹

guǒ果

。

He bought twelve apples.