Comments on: Learn Chinese with Peggy Lee (7) – Numbers http://www.myseveralworlds.com/2010/03/03/learn-chinese-with-peggy-lee-7-numbers/ Destinations, Lifestyles, and Cultures in Asia Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:35:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Carrie http://www.myseveralworlds.com/2010/03/03/learn-chinese-with-peggy-lee-7-numbers/#comment-9032 Carrie Wed, 07 Apr 2010 07:11:09 +0000 http://www.myseveralworlds.com/?p=4528#comment-9032 I agree. Numbers can definitely be confusing in Chinese. However, I think the same can be said about numbers in English. My students really seem to struggle with larger numbers. I agree. Numbers can definitely be confusing in Chinese. However, I think the same can be said about numbers in English. My students really seem to struggle with larger numbers.

]]> By: Peggy@learn chinese lessons http://www.myseveralworlds.com/2010/03/03/learn-chinese-with-peggy-lee-7-numbers/#comment-8998 Peggy@learn chinese lessons Wed, 31 Mar 2010 03:48:48 +0000 http://www.myseveralworlds.com/?p=4528#comment-8998 I always thought that learning Chinese numbers can be very difficult to count for many foreigners. When Chinese people are counting large numbers they use a base 10,000 and not a base 1,000. This can be very confusing. When you are talking about a number such as a million, Chinese people will say 一百万 (100x10,000). I always thought that learning Chinese numbers can be very difficult to count for many foreigners. When Chinese people are counting large numbers they use a base 10,000 and not a base 1,000. This can be very confusing.

When you are talking about a number such as a million, Chinese people will say 一百万 (100×10,000).

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