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the ninth heaven
nine-tenths
the Double Ninth Festival
the coldest period of the year
nine periods of nine days each after winter solstice, the coldest time of the year
ninety
nineteen
the nine schools of thought, philosophical schools of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods
pai gow
abacus division rules
the nine "fields" into which Heaven was anciently divided
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He got 90% in English.
Source: Tatoeba #833145 · CC BY 2.0 FRMy grandfather lived to be ninety.
Source: Tatoeba #850120 · CC BY 2.0 FRYou are to come here at 9 o'clock tomorrow.
Source: Tatoeba #382986 · CC BY 2.0 FRWe learned at school that the square root of nine is three.
Source: Tatoeba #835837 · CC BY 2.0 FRHe said, "It's nine o'clock."
Source: Tatoeba #8698566 · CC BY 2.0 FRDefinitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.