Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 九十
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.
Words with the same characters
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.
very; completely; utterly; extremely; absolutely; hundred percent; to divide into ten equal parts
十字路口shízìlùkǒucrossroads; intersection
十足shízúample; complete; hundred percent; a pure shade (of some color)
九天jiǔ tiānthe ninth heaven; the highest of the heavens
九成jiǔ chéngnine-tenths; ninety percent
重九chóng jiǔthe Double Ninth Festival (9th day of the 9th lunar month)