Usage note
数字七用来表示七个东西，比如你有七本书。
shù zì qī lái bǎo shí qī gè dōng xī , rú jī nǐ yǒu qī běn shū 。
The word '七' is used to count seven things, for example, you have seven books.
Context note
数字七经常出现在日常生活中，比如一周有七天。
shù zì qī jīng cháng chū xiàn rú cháng shēn zhōng , bǐ 如 jī nǐ yǒu yī zhōu yǒu qī tiān 。
The number seven often appears in daily life, for example, a week has seven days.
5 examples
我有七颗糖果。
wǒ yǒu qī kē táng guǒ。
I have seven candies.
他每天看七本书。
tā měi tiān kàn qī běn shū。
He reads seven books every day.
我们班有七个人。
wǒ men bān yǒu qī gè rén。
There are seven people in our class.
妈妈做了七个蛋糕。
mā ma zuò le qī gè dàn gāo。
Mom made seven cakes.
七点整，我们开始上课。
qī diǎn zhěng， wǒ men kāi shǐ shàng kè。
At seven o'clock, we start class.
5 mini stories
小明有七颗糖果，他把它们分给三个朋友。
xiǎo míng yǒu qī kē táng guǒ， tā bǎ tā men fēn gěi sān gè péng yǒu。
Xiaoming has seven candies, he shares them with three friends.
妈妈买了七样东西，准备做一顿丰盛的晚餐。
mā ma mǎi le qī yàng dōng xī， zhǔn bèi zuò yí dùn fēng shèng de wǎn cān。
Mom bought seven things, preparing a sumptuous dinner.
小红每天读七页书，她喜欢这个习惯。
xiǎo hóng měi tiān dú qī yè shū， tā xǐ huan zhè ge xí guàn。
Xiaohong reads seven pages of books every day, she likes this habit.
爸爸每天工作七个小时，他很忙。
bà ba měi tiān gōng zuò qī gè xiǎo shí， tā hěn máng。
Dad works seven hours a day, he is very busy.
七月份是暑假，我们可以放松一下。
qī yuè fèn shì shǔ jià， wǒ men kě yǐ fàng sōng yí xià。
July is summer vacation, we can relax a bit.
Mini dialogue
数铅笔
A
你有几支铅笔？
Nǐ yǒu jǐ zhī qiān bǐ?
How many pencils do you have?
B
我有七支铅笔。
Wǒ yǒu qī zhī qiān bǐ.
I have seven pencils.
生日蜡烛
A
蛋糕上有七根蜡烛。
Dàn gāo shàng yǒu qī gēn là zhú.
There are seven candles on the cake.
B
因为我今年七岁了。
Yīn wèi wǒ jīn nián qī suì le.
Because I am seven years old this year.
Related words and contrasts
related
八
bā
eight
the number after seven
related
六
liù
six
the number before seven