Usage note
十表示数字10。
shí biǎo shì shù zì 1 0。
十 means the number 10.
Context note
十常用于数数、年龄和时间表达。
shí cháng yòng yú shuò shuò 、 nián líng hé shí jiān biǎo dá。
十 is often used in counting, age, and time expressions.
5 examples
我有十个苹果。
wǒ yǒu shí gè píng guǒ。
I have ten apples.
十分钟以后见。
shí fēn zhōng yǐ hòu jiàn。
See you in ten minutes.
十本书放在桌上。
shí běn shū fàng zài zhuō shàng。
Ten books are on the table.
我十岁。
wǒ shí suì。
I am ten years old.
请数到十。
qǐng shù dào shí。
Please count to ten.
5 mini stories
老师让我们从一数到十。大家都认真地数。
lǎo shī ràng wǒ men cóng yí shù dào shí。 dà jiā dōu rèn zhēn dì shù。
The teacher asked us to count from one to ten. Everyone counted carefully.
我有十块积木。我们一起搭房子。
wǒ yǒu shí kuài jī mù。 wǒ men yì qǐ dā fáng zi。
I have ten blocks. We build a house together.
十分钟后就要上课了。请快一点。
shí fēn zhōng hòu jiù yào shàng kè le。 qǐng kuài yì diǎn。
Class starts in ten minutes. Please hurry up.
弟弟今年十岁。他很喜欢踢球。
dì di jīn nián shí suì。 tā hěn xǐ huan tī qiú。
My younger brother is ten this year. He likes playing ball very much.
十是一个很重要的数字。我们经常会用到。
shí shì yí gè hěn zhòng yào de shù zì。 wǒ men jīng cháng huì yòng dào。
Ten is a very important number. We use it often.
Mini dialogue
数铅笔
A
你有几支铅笔？
Nǐ yǒu jǐ zhī qiānbǐ?
How many pencils do you have?
B
我有十支铅笔。
Wǒ yǒu shí zhī qiānbǐ.
I have ten pencils.
现在几点？
A
现在几点？
Xiànzài jǐ diǎn?
What time is it now?
B
现在十点。
Xiànzài shí diǎn.
It is ten o'clock.
Related words and contrasts
related
九
jiǔ
nine
九 is one less than 十.
related
百
bǎi
hundred
十 is ten. Ten tens make 百, one hundred.