六 liù — six
liù (fourth tone, falling)liu4
six
HSK 1· HSK 1–4 (classic)Level 1· Three-band, nine-level standardnumeral
Meanings
six
The number 6. It is felt to be a lucky number, because 六 sounds like 流 liú, "to flow", and things going smoothly.
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Example sentences
- 我们六点吃饭。我們六點吃飯。Wǒmen (third tone, dipping) liù (fourth tone, falling) diǎn (third tone, dipping) chīfàn. (first tone, high and level)···
We eat at six.
- 他的儿子六岁了。他的兒子六歲了。Tā (first tone, high and level) de (neutral tone) érzi (second tone, rising) liù (fourth tone, falling) suì (fourth tone, falling) le. (neutral tone)···
His son has turned six.