六十 liù shí ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄕˊ luk6 sap6
- sixty
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六
- 五颜六色 五顏六色 wǔ yán liù sè ㄨˇ ㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄙㄜˋ ng5 ngaan4 luk6 sik1 multicolored
- 六价 六價 liù jià ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄐㄧㄚˋ luk6 gaa3 hexavalent
- 六合 Lù hé ㄌㄨˋ ㄏㄜˊ luk6 hap6 see 六合区
- 六合 liù hé ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄏㄜˊ luk6 hap6 the six directions (north, south, east, west, up, down)
- 六四 Liù Sì ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄙˋ luk6 sei3 refers to Tiananmen incident of 4th June 1989
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- 六安 Lù ān ㄌㄨˋ ㄢ luk6 on1 see 六安市
- 六宫 六宮 liù gōng ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄍㄨㄥ luk6 gung1 empress and imperial concubines or their residence
- 六家 liù jiā ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄐㄧㄚ luk6 gaa1 Six schools of pre-Han philosophy, as analyzed by 司马谈 (儒家, 道家, 阴阳, 法家, 名家, and 墨家)
- 六库 六庫 Liù kù ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄎㄨˋ luk6 fu3 Liuku or Lutku, capital of Nujiang Lisu autonomous prefecture 怒江傈僳族自治州 in Yunnan
- 六方 liù fāng ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄈㄤ luk6 fong1 hexagonal
- 六旬 liù xún ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄒㄩㄣˊ luk6 ceon4 60 years; one's sixties
- 六书 六書 liù shū ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄕㄨ luk6 syu1 Six Methods of forming Chinese characters, according to Han dictionary Shuowen 说文 - namely, two primary methods: 象形 (pictogram), 指事 (ideogram), two compound methods: 会意 (combined ideogram), 形声 (ideogram plus phonetic), and two transfer methods: 假借 (loan), 转注 (transfer)
- 六月 Liù yuè ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄩㄝˋ luk6 jyut6 June
- 六朝 Liù Cháo ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄔㄠˊ luk6 ciu4 Six Dynasties (220-589)
- 六枝 Liù zhī ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄓ luk6 zi1 see 六枝特区
- 六淫 liù yín ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄧㄣˊ luk6 jam4 (TCM) six excesses causing illness, namely: excessive wind 风, cold 寒, heat 暑, damp 湿, dryness 燥, fire 火
- 六甲 Liù jiǎ ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ luk6 gaap3 (place name)
- 六畜 liù chù ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄔㄨˋ luk6 cuk1 six domestic animals, namely: pig, cow, sheep, horse, chicken and dog
- 六神 liù shén ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄕㄣˊ luk6 san4 the six spirits that rule the vital organs (heart 心, lungs 肺, liver 肝, kidneys 肾, spleen 脾 and gall bladder 胆)
- 六经 六經 Liù jīng ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄐㄧㄥ luk6 ging1 Six Classics, namely: Book of Songs 诗经, Book of History 尚书, Book of Rites 仪礼, the lost Book of Music 乐经, Book of Changes 易经, Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋
十
- 十分 shí fēn ㄕˊ ㄈㄣ sap6 fan1 very
- 十足 shí zú ㄕˊ ㄗㄨˊ sap6 zuk1 ample
- 十字路口 shí zì lù kǒu ㄕˊ ㄗˋ ㄌㄨˋ ㄎㄡˇ sap6 zi6 lou6 hau2 crossroads
- 七十 qī shí ㄑㄧ ㄕˊ cat1 sap6 seventy
- 三十 sān shí ㄙㄢ ㄕˊ saam1 sap6 thirty
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- 九十 jiǔ shí ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄕˊ gau2 sap6 ninety
- 二十 èr shí ㄦˋ ㄕˊ ji6 sap6 twenty; 20
- 五十 wǔ shí ㄨˇ ㄕˊ ng5 sap6 fifty
- 八十 bā shí ㄅㄚ ㄕˊ baat3 sap6 eighty
- 十一 Shí Yī ㄕˊ ㄧ sap6 jat1 PRC National Day (October 1st)
- 十一 shí yī ㄕˊ ㄧ sap6 jat1 eleven
- 十七 shí qī ㄕˊ ㄑㄧ sap6 cat1 seventeen
- 十三 shí sān ㄕˊ ㄙㄢ sap6 saam1 thirteen
- 十九 shí jiǔ ㄕˊ ㄐㄧㄡˇ sap6 gau2 nineteen
- 十二 shí èr ㄕˊ ㄦˋ sap6 ji6 twelve
- 十五 shí wǔ ㄕˊ ㄨˇ sap6 ng5 fifteen
- 十位 shí wèi ㄕˊ ㄨㄟˋ sap6 wai2 the tens place (or column) in the decimal system
- 十倍 shí bèi ㄕˊ ㄅㄟˋ sap6 pui5 tenfold
- 十亿 十億 shí yì ㄕˊ ㄧˋ sap6 jik1 one billion
- 十克 shí kè ㄕˊ ㄎㄜˋ sap6 hak1 decagram
Idioms with these characters
- 六亲不认 六親不認 liù qīn bù rèn ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄑㄧㄣ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄣˋ luk6 can1 bat1 jing6 not recognizing one's family (idiom); self-centered and not making any allowances for the needs of one's relatives
- 六亲无靠 六親無靠 liù qīn wú kào ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄑㄧㄣ ㄨˊ ㄎㄠˋ luk6 can1 mou4 kaau3 orphaned of all one's immediate relatives (idiom); no one to rely on
- 六神无主 六神無主 liù shén wú zhǔ ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄕㄣˊ ㄨˊ ㄓㄨˇ luk6 san4 mou4 zyu2 out of one's wits (idiom)
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- 七情六欲 qī qíng liù yù ㄑㄧ ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄩˋ (idiom) various emotions and desires
- 人五人六 rén wǔ rén liù ㄖㄣˊ ㄨˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄌㄧㄡˋ jan4 ng5 jan4 luk6 (idiom) to make a show of being decent and proper; to display phony or hypocritical behavior
- 三茶六饭 三茶六飯 sān chá liù fàn ㄙㄢ ㄔㄚˊ ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄈㄢˋ saam1 caa4 luk6 faan6 lit. to offer three kinds of tea and six different dishes
- 三姑六婆 sān gū liù pó ㄙㄢ ㄍㄨ ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄆㄛˊ saam1 gu1 luk6 po4 women with disreputable or illegal professions (idiom)
- 三头六臂 三頭六臂 sān tóu liù bì ㄙㄢ ㄊㄡˊ ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄅㄧˋ saam1 tau4 luk6 bei3 lit. (having) three heads and six arms (idiom)
- 身怀六甲 身懷六甲 shēn huái liù jiǎ ㄕㄣ ㄏㄨㄞˊ ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ san1 waai4 luk6 gaap3 to be pregnant (idiom)
- 三十而立 sān shí ér lì ㄙㄢ ㄕˊ ㄦˊ ㄌㄧˋ saam1 sap6 ji4 laap6 thirty years old and therefore independent (idiom, from Confucius)
- 十赌九输 十賭九輸 shí dǔ jiǔ shū ㄕˊ ㄉㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄕㄨ sap6 dou2 gau2 syu1 lit. in gambling, nine times out of ten you lose (idiom)
- 十恶不赦 十惡不赦 shí è bù shè ㄕˊ ㄜˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄜˋ sap6 ok3 bat1 se3 wicked beyond redemption (idiom)
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- 十拿九稳 十拿九穩 shí ná jiǔ wěn ㄕˊ ㄋㄚˊ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄨㄣˇ sap6 naa4 gau2 wan2 (idiom) to be a cinch; in the bag
- 十全十美 shí quán shí měi ㄕˊ ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄕˊ ㄇㄟˇ sap6 cyun4 sap6 mei5 complete and beautiful
- 闻一知十 聞一知十 wén yī zhī shí ㄨㄣˊ ㄧ ㄓ ㄕˊ man4 jat1 zi1 sap6 lit. to hear one and know ten (idiom); fig. explain one thing and (he) understands everything
- 五光十色 wǔ guāng shí sè ㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄤ ㄕˊ ㄙㄜˋ ng5 gwong1 sap6 sik1 (idiom) bright and multicolored; of rich variety; dazzling; glitzy
- 一目十行 yī mù shí háng ㄧ ㄇㄨˋ ㄕˊ ㄏㄤˊ jat1 muk6 sap6 hong4 ten lines at a glance (idiom)
- 一曝十寒 yī pù shí hán ㄧ ㄆㄨˋ ㄕˊ ㄏㄢˊ jat1 buk6 sap6 hon4 one day's sun, ten days' frost (idiom, from Mencius); fig. to work for a bit then skimp
- 一五一十 yī wǔ yī shí ㄧ ㄨˇ ㄧ ㄕˊ jat1 ng5 jat1 sap6 lit. count by fives and tens (idiom); to narrate systematically and in full detail
Example sentences
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他 年 近 六十 。
He is close to sixty.
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一 分钟 分鐘 有 六十 秒 。
A minute has sixty seconds.
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他 肯定 六十 多 岁 歲 了 。
He must be over sixty.
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他 应该 應該 超过 超過 六十 岁 歲 了 。
He must be over sixty.
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我 希望 在 六十 岁时 歲時 退休 。
I hope to retire from work when I'm 60 years old.
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