Word: 十 (shí)

十 dictionary entry

shí: ten

Full dictionary entry for 十

Example sentences using 十

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一个人藏，十个人找。

Yí gè rén cáng, shí gè rén zhǎo.

One person hides something, and ten people look for it.
一共十个人，司机除外。

Yígòng shí gè rén, sījī chúwài.

There are ten people in all, not including the driver.
一共有十多个学生。

Yígòng yǒu shí duōge xuésheng.

There are about ten to twenty students in total.
一斤酒装进十两的瓶子里头，正好

yì jīn jiǔ zhuāng jìn shí liǎng de píngzi lǐtou, zhènghǎo

one jin of wine poured into a ten-liang bottle: it fits exactly
一根麻不乱，十根麻扯成团

yìgēn má bú luàn, shí gēn má chě chéng tuán

one strand of hemp doesn't tangle, but ten strands pulled together make a knot
一毛钱买十一个，分文不值

yì máoqián mǎi shí yī gè, fēnwénbùzhí

eleven for ten cents: not worth a cent
一连下了十天雪。

Yìlián xià le shí tiān xuě.

It snowed for ten consecutive days.
九毛加一毛，十毛

jiǔ Máo jiā yì Máo, shí Máo

nine mao plus one mao: ten mao (fashionable)
五个指头按不住十只麻雀

wǔ gè zhǐtou àn búzhù shí zhī máquè

five fingers can't pin down ten sparrows
五乘二等于十。

Wǔ chéng èr děngyú shí.

Five times two equals ten.
亲故亲故,十亲九顾

qīngù-qīngù,shí qīn jiǔ gù

kin and old friends, out of ten close ones nine look after you
从我家到公司顶多十分钟。

Cóng wǒjiā dào gōngsī dǐngduō shí fēnzhōng.

It takes ten minutes at most to get from my home to the office.
从第十课的开头读起。

Cóng dì shí kè de kāitóu dú qǐ.

Read Lesson 10 from the beginning.
从这里走到学校，顶多十分钟。

Cóng zhèlǐ zǒu dào xuéxiào, dǐngduō shí fēnzhōng.

It's ten minutes at most to walk from here to school.
他仅用了十分钟就做完了作业。

Tā jǐn yòng le shí fēnzhōng jiù zuò wánle zuòyè.

He finished his homework in barely ten minutes.
他们应该十点前到。

Tāmen yīnggāi shí diǎn qián dào.

They should arrive by ten o'clock.
他会说十种语言。

Tā huì shuō shí zhǒng yǔyán.

He is able to speak ten languages.
他十几岁时特别爱叛逆。

Tā shí jǐsuì shí tèbié ài pànnì.

He loved to rebel when he was in his teens.
他十分钟之后来。

Tā shí fēnzhōng zhīhòu lái.

He came after ten minutes.
他十分钟前到这里。

Tā shí fēnzhōng qián dào zhèlǐ.

He came here ten minutes ago.
他十分钟前离开了。

Tā shí fēnzhōng qián líkāile.

He left ten minutes ago.
他十分钟后会回来。

Tā shí fēnzhōng hòu huì huílai.

He will be back in ten minutes.
他十岁时成了孤儿。

Tā shí suì shí chéng le gū'ér.

He became an orphan when he was ten.
他家种了十亩玉米。

Tājiā zhǒng le shí mǔ yùmǐ.

His family planted ten mu of corn.
他有几十本关于日本的书。

Tā yǒu jǐ shí běn guānyú Rìběn de shū.

He has dozens of books about Japan.
他有几十本的英文书籍。

Tā yǒu jǐ shí běn de Yīngwén shūjí.

He has dozens of English books.
他比我重十公斤。

Tā bǐ wǒ zhòng shí gōngjīn.

He outweighs me by 10 kg.
他的手表慢了十分钟。

Tā de shǒubiǎo mànle shí fēnzhōng.

His watch is ten minutes slow.
他睡了十个小时觉了。

Tā shuìle shí gè xiǎoshí jiàole.

He's been asleep for ten hours now.
他精力旺盛，每天跑十公里。

Tā jīnglì wàngshèng, měitiān pǎo shí gōnglǐ.

He is full of energy and runs ten kilometers every day.
你十岁了吗？

Nǐ shí suì le ma?

Are you ten years old?
你可以借十块钱给我吗？

Nǐ kěyǐ jiè shí kuài qián gěi wǒ ma?

Could you lend me ten dollars?
你可以帮我十分钟吗？

Nǐ kěyǐ bāng wǒ shí fēnzhōng ma?

Could you help me for ten minutes?
你能用中文数到十吗？

Nǐ néng yòng Zhōngwén shǔ dào shí ma?

Can you count to ten in Chinese?
保安晚上十点换岗。

Bǎo'ān wǎnshang shí diǎn huàngǎng.

The security guards change shifts at ten in the evening.
偷一就有十

tōu yí jiù yǒu shí

steal one and there will be ten
公交车晚点了十分钟。

Gōngjiāochē wǎndiǎn le shí fēnzhōng.

The bus is running about ten minutes late.
再等十分钟！

Zài děng shí fēnzhōng!

Wait ten more minutes!
列车在十点整出发了。

Lièchē zài shí diǎn zhěng chūfāle.

The train started at ten o'clock to the minute.
列车晚到了十分钟。

Lièchē wǎn dàole shí fēnzhōng.

The train arrived ten minutes behind time.
办个证要盖十个章，太官僚了！

Bàn gè zhèng yào gài shí gè zhāng, tài guānliáo le!

It takes ten stamps to get one permit, which is so bureaucratic!
劳驾, 把这十块钱换成零钱。

Láojià, bǎ zhè shí kuài qián huànchéng língqián.

Could you change this ten dollar bill, please?
十个人十个性

shí gè rén shí gè xìng

ten people, ten personalities
十个嘴把式，顶不住一个手把式

shí gè zuǐ bǎshì, dǐng búzhù yí gè shǒubàshi

ten men skilled with their mouths can't match one man skilled with his hands
十个指头不一般齐

shí gè zhǐtou bù yìbān qí

ten fingers are not all the same length
十个指头咬着都疼

shí gè zhǐtou yǎozhe dōu téng

bite any of the ten fingers and it hurts
十事半通，不如一事精通

shí shì bàntōng, bùrú yíshì jīngtōng

half-knowing ten things is worse than mastering one
十减二等于八。

Shí jiǎn èr děngyú bā.

Subtract two from ten and you have eight.
十分钟以后，他就走了。

Shí fēnzhōng yǐhòu, tā jiù zǒule.

He left ten minutes later.
十句好话顶不上一句丑话

shí jù hǎohuà dǐng bú shàng yíjù chǒuhuà

ten kind words don't outweigh one ugly word
十句谚语九句真

shí jù yànyǔ jiǔ jù zhēn

of ten proverbs, nine are true
十只橘猫九只胖。

Shí zhī jú māo jiǔ zhī pàng.

Out of ten orange cats, nine are fat.
十和田湖以它的美丽闻名。

Shí Hétián hú yǐ tā de měilì wénmíng.

Lake Towada is famous for its beauty.
十层单当不得一层棉

shí céng dān dāng bùdé yìcéng mián

ten layers of thin cloth can't equal one layer of padding
十岁时他就成了孤儿。

Shí suì shí tā jiù chéng le gū'ér.

He became an orphan when he was ten.
十点开始上课。

Shí diǎn kāishǐ shàngkè.

Lessons begin at ten.
十磨九难出好人

shí mó jiǔnàn chū hǎo rén

ten grindings and nine hardships produce a good person
十里没真信

shí lǐ méi zhēn xìn

over ten li there is no true news
十里高山望平原，往远处看

shí lǐ gāoshān wàng píngyuán, wǎng yuǎnchù kàn

looking at the plain from a ten-li mountain: looking into the distance
十间房屋被烧毁了。

Shí jiān fángwū bèi shāohuǐle.

Ten houses were burned down.
十除以三等于三，余一。

Shí chúyǐ sān děngyú sān, yú yī.

Ten divided by three is three, with a remainder of one.
去一恶,长十善

qù yí è,zhǎng shí shàn

remove one evil, ten good deeds grow
去年的涨幅是百分之十。

Qùnián de zhǎngfú shì bǎifēnzhī shí.

Last year's growth was ten percent.
听说十遍，不如亲眼一见

tīngshuō shí biàn, bùrú qīnyǎn yí jiàn

hearing it ten times is not as good as seeing it once with your own eyes
商场明天上午十点剪彩。

Shāngchǎng míngtiān shàngwǔ shí diǎn jiǎncǎi.

The mall will hold its ribbon-cutting at ten tomorrow morning.
地图上纵横各画十条线。

Dìtú shàng zònghéng gè huà shí tiáo xiàn.

Draw ten lines vertically and ten horizontally on the map.
坐了十个小时的硬座，真是受罪！

Zuòle shí gè xiǎoshí de yìngzuò, zhēnshi shòuzuì!

Sitting in a hard seat for ten hours was a real ordeal!
夜市的商贩十点才收摊。

Yèshì de shāngfàn shí diǎn cái shōutān.

The traders at the night market don't close up until ten.
大地震发生的时候，我才十岁。

Dà dìzhèn fāshēng de shíhou, wǒ cái shí suì.

When the big earthquake occurred, I was just ten.
她有十个孩子。

Tā yǒu shí gè háizi.

She has ten children.
她的手表慢了十分钟。

Tā de shǒubiǎo mànle shí fēnzhōng.

Her watch is ten minutes slow.
妈妈煮了十只蛋。

Māma zhǔle shí zhī dàn.

Mother boiled ten eggs.
妹妹下个月就十岁了。

Mèimei xiàgeyuè jiù shí suì le.

My little sister turns ten next month.
宁养一条龙，不养十只熊

nìng yǎng yìtiáolóng, bù yǎng shí zhī Xióng

better to raise one dragon than ten bears
宁治十男子，莫治一妇人；宁治十妇人，莫治一小儿

níng zhì shí nánzǐ, mò zhì yí fùrén; níng zhì shí fùrén, mò zhì yì xiǎor

better to treat ten men than one woman; better to treat ten women than one child
宁绕十步远，不走一步险

nìng rào shí bù yuǎn, bù zǒu yíbù xiǎn

better to detour ten steps than walk one dangerous step
少叫一声哥，多走十里坡

shǎo jiào yìshēng gē, duō zǒu shí lǐ pō

say 'elder brother' once less, and walk ten more miles of hill
广告号称一周就能瘦十斤。

Guǎnggào hàochēng yìzhōu jiù néng shòu shí jīn.

The ad claims you can lose five kilos in a week.
意外中有十个人受了伤。

Yìwài zhōng yǒu shí gè rén shòule shāng.

Ten people were injured in the accident.
我上学迟到了十分钟。

Wǒ shàngxué chídàole shí fēnzhōng.

I was ten minutes late for school.
我今天总共买了十本书。

Wǒ jīntiān zǒnggòng mǎile shí běn shū.

Today, I bought ten books in all.
我付了十美元买这顶帽子。

Wǒ fùle shí měiyuán mǎi zhè dǐng màozi.

I paid ten dollars for this cap.
我们从第十课开始吧。

Wǒmen cóng dì shí kè kāishǐ ba.

Let's start with Lesson Ten.
我们十点上课，可是她十一点才来。

Wǒmen shí diǎn shàngkè, kěshì tā shíyīdiǎn cái lái.

We start class at 10, but she didn't arrive until 11.
我们和至少十个美国人交了朋友。

Wǒmen hé zhìshǎo shí gè Měiguórén jiāole péngyou.

We made friends with at least ten Americans.
我们在火车上十个小时。

Wǒmen zài huǒchē shàng shí gè xiǎoshí.

We were on the train for ten hours.
我们学校有十班。

Wǒmen xuéxiào yǒu shí bān.

Our school has ten classes.
我们已经十多年没看到过他了。

Wǒmen yǐjīng shí duōnián méi kàndàoguo tā le.

We haven't seen him for over ten years.
我们已经十多年没见过他了。

Wǒmen yǐjīng shí duōnián méi jiànguo tā le.

We haven't seen him for over ten years.
我们彼此同意在十点整见面。

Wǒmen bǐcǐ tóngyì zài shí diǎn zhěng jiànmiàn.

We made an agreement to meet exactly at ten.
我们明天上午十点退房。

Wǒmen míngtiān shàngwǔ shí diǎn tuìfáng.

We're checking out at ten tomorrow morning.
我们班有十多个学生。

Wǒmen bān yǒu shí duōge xuésheng.

Our class has more than ten students.
我们的车再过十分钟就没油了。

Wǒmen de chē zài guò shí fēnzhōng jiù méi yóu le.

Ten minutes later, our car ran out of gas.
我们走了十分钟就抵达了博物馆。

Wǒmen zǒule shí fēnzhōng jiù dǐdále bówùguǎn.

After ten minutes' walk we came to the museum.
我会在这里待到十点。

Wǒ huì zài zhèlǐ dài dào shí diǎn.

I'll stay here until ten.
我儿子十岁了。

Wǒ érzi shí suì le.

My son is ten years old.
我儿子每天早上都要赖床十分钟。

Wǒ érzi měitiān zǎoshang dōu yào làichuáng shí fēnzhōng.

My son lingers in bed for ten minutes every morning.
我十岁的时候学会了弹吉他。

Wǒ shí suì de shíhou xuéhuì le dàn jítā.

I learned to play guitar when I was ten years old.
我十点回来。

Wǒ shí diǎn huílai.

I'll be back at ten.
我只上了十分钟网了。

Wǒ zhǐ shàng le shí fēnzhōng wǎng le.

I've only been online for ten minutes.