In Chinese, numbers are not just used for counting or calculations but also carry meanings related to spirituality, feng shui, and culture. Understanding the significance of numbers in Chinese can help you grasp the rich cultural values of the Chinese people. Let’s explore the meanings of numbers in Chineseculture with Ni Hao Ma!
The Meaning of Numbers in Chinese
In Chinese culture, numbers have a profound influence on daily life, feng shui, rituals, and even business decisions. So, what do Chinese numbers mean?
Let’s take a closer look at a detailed breakdown of the meanings behind numbers in Chinese:
Number
Pronunciation
Meaning
Explanation/Associations
1
Yī (一)
Unity, Independence
Represents beginnings, singularity, and uniqueness. Sometimes seen as lonely or isolated.
2
Èr (二)
Balance, Harmony
Reflects the dual nature of many things in life—light and dark, male and female, happiness and sadness,…
3
Sān (三)
Life, Growth
Associated with creation, vitality, and the phrase “三生有幸” (blessed with three lifetimes).
4
Sì (四)
Death, Misfortune (unlucky)
Sounds like “死” (sǐ), meaning death, leading to avoidance in certain contexts like house numbers.
5
Wǔ (五)
Balance, Five Elements
Represents the five elements (wood, fire, earth, metal, water) in Chinese philosophy.
6
Liù (六)
Lucky, Flowing Success
Sounds like “流” (liú), meaning flow, symbolizing smooth progress and good fortune in work.
7
Qī (七)
Togetherness, Spirituality, or Sadness
The number 7 is closely associated with love and relationships due to the Qixi Festival (七夕节), also known as Chinese Valentine’s Day.
8
Bā (八)
Wealth, Prosperity
Sounds like “发” (fā), meaning wealth or success, making it a favorite in business contexts.
9
Jiǔ (九)
Longevity, Eternity
Symbolizes long-lasting prosperity and eternal relationships due to its association with “久” (long).
10
十 (shí)
Perfection, completeness, and wholeness
The number 10 often symbolizes the full completion of a process, reflecting perfection or reaching the ultimate state.
The Meaning of Number Sequences in Chinese
By now, you’ve gained an understanding of the meanings of numbers in Chinese. Due to the phenomenon of homophones, many numbers in Chinese are also used to express various meanings, creating a system of number sequences with rich and interesting connotations.
Special Chinese number slang
Next, Ni Hao Ma has compiled some common number sequences and their meanings, starting from 0 to 9:
Meaning of Numbers in Chinese Starting with 0
Number Sequence
Meaning in Chinese
Pinyin
Translation
01925
你依旧爱我
Nǐ yī jiù ài wǒ
You still love me
02825
你爱不爱我
Nǐ ài bù ài wǒ
Do you love me?
0456
你是我的
Nǐ shì wǒ de
You are mine
0457
你是我妻
Nǐ shì wǒ qī
You are my wife
0437
你是神经
Nǐ shì shén jīng
You are crazy
04527
你是我爱妻
Nǐ shì wǒ ài qī
You are my beloved wife
04551
你是我唯一
Nǐ shì wǒ wéi yī
You are my one and only
045692
你是我的最爱
Nǐ shì wǒ de zuì ài
You are my favorite
04535
你是否想我
Nǐ shì fǒu xiǎng wǒ
Do you miss me?
04517
你是我氧气
Nǐ shì wǒ yǎng qì
You are my air
0487
你是白痴
Nǐ shì bái chī
You are an idiot
0564335
你无聊时想想我
Nǐ wú liáo shí xiǎng xiǎng wǒ
Think of me when you’re bored
065
原谅我
Yuán liàng wǒ
Forgive me
06537
你惹我生气
Nǐ rě wǒ shēng qì
You made me angry
0748
你去死吧
Nǐ qù sǐ ba
Go die
07868
你吃饱了吗
Nǐ chī bǎo le ma
Have you eaten?
0837
你别生气
Nǐ bié shēng qì
Don’t be angry
08056
你不理我了
Nǐ bù lǐ wǒ le
You’re ignoring me now
095
你找我
Nǐ zhǎo wǒ
Are you looking for me?
098
你走吧
Nǐ zǒu ba
Go away
Meaning of Numbers in Chinese Starting with 1
Number Sequence
Meaning in Chinese
Pinyin
Translation
1314
一生一世
Yī shēng yī shì
One lifetime, one love
1314920
一生一世就爱你
Yì shēng yí shì jiù ài nǐ
Love you for life
1372
一厢情愿
Yì xiāng qíng yuàn
Blindly devoted love
1414
要死要死
Yào sǐ yào sǐ
Want to die
147
一世情
Yī shì qíng
A lifetime of love
1573
一往情深
Yī wǎng qíng shēn
Deep and passionate love
1589854
要我发，就发五次
Yào wǒ fā, jiù fā wǔ cì
If you want me to send it, I’ll send it 5 times
1711
一心一意
Yì xīn yí yì
Wholeheartedly
1920
依旧爱你
Yī jiù ài nǐ
Still love you
1930
依旧想你
Yī jiù xiǎng nǐ
Still thinking of you
Meaning of Numbers in Chinese Starting with 2
Number Sequence
Meaning in Chinese
Pinyin
Translation
20184
爱你一辈子
Ài nǐ yī bèi zi
Love you for a lifetime
2037
为你伤心
Wèi nǐ shāngxīn
Hurt for you
20475
爱你是幸福
Ài nǐ shì xìngfú
Loving you is happiness
207374
爱你七生七世
Ài nǐ qī shēng qī shì
Love you for seven lifetimes
20863
爱你到来生
Ài nǐ dào lái shēng
Love you in the next life
220
爱爱你
Ài ài nǐ
Love, love you
233
哈哈哈
Hāhāhā
Ha ha ha
240
爱死你
Ài sǐ nǐ
Love you to death!
246
饿死了
È sǐ le
So hungry I’m dying
250
二百五
Èr bǎi wǔ
Fool (slang)
25184
爱我一辈子
Ài wǒ yī bèi zi
Love me for a lifetime
25910
爱我久一点
Ài wǒ jiǔ yī diǎn
Love me a little longer
259758
爱我就娶我吧?
Ài wǒ jiù qǔ wǒ ba?
If you love me, marry me?
2627
爱来爱去
Ài lái ài qù
Love going back and forth
282
饿不饿?
È bù è?
Are you hungry?
Meaning of Numbers in Chinese Starting with 3
Number Sequence
Meaning in Chinese
Pinyin
Translation
3013
想你一生
Xiǎng nǐ yīshēng
Miss you for a lifetime
310
先依你
Xiān yī nǐ
I’ll follow your lead first
32069
想爱你很久
Xiǎng ài nǐ hěn jiǔ
Want to love you for a long time
3207778
想和你去吹吹风
Xiǎng hé nǐ qù chuī chuī fēng
Want to go blow in the wind with you
330
想想你
Xiǎng xiǎng nǐ
Miss you, thinking of you
3399
长长久久
Cháng cháng jiǔ jiǔ
Long lasting forever
3344587
生生世世不变心
Shēng shēng shì shì bù biàn xīn
Love for eternity, unchanging
356
上网啦
Shàng wǎng la
Let’s go online
358
想我吧
Xiǎng wǒ ba
Miss me, okay?
35910
想我久一点
Xiǎng wǒ jiǔ yī diǎn
Miss me a little longer
359258
想我就爱我吧
Xiǎng wǒ jiù ài wǒ ba
If you miss me, love me
360
想念你
Xiǎng niàn nǐ
Miss you
3731
真心真意
Zhēn xīn zhēn yì
With all my heart
Meaning of Numbers in Chinese Starting with 4
Number Sequence
Meaning in Chinese
Pinyin
Translation
4242
是啊是啊
Shì a shì a
Yes, yes
442230
时时刻刻想你
Shí shí kè kè xiǎng nǐ
Thinking of you every moment
440295
谢谢你爱过我
Xiè xiè nǐ ài guò wǒ
Thank you for loving me
4456
速速回来
Sù sù huí lái
Come back quickly
456
是我啦
Shì wǒ la
It’s me
460
思念你
Sī niàn nǐ
Missing you
48
是吧
Shì ba
Right?
484
是不是
Shì bù shì
Is it or not?
4980
只有为你
Zhǐ yǒu wéi nǐ
Only for you
Meaning of Numbers in Chinese Starting with 5
Number Sequence
Meaning in Chinese
Pinyin
Translation
510
我依你
Wǒ yī nǐ
I follow your lead
51020
我依然爱你
Wǒ yī rán ài nǐ
I still love you
51396
我要睡觉了
Wǒ yào shuì jiào le
I want to sleep now
518420
我一辈子爱你
Wǒ yībèizi ài nǐ
I’ll love you for a lifetime
520
我爱你
Wǒ ài nǐ
I love you
5201314
我爱你一生一世
Wǒ ài nǐ yī shēng yīshì
I love you for a lifetime
52094
我爱你到死
Wǒ ài nǐ dào sǐ
I love you to death
52306
我爱上你了
Wǒ ài shàng nǐle
I’ve fallen in love with you
5240
我爱是你
Wǒ ài shì nǐ
You are the one I love
530
我想你
Wǒ xiǎng nǐ
I miss you
5366
我想聊聊
Wǒ xiǎng liáo liáo
I want to chat
5376
我生气了
Wǒ shēng qì le
I’m angry now
53770
我想亲亲你
Wǒ xiǎng qīn qīn nǐ
I want to kiss you
53782
我心情不好
Wǒ xīn qíng bù hǎo
I’m in a bad mood
53880
我想抱抱你
Wǒ xiǎng bào bào nǐ
I want to hug you
540086
我是你女朋友
Wǒ shì nǐ nǚ péngyǒu
I’m your girlfriend
5406
我是你的
Wǒ shì nǐ de
I am yours
5420
我只爱你
Wǒ zhǐ ài nǐ
I only love you
543720
我是真心爱你
Wǒ shì zhēn xīn ài nǐ
I love you sincerely
54430
我时时想你
Wǒ shí shí xiǎng nǐ
I think of you all the time
546
我输了
Wǒ shūle
I lost
5460
我思念你
Wǒ sīniàn nǐ
I miss you
5490
我去找你
Wǒ qù zhǎo nǐ
I’ll go
Meaning of Chinese Numbers Starting With 6
Number
Meaning in Chinese
Pinyin (Pronunciation)
Translation
609
到永久
Dào yǒng jiǔ
Forever
6120
懒得理你
Lǎn dé lǐ nǐ
Too lazy to care about you
666
溜溜溜
Lìu lìu lìu
Awesome
6699
顺顺利利
Shùn shùn lì lì
Smooth sailing
6785753
老地方不见不散
Lǎo dì fāng bù jiàn bú sàn
The old place, won’t leave until we meet
687
对不起
Duì bù qǐ
I’m sorry
6868
溜吧溜吧
Liū ba liū ba
Let’s run away
Meaning of Chinese Numbers Starting With 7
Number
Meaning in Chinese
Pinyin (Pronunciation)
Translation
70
親你
Qīn nǐ
Kiss you
70345
请你相信我
Qǐng nǐ xiāng xìn wǒ
Please believe me
706
起来吧
Qǐ lái ba
Wake up
70626
请你留下来
Qǐng nǐ liú xià lái
Please stay
7087
请你别走
Qǐng nǐ bié zǒu
Please don’t go
729
去喝酒
Qù hē jiǔ
Let’s go drinking
737420
今生今世爱你
Jīn shēng jīn shì ài nǐ
Love you for this life and beyond
7456
气死我啦
Qì sǐ wǒ lā
You make me so angry
740
去死你
Qì sǐ nǐ
Go to hell
74520
其实我爱你
Qí shí wǒ ài nǐ
Actually, I love you
770880
亲亲你抱抱你
Qīn qīn nǐ bào bào nǐ
Kiss you, hug you
775
親親我
Qīn qīn wǒ
Kiss me!
77543
猜猜我是谁
Cāi cāi wǒ shì shuí
Guess who I am?
786
吃饱了
Chī bǎo le
Full now
7998
去走走吧
Qù zǒu zǒu ba
Let’s take a walk
Meaning of Chinese Numbers Starting With 8
Number
Meaning in Chinese
Pinyin (Pronunciation)
Translation
8006
不理你了
Bù lǐ nǐle
Not caring about you anymore
8074
把你气死
Bǎ nǐ qì sǐ
Make you so mad
81176
在一起了
Zài yī qǐ le
We’re together now
82475
被爱是幸福
Bèi ài shì xìng fú
Being loved is happiness
825
别爱我
Bié ài wǒ
Don’t love me
837
别生气
Bié shēng qì
Don’t be angry
8384
不三不四
Bù sān bú sì
Irregular, nonsense
865
别惹我
Bié rě wǒ
Don’t bother me
880
抱抱你
Bào bào nǐ
Hug you
885
抱抱我
Bào bào wǒ
Hug me
88
拜拜
Bài bài
Bye-bye
898
分手吧
Fēn shǒu ba
Let’s break up
Meaning of Chinese Numbers Starting With 9
Number
Meaning in Chinese
Pinyin (Pronunciation)
Translation
902535
求你爱我想我
Qiú nǐ ài wǒ xiǎng wǒ
Please love me, miss me
9089
求你别走
Qiú nǐ bié zǒu
Please don’t go
918
加油吧
Jiā yóu ba
Go, keep trying
920
就爱你
Jiù ài nǐ
I just love you
9277
就爱亲亲
Jiù ài qīn qīn
Just love to kiss
9240
最爱是你
Zuì ài shì nǐ
My favorite is you
930
好像你
Hǎo xiǎng nǐ
I miss you
940194
告诉你一件事
Gàosù nǐ yī jiàn shì
Want to tell you something
9494
就是就是
Jiù shì jiù shì
Exactly, exactly
95
救我
Jiù wǒ
Save me
98
早安
Zǎo ān
Good morning
Conclusion
Chinese numbers are not just for counting; they also carry special meanings, especially in Internet culture. Understanding the meanings of Chinese numbers will help you communicate more effectively with native speakers and give you insights into Chinese culture.
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