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Chinese like to use finger gestures referring to numbers.

Let’s learn a few numbers in Chinese with our fingers.

Learn how to count to 6 in Chinese

Now get your hand ready!

Learn how to count to 6 in Chinese

*A phonetic spelling to help you pronounce the word.

*A Chinese character

Learn how to count to 6 in Chinese

Can you say?

Learn how to count to 6 in Chinese

Learn how to count to 6 in Chinese

Can you say? Don’t forget to show your !

Learn how to count to 6 in Chinese

Learn how to count to 6 in Chinese

Can you say?

Learn how to count to 6 in Chinese

Learn how to count to 6 in Chinese

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Can you say? Don’t forget your !

Learn how to count to 6 in Chinese

Learn how to count to 10 in Chinese

Do you know?

Six is regarded as a lucky number by the Chinese and is used in phrases meaning lucky.

Some people like to choose telephone numbers ending with double sixes hoping that it will bring them luck.

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Learn how to count to 6 in Chinese

Can you say?

Let’s try again, then we will play a game.

Can you say?

Learn how to count to 6 in Chinese

*You will be paired up.

*Here is what you are going to do:

Say the number in Chinese corresponding to the gesture as fast as you can after you see the picture. Let’s see who can say it first.

*Now face to your left or right and shake hands with your rival.

Are You Ready?

GO!

Game Time!

Can You say?

Can You say?

Can You say?

Can You say?

Can You say?

Can You say?

Can you try?

Now you are going to hear a number, show the corresponding hand gesture to your partner as fast as you can. Let’s see who is faster this time.

Ready?

Can you try?

Answer:

Get ready for the next sound.

Can you try?

Answer:

Get ready for the next sound.

Can you try?

Answer:

Get ready for the next sound.

Can you try?

Answer:

Get ready for the next sound.

Can you try?

Answer:

Are you ready for the last one?

Can you try?

Answer:

Next, let’s have a look at numbers 7 to 10.

Here are numbers 7 and 8!

Learn how to count to 10 in Chinese

Does this look like the character 八 ?

Here are numbers 9 and 10!

Learn how to count to 10 in Chinese

Does this look like the number 9?

5 fingers+5 knuckles=10

You learned 6 is one of the lucky numbers.

Do you know which number Chinese think is unlucky ?

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zài jiàn再 见

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Learn how to count to 10 in Chinese