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九十九

ninety-nine

九十九
jiǔ shí jiǔ3rd tone
Pinyin
jiǔ shí jiǔ
Strokes
6
In episodes
1

Stroke order for 九十九

九十九 is written with 6 strokes (九: 2, 十: 2, 九: 2). The animation replays automatically.

Usage

HSK 1-2. Numbers: 九 (9), 十 (10), 九 (9). Used for the price $99.

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九十九 appears in 1 Fluentide podcast episode at natural native speed. Each sentence plays at the easiest difficulty it exists in — switch it to hear the same moment at your level, with full pinyin and English throughout.

他有一个菜,是鸡,要九十九美元。

He has a dish, it is chicken, and it costs ninety-nine dollars.

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