三十

三十 sānshí in a sentence

Thirty

Full dictionary entry 21 sentences

三十 (sānshí) means Thirty. Below are 21 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.

Dictionary examples

这本书 三十 元。

Zhè běn shū sānshí yuán.

This book costs thirty yuan.

Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 元

他大概 三十 岁左右。

Tā dàgài sānshí suì zuǒyòu.

He is about thirty years old.

Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 左右

我们班总共 三十 人。

Wǒmen bān zǒnggòng sānshí rén.

There are thirty people in our class in all.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 总共

这个班有 三十 个学生。

Zhège bān yǒu sānshí gè xuésheng.

This class has thirty students.

Dictionary example · HSK 1 · 学生

这家店经营了 三十 年。

Zhè jiā diàn jīngyíng le sānshí nián.

This shop has been in business for thirty years.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 经营

这个矿开采了 三十 年。

Zhège kuàng kāicǎi le sānshí nián.

This mine has been worked for thirty years.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 开采

从这儿到机场有 三十 公里。

Cóng zhèr dào jīchǎng yǒu sānshí gōnglǐ.

It is thirty kilometres from here to the airport.

Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 公里

今天的气温达到了 三十 度。

Jīntiān de qìwēn dá dào le sānshí dù.

Today's temperature reached thirty degrees.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 达到

她在纺织厂工作了 三十 年。

Tā zài fǎngzhī chǎng gōngzuò le sānshí nián.

She worked in a textile mill for thirty years.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 纺织

他守护了这片森林 三十 年。

Tā shǒuhù le zhè piàn sēnlín sānshí nián.

He has guarded this forest for thirty years.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 守护

这本书去年发行了 三十 万册。

Zhè běn shū qùnián fāxíng le sānshí wàn cè.

Three hundred thousand copies of this book were issued last year.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 发行

他兢兢业业地工作了 三十 年。

Tā jīngjīng yèyè de gōngzuò le sānshí nián.

He worked conscientiously and carefully for thirty years.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 兢兢业业

班里有 三十 个人,其中十个是女生。

Bān lǐ yǒu sānshí ge rén, qízhōng shí ge shì nǚshēng.

There are thirty people in the class, ten of them girls.

Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 其中

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From the graded readers

我骑车去学校,要 三十 分钟。

wǒ qí chē qù xuéxiào, yāo sānshí fēnzhōng.

I cycle to school; it takes thirty minutes.

Graded reader · HSK 1 · Going to School

如果我不开始,五年以后我还是 三十 五岁。

rúguǒ wǒ bù kāishǐ, wǔ nián yǐhòu wǒ háishì sānshí wǔ suì.

If I didn't start, in five years I'd be thirty-five anyway.

Graded reader · HSK 4 · A Decision at Thirty

他们说:“ 三十 岁了,现在开始会不会太晚?”

tāmen shuō:" sānshí suì le / liǎo / liào, xiànzài kāishǐ huìbùhuì tài wǎn?"

They said, "You're thirty — isn't it a bit late to start now?"

Graded reader · HSK 4 · A Decision at Thirty

医生看了看我,说:“你发烧了, 三十 八度五。”

yīshēng kànle kàn / kān wǒ, shuō:" nǐ fāshāo le / liǎo / liào, sānshí bādù wǔ."

The doctor looked at me and said, "You've got a fever — 38.5."

Graded reader · HSK 2 · Going to the Doctor

三十 岁生日那天,我做了一个决定:我要重新开始学画画。

sānshí suì shēngrì nà / nèi tiān, wǒ zuòle yīgè juédìng: wǒ yāo chóngxīn kāishǐ xué huà huà.

On my thirtieth birthday I made a decision: I was going to start learning to paint again.

Graded reader · HSK 4 · A Decision at Thirty

如果我现在开始,五年以后我 三十 五岁,也许能画得不错。

rúguǒ wǒ xiànzài kāishǐ, wǔ nián yǐhòu wǒ sānshí wǔ suì, yěxǔ néng huà dé / děi / de búcuò.

If I started now, in five years I'd be thirty-five and could probably paint quite well.

Graded reader · HSK 4 · A Decision at Thirty

From the travel phrasebook

大概 三十 五天到港。

Dàgài sānshíwǔ tiān dào gǎng.

About 35 days to port.

Travel phrasebook · Shipping and customs

可以先付百分之 三十 吗?

Kěyǐ xiān fù bǎi fēn zhī sānshí ma?

Could we pay 30% up front?

Travel phrasebook · Negotiating and pricing

Questions about 三十

How is 三十 used in a sentence?

This page shows 21 sentences using 三十 (sānshí, "Thirty"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.

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