HSK 1 HSK C1/W1/V1
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Definition

nine/9

Example

As a Numeral

nine

1
jiā
de
jiǔ
  

Five plus four is nine.

2
Juésài
决赛
zhōng
míngliè
名列
jiǔ
第九

be/come ninth in the finals

3
Jiǔzhé
九折
chóubīn
酬宾

be sold with 10% discount

4
Jiǔxún
九旬
lǎorén
老人

nonagenarian

5
Jiǔchéng
九成
xīn

ninety per cent new

6
Jiǔ
bān
tóngxué
同学

students from Class Nine

As a Numeral

many; numerous

7
Sān
zhuǎi
jiǔ
wān

many twists and turns

As a Noun

each of the nine nine-day periods (beginning from the day after the Winter Solstice)

8
Sānjiǔ
三九

third nine-day period after the Winter Solstice―coldest days of winter