HSK 1 HSK C1/W1/V1
Correct
九
/ jiǔ /
Strokes
Definition
nine/9
Example
As a Numeral
nine
1
Wǔ
五
jiā
加
sì
四
de
得
jiǔ
九
。
Five plus four is nine.
2
Juésài
决赛
zhōng
中
míngliè
名列
dìjiǔ
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
新
ninety per cent new
6
Jiǔ
九
bān
班
tóngxué
同学
students from Class Nine
As a Numeral
many; numerous
7
Sān
三
zhuǎi
转
jiǔ
九
wān
弯
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