HSK 1 HSK C1/W1/V1
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Strokes

Collocation

1
六号
2
六月
3
六年
4
六岁
5
六口人
6
六个人
7
六个月
8
六六大顺

Definition

六 is a Numeral, which means “six; 6”.

Culture meaning: 六 is a lucky number in Chinese culture. In China, 六 is considered a lucky number because it sounds like 溜, which means smooth progress.

The number 6 is believed to bring good fortune in business.

In Western culture, 666 is the number of the devil, but in Chinese people's eyes, many numbers 6 together symbolize good luck.

Example

六 as a Numeral.
1
A
A
  
:
jīntiān
今天
shì
xīng
星期
  
?
B
B
  
:
jīntiān
今天
shì
xīngliù
星期六
  

A: What day of the week is it? B: It's Saturday.

2
A
A
  
:
jīntiān
今天
shì
shì
xīngliù
星期六
  
?
B
B
  
:
jīntiān
今天
shi
xīngliù
星期六
  
,
míngtiān
明天
shì
xīngliù
星期六
  

A: Is it Saturday? B: Today is not Saturday, tomorrow is Saturday.

3
Hǎo
  
,
men
我们
xīngliù
星期六
jiàn
  
!

Okay, we'll see you on Saturday!

4
A
A
  
:
jiā
你家
yǒu
kǒu
rén
  
?
B
B
  
:
jiā
我家
yǒu
liù
kǒu
rén
  

A: How many people do you have in your family? B: I have six people in my family.

5
A
A
  
:
érzi
儿子
suì
  
?
B
B
  
:
érzi
儿子
liù
suì
  

A: How old is your son? B: My son is six years old.

6
A
A
  
:
huan
喜欢
shù
数字
  
?
B
B
  
:
huan
喜欢
liù
  
,
liù
shì
de
xìngyùn
幸运
shù
数字
  

A: How many numbers do you like? B: I like six, and six is my lucky number.