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十二

shí èr · shi er

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. twelve
  2. 12

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2 examples
01

世(shì)上(shàng)第(dì)一(yī)架(jià)飞(fēi)机(jī)是(shì)在(zài)一(yī)九(jiǔ)零(líng)三(sān)年(nián)起(qǐ)飞(fēi)的(de)，整(zhěng)个(gè)过(guò)程(chéng)历(lì)时(shí)十(shí)二(èr)秒(miǎo)。

The first airplane flew in 1903 for twelve seconds.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by Source_VOA · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)件(jiàn)衬(chèn)衫(shān)卖(mài)十(shí)二(èr)英(yīng)镑(bàng)。

The blouse costs twelve libras.

Tatoeba: Chinese by mtdot · English by lukaszpp · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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