十六

shí liù · shi liu

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. sixteen
  2. 16

In a sentence

2 examples
01

今(jīn)天(tiān)是(shì)我(wǒ)十(shí)六(liù)歲(suì)的(de)生(shēng)日(rì)。

Today is my sixteenth birthday.

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02

我(wǒ)们(men)班(bān)一(yí)共(gòng)有(yǒu)十(shí)六(liù)名(míng)学(xué)生(sheng)。

There are sixteen students in our class altogether.

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