四十 meaning in English

sìshí

forty; 40

7 strokes

Meaning of 四十

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

sìshí
  1. forty
  2. 40

四十 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

我wǒ们men班bān有yǒu四sì十shí个gè学xué生shēng。
There are forty students in our class.
我wǒ们men班bān有yǒu四sì十shí名míng学xué生shēng。
Our class has forty students.
她tā在zài四sì十shí多duō岁suì的de时shí候hòu再zài次cì结jié婚hūn。
She married again in her mid-forties.
哈hā利lì今jīn年nián才cái四sì十shí岁suì。
Harry is only 40.
他tā已yǐ经jīng过guò了le四sì十shí岁suì。
He is past forty.

Stroke order for each character

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四 sì · four · 5 strokes

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  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5

十 shí · ten · 2 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2

Related words

Words that share a character with 四十.

十分shífēnvery; completely
四周sìzhōuall around
十足shízúample; complete
四处sìchùall over the place; everywhere and all directions
十字路口shízì lùkǒucrossroads; intersection
四季sìjìfour seasons, namely: spring 春[chun1], summer 夏[xia4], autumn 秋[qiu1] and winter 冬[dong1]
四面八方sìmiàn-bāfāng(idiom) all directions; all around
四合院sìhéyuàncourtyard house with a fully enclosed courtyard (type of Chinese residence)
朝三暮四zhāosān-mùsìlit. say three in the morning but four in the evening (idiom); to change sth that is alrea
二十èrshítwenty; 20
十字架shízìjiàcross; crucifix
五十wǔshífifty

Questions about 四十

What does 四十 mean?

四十 (sìshí) means "forty; 40".

How do you write 四十?

四十 is made of 2 characters: 四 (5 strokes), 十 (2 strokes). That is 7 strokes in total.