十六
shí liù
Pinyin

Definition

十六
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shí liù
  1. sixteen
  2. 16

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

三十
sān shí
  1. 1 thirty
  2. 2 30
六
liù
  1. 1 six
  2. 2 6
十
shí
  1. 1 ten
  2. 2 10
十二
shí èr
  1. 1 twelve
  2. 2 12
十分
shí fēn
  1. 1 very
  2. 2 completely
  3. 3 utterly
  4. 4 extremely
  5. 5 absolutely
  6. 6 hundred percent
  7. 7 to divide into ten equal parts

Idioms (20)

一五一十
yī wǔ yī shí
  1. 1 lit. count by fives and tens (idiom); to narrate systematically and in full detail
一传十，十传百
yī chuán shí , shí chuán bǎi
  1. 1 news pass quickly from mouth to mouth (idiom)
  2. 2 an infectious disease spreads quickly (old meaning)
一年被蛇咬十年怕井绳
yī nián bèi shé yǎo shí nián pà jǐng shéng
  1. 1 bitten by a snake in one year, fears the well rope for ten years (idiom); once bitten twice shy
一暴十寒
yī pù shí hán
  1. 1 one day's sun, ten days' frost (idiom, from Mencius); fig. to work for a bit then skimp
  2. 2 sporadic effort
  3. 3 short attention span
一曝十寒
yī pù shí hán
  1. 1 one day's sun, ten days' frost (idiom, from Mencius); fig. to work for a bit then skimp
  2. 2 sporadic effort
  3. 3 lack of sticking power
  4. 4 short attention span

Sample Sentences

新华社四月十六日电
Xīnhuáshè Sìyuè shíliù rì diàn
Xinhua News April 16th
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停停停！这听起来真是太恶心了...我再替你想想三十六计中，还有哪一计用得上的，嗯...
tíng tíng tíng ！zhè tīngqǐlái zhēn shì tài ěxīn le . . . wǒ zài tì nǐ xiǎngxiang Sānshíliù jì zhōng ，háiyǒu nǎ yī jì yòng de shàng de ，ng4 ...
Stop! Stop! Stop! This really sounds quite disgusting... I'll try and think of any other of the Thirty-Six Stratagems that could be of use to you. Eh...
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别沮丧！我这不是正在帮你想新的计策嘛？啊！有了！还有一招，第十六计，欲擒故纵。
bié jǔsàng ！wǒ zhè bùshì zhèngzài bāng nǐ xiǎng xīn de jìcè ma ？ā ！yǒu le ！háiyǒu yī zhāo ，dì shí liù jì ，yùqíngùzòng 。
Don't get all depressed! I'm helping you think of a new strategy, aren't I? Ah! I've got it! Here's another trick. Strategy no. 16: loosen the reins to get a better grasp..
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我懂你的心情，我做你的军师给你支几招吧！三十六计之第一计，瞒天过海。
wǒ dǒng nǐ de xīnqíng ，wǒ zuò nǐ de jūnshī gěi nǐ zhī jǐ zhāo ba ！Sānshíliù jì zhī dì yī jì ，mántiānguòhǎi 。
I totally understand what you mean. Let me be your counsellor and teach you a few moves. The first strategy of The Thirty-Six Stratagems - to cross the sea without the sky knowing (an undercover plan).
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行得通！怎么行不通？等他陷入你的甜言蜜语以后，就使用三十六计之第六计，声东击西。
xíng de tōng ！zěnme xíngbutōng ？děng tā xiànrù nǐ de tiányánmìyǔ yǐhòu ，jiù shǐyòng Sānshíliù jì zhī dì liù jì ，shēngdōngjīxī 。
Of course it would work! Why would it not work? Once she has fallen into your web of sweet nothings, you can use strategy number six of The Thirty-Six Stratagems - make a sound in the east and attack in the west (create a diversion).
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今年互联网大会的主题是“创新驱动造福人类——携手共建网络空间命运共同体”来自全球一百一十多个国家和地区、十六个国际组织的一千六百余位嘉宾围绕这一主题，展开对话交流。
jīnnián hùliánwǎng dàhuì de zhǔtí shì “chuàngxīn qūdòng zàofú rénlèi ——xiéshǒu gòng jiàn wǎngluò kōngjiān mìngyùn gòngtóngtǐ ”láizì quánqiú yībǎi yī shí duō ge guójiā hé dìqū 、shí liù gè guójìzǔzhī de yīqiān liù bǎi yú wèi jiābīn wéirào zhè yī zhǔtí ，zhǎnkāi duìhuà jiāoliú 。
The theme of this year's World Internet Conference was "Innovation Driving the Benefit of Humanity - Joining Hands to Build Internet Communities of Common Destiny", with more than 1600 guests from over 110 countries and regions around the world and 16 international organizations engaging in dialogue around this theme.
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第三：美国超级百万乐透头奖终于开出，得奖者可以赢得十六亿奖金！
dìsān ：Měiguó chāojí bǎiwàn lètòu tóujiǎng zhōngyú kāichū ，déjiǎngzhě kěyǐ yíngdé shíliù yì jiǎngjīn ！
3. U.S. Mega millions lottery result is finally out: the winner takes home the 1.6 billion jackpot!
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有百分之四十一点七的应届毕业生认为，找工作时最看重的因素是“工作是我实现个人价值的重要部分”，有百分之二十六点九七的应届毕业生认为“工作必须符合我的兴趣，做人开心最重要”。
yǒu bǎifēnzhī sìshíyī diǎn qī de yīngjiè bìyèshēng rènwéi ，zhǎo gōngzuò shí zuì kànzhòng de yīnsù shì “gōngzuò shì wǒ shíxiàn gèrén jiàzhí de zhòngyào bùfen ”，yǒu bǎifēnzhī èrshíliù diǎn jiǔqī de yīngjiè bìyèshēng rènwéi “gōngzuò bìxū fúhé wǒ de xìngqù ，zuòrén kāixīn zuì zhòngyào ”。
41.7% of recent graduates believe that the most important factor in finding a job is that "work plays an important role to achieve their personal value." 26.97% of recent graduates think that "work must be in line with my interests, and happiness is most important."
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各位旅客您好，十五点二十六分开往上海的五一六号列车，沿途停靠常州、无锡、苏州，请在7号站台检票进站候车。
gèwèi lǚkè nínhǎo ，shíwǔdiǎnrèrshíliùfen kāi wǎng Shànghǎi de wǔ yī liù hào lièchē ，yántú tíngkào chángzhōu 、wúxī 、Sūzhōu ，qǐng zài qī hào zhàntái jiǎnpiào jìn zhàn hòuchē 。
Good afternoon Ladies and Gentlemen, for the 516 to Shanghai scheduled for 15:26, stopping at Changzhou, Wuxi and Suzhou, please enter platform 7 through the ticketing gate to wait for the train.
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四十加三十六等于七十六
sìshí jiā sānshíliù děngyú qīshí liù
forty plus thirty six equals seventy six
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