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The Chinese word 五十 is formed by directly combining the character 五, meaning "five", with the character 十, meaning "ten", where this sequence represents the multiplicative relationship of five times ten to convey the number fifty.

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我有五十本书。

Wǒ yǒu wǔshí běn shū.

I have fifty books.

他今年五十岁了。

Tā jīnnián wǔshí suì le.

He is fifty years old this year.

这家公司有五十名员工。

Zhè jiā gōngsī yǒu wǔshí míng yuángōng.

This company has fifty employees.

五十公斤的行李对我来说太重了。

Wǔshí gōngjīn de xínglǐ duì wǒ lái shuō tài zhòng le.

Fifty kilograms of luggage is too heavy for me.

在过去的五十年里，科技发生了巨大的变化。

Zài guòqù de wǔshí nián lǐ, kējì fāshēngle jùdà de biànhuà.

In the past fifty years, technology has changed dramatically.

Word Definition - 五十

wǔ shí fifty

Individual Character Details

五 wǔ
十 shí