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The word "十五" is formed by combining the character "十", which means ten, with the character "五", which means five; this creates the number fifteen through direct addition, where the value of the first character is modified by the second to represent the sum of ten and five.

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我今年十五岁。

Wǒ jīnnián shíwǔ suì.

I am fifteen years old.

今天是十月十五号。

Jīntiān shì shíyuè shíwǔ hào.

Today is October fifteenth.

他买了十五个苹果。

Tā mǎi le shíwǔ gè píngguǒ.

He bought fifteen apples.

我们班有十五个学生。

Wǒmen bān yǒu shíwǔ gè xuéshēng.

There are fifteen students in our class.

在十五分钟之内，你必须完成作业。

Zài shíwǔ fēnzhōng zhī nèi, nǐ bìxū wánchéng zuòyè.

Within fifteen minutes, you must finish your homework.

Word Definition - 十五

shí wǔ fifteen; 15

Individual Character Details

十 shí
五 wǔ