十七八 (shí qī bā) — around seventeen or eighteen (used for age or approximate number, typically of people)
Definition
A loose numeral meaning 'around seventeen or eighteen,' used for approximate ages or counts. Written together as one chunk rather than as a range.
numeral
around seventeen or eighteen (used for age or approximate number, typically of people)
Examples
- 十七八。Tā jīn nián shí qī bā suì le.She is around seventeen or eighteen years old this year.
- 十七八。Jiào shì lǐ yǒu shí qī bā gè xiǎo huǒ zi.There are about seventeen or eighteen young men in the classroom.
- 十七八。Tā shí qī bā nián qián jiù chū guó le.He went abroad about seventeen or eighteen years ago.
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