四五十 (sì wǔ shí) — between forty and fifty; forty or fifty (approximate number)
Definition
A casual spoken way to say 'about forty or fifty' — pairs with a measure word (∼个, ∼岁, ∼年) to give a rough number in that decade.
numeral
between forty and fiftyforty or fifty (approximate number)
Examples
- 四五十。Tā kàn qǐ lái dà yuē sì wǔ shí suì.He looks about forty or fifty years old.
- 四五十。Wǒ men bān yǒu sì wǔ shí gè xué shēng.Our class has between forty and fifty students.
- 四五十。Zhè jiàn shì fā shēng zài sì wǔ shí nián qián.This happened about forty or fifty years ago.
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