十七八 (shí qī bā) — around seventeen or eighteen (used for age or approximate number, typically of people)

Définition

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)

Exemples

  • 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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