Chinese Number Tools & Practice
Chinese numbers can be challenging, especially when working with large values or trying to understand them quickly in conversation. These tools can help you convert Arabic numbers to standard and financial Chinese numerals, learn how Chinese numbers are formed, and practice recognizing spoken numbers. You’ll also find practice for real-world uses such as prices, dates, times, phone numbers, percentages, and other everyday number expressions.
Chinese Number Resources
ChineseConverter.com provides a simple way to convert Arabic numbers into Chinese or convert Chinese numbers back into Arabic digits. Results can be shown in standard Chinese numerals or formal financial numerals, with pinyin available to help learners read the Chinese. It’s particularly useful for checking how numbers are written and pronounced, although conversions are limited to numbers from 1 to 99,999.
Free
Chinese Number Trainer helps learners become more comfortable reading, hearing, and using Chinese numbers. It lets you translate numbers to and from Chinese, listen to native-speaker audio, practice with quizzes, and learn how to tell time using an interactive talking clock. Chinese characters appear throughout the app, with the option to display pinyin or Zhuyin for pronunciation support. Available for iOS and Android. A free Android Lite version is also available.
ChineseNumbers is a listening-focused app that helps you get faster at understanding Mandarin numbers as they’re spoken. Listen to spoken numbers and type the corresponding digits to receive immediate feedback, with practice covering prices, phone numbers, times, and calendar dates, as well as general numbers. Practice ranges from basic numbers to large values using 万 (10,000) and 亿 (100 million), with difficulty increasing as you progress. When you make a mistake, the app shows the Chinese characters, pinyin, and a breakdown of the number’s structure. It also includes progress tracking and a Lookup & Speak tool for converting numbers into Chinese characters and pinyin with audio. The app works offline and has no ads or account requirement. Available for iOS.
Paid Flat Rate App
Countfu is a listening-practice tool designed to help you recognize Mandarin numbers quickly when you hear them. Listen to a number spoken in Standard Mandarin, type the digits you heard, and receive immediate feedback. Practice goes beyond basic numbers to include large numbers up to 亿 (100 million), prices, calendar dates and years, times, phone numbers, percentages and discounts, measurements, and numbers used in everyday conversations. The iPhone app adds adjustable playback speed, transcripts with Chinese characters and pinyin, mistake review, and additional practice features. The basic browser practice is free and requires no sign-up. Visit their Website or download the app for iOS.
Free Web-Based / iOS App
LangPractice is a free online tool for building speed and confidence with spoken Mandarin numbers. Listen to a number and type the corresponding digits, practicing everything from small everyday numbers to very large values. You can choose from preset number ranges or create your own custom range to target exactly what you want to practice. Separate practice is available for Mainland Mandarin or Taiwan Mandarin.
Free Web-Based
Learn Chinese Numbers is an iPhone and iPad app for learning how Mandarin numbers are formed, read, and pronounced. Enter a number using a standard keypad or use the app’s odometer-style wheels to change the ones, tens, hundreds, and other places and see how the written Chinese changes. Numbers can be displayed in Simplified or Traditional Chinese and heard aloud, while practice activities help you get faster at recognizing numbers by sight or sound. The app also supports Chinese financial numerals. It is free to download, with an optional paid upgrade that removes ads and unlocks larger-number translations. Available for iOS.
Free / Paid iOS App
Merry Mandarin’s free Number Converter turns Arabic numbers into both everyday Chinese numbers and the special financial numerals used on checks, invoices, receipts, and other financial documents. For monetary amounts, it can also write out the complete amount in Chinese, including yuan and smaller currency units. The converter handles very large numbers and can help learners see how Chinese numbers are structured around units such as ten thousand (万) and one hundred million (亿).
Free Web-Based