The Number 1279 in Chinese
一千两百七十九
Enter a number to lookup the way to say it in Chinese. Press the ⏎ key when you have keyed in the number.
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ← |
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ⏎ |
Pinyin
yī qiān liǎng bǎi qī shí jiǔNotes
- This is written in Simplified characters, in Traditional Chinese characters the number is written 一千兩百七十九
- Note the use of 两 instead of 二 often used for the digit 2 in Mandarin for factors of 200 or greater
- The number for 1279 in Cantonese is 一千二百七十九, which uses 二 for 2 rather than 兩 in standalone numbers
- The number 1279 written in romanized Cantonese (Jyutping) is jat1 cin1 ji6 baak3 cat1 sap6 gau2
- In Simplified banker's anti-fraud numerals (大写, 大寫, dàxiě), used for commercial purposes, the number is written 壹仟贰佰柒拾玖
- In Traditional banker's anti-fraud numerals, the number is written 壹仟貳佰柒拾玖
- When expressing 1279 as a year, it is common to say it as a sequence of digits: 一二七九 (in Pinyin: yī èr qī jiǔ )
Random Quiz: What is 978?