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Chinese numbers (sh.itjust.works)
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To be fair, zero is a complicated number

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[–] TempermentalAnomaly@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children)

So my Chinese is pretty distant from actual usage, but when did 906 stop being 九百六？

[–] ammonium@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago

In spoken language 九百六 isn't 906 but 960 ( shortened version of 九百六十), 906 is 九百零六.

[–] feedum_sneedson@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Sorry, it wasn't clear at all - that's meant to be a number string, like for a key code or phone number.

[–] TempermentalAnomaly@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

Ah! Makes sense!