"fifteen" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 十五

Definition

数字15，在14之后、16之前。它用于计数、表示年龄、时间、日期和数量。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

它通常作数词或限定词使用，如 'fifteen students'、'She is fifteen'。口语中学习者常把它和 'fifty' 混淆；要把结尾重读清楚：fifTEEN。常见于时间表达，如 'fifteen minutes'，也常用于价格和数量。

Examples

I have fifteen dollars in my bag.

我包里有**十五**美元。

My sister is fifteen years old.

我妹妹**十五**岁。

The bus comes in fifteen minutes.

公交车**十五**分钟后到。

Give me fifteen more minutes, and I'll be ready.

再给我**十五**分钟，我就准备好了。

There were like fifteen people waiting outside.

外面大概有**十五**个人在等。

That meeting was supposed to last fifteen minutes, not an hour.

那个会议本来只该开**十五**分钟，不是一小时。