# Chinese Numbers 1–100 for Kids: Count, Trace and Play (Ages 5–8) Numbers 1 to 100 for children: say, count, trace, dot-to-dot, bingo and a shop game, with audio for grown-ups who don't speak Chinese Source: https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/chinese-numbers-1-100-for-kids ## At a glance - Level: Kids 5–8 - Format: Kids workbook · PDF · 13 pages · US Letter (prints on A4) - Price: Free · free with a saymei account · updated Nov 4, 2026 ## Download Free with a SayMei account, on the workbook's page: https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/chinese-numbers-1-100-for-kids. SayMei emails a copy too. ## A line from the workbook 我会数到一百！ (Wǒ huì shǔ dào yìbǎi!) — I can count to 100! ## By the end you can - Count from one to five and meet the first characters. Hold up a finger for each number, and spot that 一, 二 and 三 have one, two and three lines. 一二三四五 (Yī èr sān sì wǔ): One, two, three, four, five - Say 两 for two things. When you count things, two is 两 (liǎng), not 二: one, two, three things is 一个，两个，三个. 两个苹果 (liǎng ge píngguǒ): two apples - Show six to ten on one hand. The way many families in China do: six is thumb and little finger, eight is thumb and pointer finger like 八, and ten is two crossed pointer fingers. 六七八九十 (Liù qī bā jiǔ shí): Six, seven, eight, nine, ten - Count real things, then trace the characters. Count ducks, rabbits and fish, circle the right character, then trace 一 to 十 over grey characters with numbered strokes. 我有十个球。 (Wǒ yǒu shí ge qiú.): I have ten balls. - Build 11 to 99 like blocks and count by tens to 100. 十一 is ten and one, 二十 is two tens, and 二十五 is two tens and five, so 一 to 十 build every number to 99. One hundred is 一百. 七十，八十，九十，一百！ (Qīshí, bāshí, jiǔshí, yìbǎi!): Seventy, eighty, ninety, one hundred! - Hear the difference between 十五 and 五十. Number bingo trains the ear for pairs that sound alike, and the finger game turns hand signs back into Chinese numbers. 五十 (wǔshí): fifty - Play shop: say a price and pay. Buy three apples in Bao's Number Shop, count the coins, write the price in kuai and sell a toy to a grown-up. 十块，谢谢！ (Shí kuài, xièxie!): Ten kuai, thank you! ## What's inside - Numbers 1–5: Numbers One to Five - Numbers 6–10: Numbers Six to Ten - Count: Count and Trace One to Ten - Tens: Eleven to Twenty and the Tens · Fill the Number Snake - Play: Dot-to-Dot and Hopscotch · Number Bingo and Finger Game - Number cards: Number Cards with Pictures - Review: Bao's Number Shop ## How to use this book About ten minutes a day for ages 5 to 8: play the audio for one page, say each number together, then do one activity. Go in order, and stop while your child still wants more. - Days 1–2: One to ten. Pages 3 and 4. Count on fingers, say 两个 for two things, and try the one-hand signs for six to ten. - Day 3: Count things. Page 5. Count the animals, trace 一 to 十, then count fingers, toes, stairs or snacks out loud. - Days 4–5: Eleven to twenty and the tens. Pages 6 and 7. Build numbers like blocks, fill the number snake and jump once for each ten up to 一百. - Day 6: Dot-to-dot and hopscotch. Page 8. Join the dots from 一 to 三十 saying each number, then draw a hopscotch and hop from 一 to 十. - Review days: Bingo, cards and shop. Pages 9 to 11. Play number bingo, cut out the number cards and run Bao's Number Shop. The answers are on pages 12 and 13. ## Who it's for Children aged 5 to 8 learning to count in Chinese, with a parent at home or a teacher in class. Grown-ups don't need to speak Chinese: every number in the book is on the free audio. Before you start: Nothing. Every number has pinyin and English, and the Mei Lin says tips explain things like 两 and the hand signs in plain English. You'll need crayons, and scissors for the cards. ## Why is two sometimes 二 and sometimes 两? Use 二 (èr) when you count or say a number, and 两 (liǎng) for two of something, as in 两个苹果, two apples. The book's number card for 二 shows exactly that. ## Does it practise every number up to 100? It covers 1 to 20 one by one, then the tens up to 一百, and shows how 一 to 十 build any number to 99, such as 四十八 for 48. The dot-to-dot goes to 30 and the bingo uses larger numbers like 五十五. ## How do I show six to ten on one hand? Six is the thumb and little finger, seven is three fingertips pinched together, eight is the thumb and pointer finger, nine is a pointer finger bent like a hook, and ten is two crossed pointer fingers. Page 9 turns these into a guessing game. ## Is this workbook free? Yes. The whole 13-page PDF is free, and you can look through its pages here before you download. There's no card and nothing to pay. ## Do I need a SayMei account? Yes, to download the PDF, and the account is free: sign up with Google, Apple or your email address. With it we email you a copy of the workbook, keep every workbook you download on your account on all your devices, save your place in the free online practice, and you can practise speaking with Mei Lin, SayMei's AI tutor. ## How do I print it? The PDF is US Letter size. On A4 paper, choose "Fit to page" (or "Scale to fit") in the print dialog so nothing is cut off. Print the whole workbook or only the pages you need; colour looks best, and black and white works too. ## Can I print copies for my class or my children? Yes. Print as many copies as you like for your own class or family. To share it, send this page: everyone can download their own copy. Version 2026-11, updated Nov 4, 2026.