在 zaiˋ

(Alive, At, By, In, Located, Now, On, Present, Presently)

Now, Located, In, At, On, By, Alive, Present, Presently

一千 yiˉ qianˉ

(One thousand)

One thousand, 1000

五百 wuˇ baiˇ

(Five-hundred)

Five-hundred, 500

五百年

wuˇ baiˇ nianˊ

(Five hundred)

Five hundred years

年前 nianˊ qianˊ

(Before the)

Before the New Year

在

Alive, At, By, In, Located, Now, On, Present, Presently

Now, Located, In, At, On, By, Alive, Present, Presently

一

A, An, As soon as, Once, One, Single, The

One, 1, Single, A, An, Once, As soon as, The

千

Many, Numerous, Thousand, Very

Thousand, 1000, Numerous, Very, Many

五

Five, Implication

Five, 5, Implication of completeness (ancient Chinese)

百

Lots Of, Many, One hundred

One hundred, one hundred, 100, Many, Lots Of

年

Year, person's

Year, Person's Age

前

Advance, Before, First, Former, Forwards, Front, Proceed

Before, First, Forwards, Front, Former, Advance, Proceed