No. 5,207 in Chinese
七八十
"七八十" means "seventy to eighty" or "around seventy to eighty."
In a sentence
他已经七八十岁了，看起来却很年轻。
He is already seventy or eighty years old, yet he looks very young.
In this sentence, '七八十' is used to approximate the person's age, indicating an age range rather than an exact value, which is common in informal speech.
坐在这边能够看到七八十个星星。
Sitting here, one can see seventy or eighty stars.
Here, '七八十' is used to estimate the number of stars visible, expressing an approximate count in casual conversation.
他的收藏有七八十本书，内容非常有趣。
His collection includes seventy or eighty books, and their content is very interesting.
In this context, '七八十' indicates an approximate quantity of books, displaying flexibility in numerical estimation.
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