shí
1
ten
2
10
你能借我元吗?
Can you lend me ten dollars?
你可以再等我分钟吗?
Can you wait for me for ten more minutes?
他不是八岁,也不是九岁,他岁。
He is not 8 years old, neither 9. He is ten.
在这年里他进步了不少。
He improved a lot in the last ten years.