What's the difference between twenty and twenty?

"Twenty" and "twenty" both mean "twenty". "Twenty" is pronounced as "Nyan", which is also called "baa". "Twenty" is the connection of two "tens", which means "twenty". In practice, there is a difference between "twenty" and "twenty".

1. Stylistic differences: "20" is used for spoken language, "20" is used for written language, except for dialects in Shanghai and other regions, "20" is not used for spoken language, but only for written language; And "twenty" can be used in both spoken and written language. The written language emphasizes conciseness and uses as few words as possible, and "twenty" is often used to mean "twenty". For example, on the lunar calendar, the word "20" is used for every "20", 2 1 day is called "2 1", and 22 ". The title of the book is also "Twenty", such as Notes on Twenty-two History, Twenty-two Encyclopedia, Tanci of Twenty-one History and Twenty Years of Fan Huameng.

Second, the difference of the times: more than twenty are used in modern Chinese, mostly in classical Chinese, which is the essence of condensation. The ancients used twenty to represent twenty, thirty to represent thirty, and thirty to represent forty. It's all about saving words. In classical Chinese, "20" is more used to represent "20". In ancient Zhang Hui's novels, "20" means "20", for example, "Chapter 22" means "Chapter 22". The time in ancient chronicles is also represented by "20", such as May 24th, 2003, 1 1 the 4th day of the month, and September 29th, 2007. Others indicate their age, such as 24 or 20. But in modern articles, "20" is rarely used to represent "20". For example, when a woman is 20 years old, she can say "20 years old" and "20 years old" instead of "20", because if she doesn't say "20" verbally, she won't use it in the article.

Third, stylistic differences: "Twenty" is mostly used in prose, "Twenty" is mostly used in verse from ancient times to the present, and "Twenty" is mostly used in verse, mainly poetry. Poetry emphasizes metrical rules and has clear requirements on the number of words, so "twenty" is often used to mean "twenty". For example, there is a twenty-four bridge in Yangzhou. In the Tang Dynasty, Du Mu wrote the poem "Twenty-four Bridges with Moonlight Night", but poets often call it "Twenty-four Bridges". For example, there is no plan to stay in spring, and today bagpipes will sell 24 bridges; Sadness lies in the bow, still shining on the 24 th Bridge in Yangzhou; Occasionally, I took the opportunity to observe the Tao, and Mingyue searched for twenty-four bridges. Recalling the past twenty-four bridges in Yangzhou, jade people played flute everywhere; Tears of plum blossom spread all over Yangzhou 24 Bridge. Prose other than verse generally uses "twenty". Especially in modern writing, because there is no word limit for prose, except in special circumstances, the word "twenty" is generally used.

Fourth, the difference of scope: "20" has a wide range of use, but "20" has a limited range of use. "20" can be used not only for cardinal numbers, such as 20, 2 1, but also for ordinal numbers, such as 20, 22; It can be used for real fingers, such as real fingers 20, 2 1 and so on. , can also be used for virtual fingers, such as more than 20, about 20, etc. However, the scope of use of "20" is limited, and it is not used for ordinal numbers, such as not saying "20", or for empty fingers, such as not saying "more than 20" or "about 20".