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How to say big numbers in Chinese with 万 (wàn)

Number + 万 (wàn) / 亿 (yì)

万 (wàn) — big numbers

HSK 3Numbers

Rule structure

Chinese has separate units for large numbers: 10,000 — 万 (wàn), 100,000,000 — 亿 (yì). Numbers are grouped by these units rather than by thousands.

Examples

中国有十四亿人口。

Zhōngguó yǒu shísì yì rénkǒu.

China has a population of 1.4 billion.

中国有五亿人口。

Zhōngguó yǒu wǔyì rénkǒu.

China has a population of 500 million.

中国有三亿人口。

Zhōngguó yǒu sānyì rénkǒu.

China has a population of 300 million.

Practice

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Characters

Words from this rule

万

wàn

Ten thousand

亿

yì

Hundred million

中国

Zhōngguó

China

有

yǒu

To have

十

shí

Ten, 10

四

sì

Four, 4

人口

rén kǒu

Population

五

wǔ

Five, 5

三

sān

Three, 3

他

tā

He

赚

zhuàn

To earn (money)

了

le

Particle (completed action or change of state)

Frequently asked questions

How do you say “big numbers” in Chinese with 万?

Use the structure: Number + 万 (wàn) / 亿 (yì). For example: 中国有十四亿人口。 — “China has a population of 1.4 billion”.

What is an example sentence with this grammar rule?

中国有十四亿人口。 — “China has a population of 1.4 billion”.

Which HSK level includes this grammar rule?

This grammar rule is part of HSK 3.

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