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Big Numbers in Chinese

万 / 亿

wàn / yì

How it works

Chinese large numbers are grouped differently from English. 万 = ten thousand 亿 = one hundred million

这个城市有一百多万人。

Zhège chéngshì yǒu yì bǎi duō wàn rén.

This city has more than one million people.

他有几亿元吗？

Tā yǒu jǐ yì yuán ma?

Does he have several hundred million yuan?

这家公司一年能赚几千万。

Zhè jiā gōngsī yì nián néng zhuàn jǐ qiān wàn.

This company can make tens of millions in a year.

Learners need to remember that Chinese counts by 万, not only by thousand.