Big numbers: 万 / 亿 · 数字 + 万 / 亿
Convert a large population by groups of four digits
- A city has ten million residents in this invented example.
- 这个城市有一千万人。 — 一千万 equals 1,000 groups of 10,000, or 10,000,000.
Convert a large population by groups of four digits
- A city has ten million residents in this invented example.
- this这个city城市to have / there is有一千万person人。 — 一千万 equals 1,000 groups of 10,000, or 10,000,000.
A city has ten million residents in this invented example. What does 这个城市有一千万人。 communicate?
一千万 equals 1,000 groups of 10,000, or 10,000,000. 万 is 10,000 and 亿 is 100,000,000. 一百万 is 1,000,000; read the multiplier and unit together instead of importing English three-digit grouping.
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is Big numbers: 万 / 亿. Locate it in the original interlinear examples below.
- Keep the words in their demonstrated positions; the pattern must fit the intended situation as well as the sentence form.
this这(measure word)个city城市have有ten million一千万people人。
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is Big numbers: ten thousand万 / 100 million亿. Locate it in the original interlinear examples below.
- Keep the words in their demonstrated positions; the pattern must fit the intended situation as well as the sentence form.
this这(measure word)个city城市have有ten million一千万people人。
Using the lesson pattern in this demonstrated example: 10,000 in Chinese is 一 ____。
万 = 10,000: 一万 = ten thousand. · 万 = 10,000:一万。
Read examples in context
- In the opening example, 这个城市有一千万人。: 一千万 equals 1,000 groups of 10,000, or 10,000,000.
- Explain who acts, what is described and which time or group is relevant before choosing an English paraphrase.
Read examples in context
- In the opening example, this这个city城市to have / there is有一千万person人。: 一千万 equals 1,000 groups of 10,000, or 10,000,000.
- Explain who acts, what is described and which time or group is relevant before choosing an English paraphrase.
How is 100,000 said in Chinese? · 100,000 中文怎么说?
Chinese groups by 万: 100,000 = 十万, not “hundred-thousand”. · 中文按 万 分组:100,000 = 十万。
Match each Chinese number to its value. · 把中文数字和数值连起来。
万 = 10,000; 十万 = 100,000; 亿 = 100,000,000.
Know the boundary
- 万 is 10,000 and 亿 is 100,000,000.
- 一百万 is 1,000,000; read the multiplier and unit together instead of importing English three-digit grouping.
Know the boundary
- ten thousand万 is 10,000 and 100 million亿 is 100,000,000.
- 一百万 is 1,000,000; read the multiplier and unit together instead of importing English three-digit grouping.
Chinese groups large numbers by thousands, like English. · 中文像英语一样按“千”分组大数。
Chinese groups by 万 (10,000): 十万, 一百万, 一千万. · 中文按 万(10,000)分组:十万、一百万、一千万。
一千万 means one million.
万 is 10,000 and 亿 is 100,000,000. 一百万 is 1,000,000; read the multiplier and unit together instead of importing English three-digit grouping. 一千万 equals 1,000 groups of 10,000, or 10,000,000.
Use the distinction
- 一千万 equals 1,000 groups of 10,000, or 10,000,000.
- 万 is 10,000 and 亿 is 100,000,000. 一百万 is 1,000,000; read the multiplier and unit together instead of importing English three-digit grouping.
Read the full reference: HSK 3 grammar — Numbers.
Use the distinction
- 一千万 equals 1,000 groups of 10,000, or 10,000,000.
- ten thousand万 is 10,000 and 100 million亿 is 100,000,000. 一百万 is 1,000,000; read the multiplier and unit together instead of importing English three-digit grouping.
Read the full reference: HSK 3 grammar — Numbers.