Definition
This is a number representing 1,200,000 (one million two hundred thousand). In Chinese, large numbers are grouped by ten-thousands (万), so 1,200,000 is expressed as 一百二十万 (one hundred twenty ten-thousands) in standard speech. The form 一千二百万 (literally 'one thousand two hundred ten-thousands') is a colloquial variant, common in informal contexts like talking about prices or populations. The POS 'm' (measure word / numeral) means it functions as a number that can be followed by a classifier when counting objects.
m
1,200,000 (one million two hundred thousand)
Examples
- 一千二百万。Zhè tào fángzi zhí yī qiān èr bǎi kuài qián.This house is worth 1.2 million yuan.
- 一千二百万。Zhège chéngshì yǒu yī qiān èr bǎi rénkǒu.This city has a population of 1.2 million.
- 一千二百万。Gōngsī qùnián zhuàn le yī qiān èr bǎi.The company made 1.2 million last year.
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