Definition
This is a compact way to say '18 million' in Chinese, literally 'one thousand eight hundred ten-thousands'. In Chinese, large numbers are grouped by ten-thousands (万), so 18,000,000 is expressed as 一千八百万 (one thousand eight hundred ten-thousands). Note that the 零 is omitted between 一千 and 八百万 because the middle digit (the hundred-thousands place) is zero — this is standard in spoken and written Chinese for numbers like this.
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18 million (18,000,000)
Examples
- 一千八百万。Zhège chéngshì yǒu yī qiān bā rénkǒu.This city has a population of 18 million.
- 一千八百万。Tā zhòng le yī qiān bā dàjiǎng.He won a grand prize of 18 million.
- 一千八百万。Gōngsī qùnián zhuàn le yī qiān bā yuán.The company made 18 million yuan last year.
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