Definition
This is a number representing 212,000,000 (212 million). In Chinese, large numbers are grouped by ten-thousands (万) and hundreds of millions (亿), not thousands like in English. 两 is used instead of 二 when counting quantities (两亿, 两百万), while 二 is used in the middle of a number (一千二百万). This row is a measure word (m) used for counting large quantities.
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212,000,000 (two hundred twelve million)
Examples
- 两亿一千两百万。Zhège chéngshì yǒu liǎng yì yī qiān liǎng bǎi rénkǒu.This city has a population of 212 million.
- 两亿一千两百万。Gōngsī qùnián zhuàn le liǎng yì yī qiān liǎng bǎi měiyuán.The company earned 212 million US dollars last year.
- 两亿一千两百万。Zhōngguó yǒu liǎng yì yī qiān liǎng bǎi gōngqǐng sēnlín.China has 212 million hectares of forest.
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