Definition
九百万 means 'nine million' in Chinese. The source pinyin 'jiǔ bǎi' appears to be an error or truncation; the actual pronunciation is jiǔ bǎi wàn. It is a numeral used for large numbers, commonly seen in population, financial, or statistical contexts. As a measure word (m) it functions as a quantity specifier (e.g., 九百万人口 'nine million people').
m
nine million
Examples
- 九百万。Zhège chéngshì yǒu jiǔ bǎi rénkǒu.This city has a population of nine million.
- 九百万。Tā huā le jiǔ bǎi mǎi le yí tào fángzi.He spent nine million to buy a house.
- 九百万。Gōngsī de nián shōurù dádào le jiǔ bǎi.The company's annual revenue reached nine million.
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