Definition
八千万 is a numeral phrase meaning 'eighty million' (80,000,000). It follows the standard Chinese number structure: 八 (eight) + 千万 (ten million). Note that 千万 here is the unit 'ten million', not the adverb meaning 'by all means'. As a measure word (POS=m), it is used with a following classifier or directly before a noun in formal contexts.
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eighty million (80,000,000)
Examples
- 八千万。Zhège chéngshì yǒu bā rénkǒu.This city has a population of eighty million.
- 八千万。Tā huā le bā mǎi xià nà dòng lóu.He spent eighty million to buy that building.
- 八千万。Gōngsī qùnián zhuàn le bā lìrùn.The company earned eighty million in profit last year.
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