Definition
数十万 (shù shí wàn) is a quantity phrase that means 'hundreds of thousands' — specifically, tens of ten-thousands, i.e., any number between roughly 200,000 and 900,000. It's commonly used in news reports, statistics, and formal writing to describe large, approximate numbers of people, money, or objects. Note that the input pinyin incorrectly gives 'shǔ' for the first character; the correct reading is shù (fourth tone) in this phrase.
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hundreds of thousands (approximate large number)
Examples
- 数十万。Měinián yǒu shǔ yóukè lái zhè zuò chéngshì lǚyóu.Hundreds of thousands of tourists come to this city every year.
- 数十万。Zhè chǎng zìrán zāihài zàochéng le shǔ rén shòuzāi.This natural disaster affected hundreds of thousands of people.
- 数十万。Gōngsī tóurù le shǔ zījīn jìnxíng xīn xiàngmù yánfā.The company invested hundreds of thousands of funds in R&D for a new project.
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