NumbersHSK 3
Big numbers in Chinese
Chinese groups large numbers by 10,000, using 万 (wàn) for ten thousand and 亿 (yì) for one hundred million; each group of up to four digits follows the same rules as numbers 1–9999.
A common pitfall is omitting 零 (líng) when a place value within a group is zero, as in 789 万 零 298 (7,890,298).
Structure
[亿段] + 亿 + [万段] + 万 + [个段]
Each segment ≤9999; use 零 to fill gaps within a segment.
Examples
- 五万两千一百五十二wǔ wàn liǎngqiān yībǎi wǔshí-èr52,152
- 七百八十九万零二百九十八qībǎi bāshí-jiǔ wàn líng èrbǎi jiǔshí-bā7,890,298
- 四亿一千四百二十九万四千一百八十二sì yì yīqiān sìbǎi èrshí-jiǔ wàn sìqiān yībǎi bāshí-èr414,294,182
- 十三亿两千六百八十万shísān yì liǎngqiān liùbǎi bāshí wàn1,326,800,000
- 两百五十一亿五千八百三十六万七千二百liǎngbǎi wǔshí-yī yì wǔqiān bābǎi sānshí-liù wàn qīqiān èrbǎi25,158,367,200