Learn Chinese for Free—Lesson 6

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Lesson 6 of 360

Today's Chinese characters:

百千万亿

The other Chinese characters contained in this lesson have already been studied previously. You can just click on them and go back to the corresponding lesson.

Today we go on with numbers. You are going to learn all the numbers bigger than 99 that don't have zeros before other digits.

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Characters' Essentials

Character Help
百
Pronunciation Help
bǎi
Meaning Help
Hundred
Character Help
千
Pronunciation Help
qiān
Meaning Help
Thousand
Character Help
万
Pronunciation Help
wàn
Meaning Help
Ten thousand
Character Help
亿
Pronunciation Help
yì
Meaning Help
Hundred million

Description and Examples

Word
一百
Pronunciation Help
yì   bǎi   
Meaning Help
100
Word
一百一十
Pronunciation Help
yì   bǎi   yī   shí   
Meaning Help
110
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一百一十一
Pronunciation Help
yì   bǎi   yī   shí   yī   
Meaning Help
111
Word
一百一十二
Pronunciation Help
yì   bǎi   yī   shí   èr   
Meaning Help
112
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一百一十三
Pronunciation Help
yì   bǎi   yī   shí   sān   
Meaning Help
113
Word
一百一十四
Pronunciation Help
yì   bǎi   yī   shí   sì   
Meaning Help
114
Word
一百一十五
Pronunciation Help
yì   bǎi   yī   shí   wǔ   
Meaning Help
115
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一百一十六
Pronunciation Help
yì   bǎi   yī   shí   liù   
Meaning Help
116
Word
一百一十七
Pronunciation Help
yì   bǎi   yī   shí   qī   
Meaning Help
117
Word
一百一十八
Pronunciation Help
yì   bǎi   yī   shí   bā   
Meaning Help
118
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一百一十九
Pronunciation Help
yì   bǎi   yī   shí   jiǔ   
Meaning Help
119
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一百二十
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yì   bǎi   èr   shí   
Meaning Help
120
Word
一百三十
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yì   bǎi   sān   shí   
Meaning Help
130
Word
一百四十
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yì   bǎi   sì   shí   
Meaning Help
140
Word
一百五十
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yì   bǎi   wǔ   shí   
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150
Word
一百六十
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yì   bǎi   liù   shí   
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160
Word
一百七十
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yì   bǎi   qī   shí   
Meaning Help
170
Word
一百八十
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yì   bǎi   bā   shí   
Meaning Help
180
Word
一百九十
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yì   bǎi   jiǔ   shí   
Meaning Help
190
Word
二百
Pronunciation Help
èr   bǎi   
Meaning Help
200
Word
三百
Pronunciation Help
sān   bǎi   
Meaning Help
300
Word
四百
Pronunciation Help
sì   bǎi   
Meaning Help
400
Word
五百
Pronunciation Help
wǔ   bǎi   
Meaning Help
500
Word
六百
Pronunciation Help
liù   bǎi   
Meaning Help
600
Word
七百
Pronunciation Help
qī   bǎi   
Meaning Help
700
Word
八百
Pronunciation Help
bā   bǎi   
Meaning Help
800
Word
九百
Pronunciation Help
jiǔ   bǎi   
Meaning Help
900
Word
一千
Pronunciation Help
yì   qiān   
Meaning Help
1000
Word
二千
Pronunciation Help
èr   qiān   
Meaning Help
2000
Word
三千
Pronunciation Help
sān   qiān   
Meaning Help
3000
Word
四千
Pronunciation Help
sì   qiān   
Meaning Help
4000
Word
五千
Pronunciation Help
wǔ   qiān   
Meaning Help
5000
Word
六千
Pronunciation Help
liù   qiān   
Meaning Help
6000
Word
七千
Pronunciation Help
qī   qiān   
Meaning Help
7000
Word
八千
Pronunciation Help
bā   qiān   
Meaning Help
8000
Word
九千
Pronunciation Help
jiǔ   qiān   
Meaning Help
9000
Word
一万
Pronunciation Help
yí   wàn   
Meaning Help
1 0000
Word
一万一千
Pronunciation Help
yí   wàn   yì   qiān   
Meaning Help
1 1000
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一万二千
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yí   wàn   èr   qiān   
Meaning Help
1 2000
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二万
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èr   wàn   
Meaning Help
2 0000
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三万
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sān   wàn   
Meaning Help
3 0000
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四万
Pronunciation Help
sì   wàn   
Meaning Help
4 0000
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五万
Pronunciation Help
wǔ   wàn   
Meaning Help
5 0000
Word
六万
Pronunciation Help
liù   wàn   
Meaning Help
6 0000
Word
七万
Pronunciation Help
qī   wàn   
Meaning Help
7 0000
Word
八万
Pronunciation Help
bā   wàn   
Meaning Help
8 0000
Word
九万
Pronunciation Help
jiǔ   wàn   
Meaning Help
9 0000
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十万
Pronunciation Help
shí   wàn   
Meaning Help
10 0000
Word
二十万
Pronunciation Help
èr   shí   wàn   
Meaning Help
20 0000
Word
三十万
Pronunciation Help
sān   shí   wàn   
Meaning Help
30 0000
Word
四十万
Pronunciation Help
sì   shí   wàn   
Meaning Help
40 0000
Word
五十万
Pronunciation Help
wǔ   shí   wàn   
Meaning Help
50 0000
Word
六十万
Pronunciation Help
liù   shí   wàn   
Meaning Help
60 0000
Word
七十万
Pronunciation Help
qī   shí   wàn   
Meaning Help
70 0000
Word
八十万
Pronunciation Help
bā   shí   wàn   
Meaning Help
80 0000
Word
九十万
Pronunciation Help
jiǔ   shí   wàn   
Meaning Help
90 0000
Word
一百万
Pronunciation Help
yì   bǎi   wàn   
Meaning Help
100 0000
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二百万
Pronunciation Help
èr   bǎi   wàn   
Meaning Help
200 0000
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三百万
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sān   bǎi   wàn   
Meaning Help
300 0000
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四百万
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sì   bǎi   wàn   
Meaning Help
400 0000
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五百万
Pronunciation Help
wǔ   bǎi   wàn   
Meaning Help
500 0000
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六百万
Pronunciation Help
liù   bǎi   wàn   
Meaning Help
600 0000
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七百万
Pronunciation Help
qī   bǎi   wàn   
Meaning Help
700 0000
Word
八百万
Pronunciation Help
bā   bǎi   wàn   
Meaning Help
800 0000
Word
九百万
Pronunciation Help
jiǔ   bǎi   wàn   
Meaning Help
900 0000
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一千万
Pronunciation Help
yì   qiān   wàn   
Meaning Help
1000 0000
Word
二千万
Pronunciation Help
èr   qiān   wàn   
Meaning Help
2000 0000
Word
三千万
Pronunciation Help
sān   qiān   wàn   
Meaning Help
3000 0000
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四千万
Pronunciation Help
sì   qiān   wàn   
Meaning Help
4000 0000
Word
五千万
Pronunciation Help
wǔ   qiān   wàn   
Meaning Help
5000 0000
Word
六千万
Pronunciation Help
liù   qiān   wàn   
Meaning Help
6000 0000
Word
七千万
Pronunciation Help
qī   qiān   wàn   
Meaning Help
7000 0000
Word
八千万
Pronunciation Help
bā   qiān   wàn   
Meaning Help
8000 0000
Word
九千万
Pronunciation Help
jiǔ   qiān   wàn   
Meaning Help
9000 0000
Word
一亿
Pronunciation Help
yí   yì   
Meaning Help
1 0000 0000
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二亿
Pronunciation Help
èr   yì   
Meaning Help
2 0000 0000
Word
三亿
Pronunciation Help
sān   yì   
Meaning Help
3 0000 0000
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四亿
Pronunciation Help
sì   yì   
Meaning Help
4 0000 0000
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五亿
Pronunciation Help
wǔ   yì   
Meaning Help
5 0000 0000
Word
六亿
Pronunciation Help
liù   yì   
Meaning Help
6 0000 0000
Word
七亿
Pronunciation Help
qī   yì   
Meaning Help
7 0000 0000
Word
八亿
Pronunciation Help
bā   yì   
Meaning Help
8 0000 0000
Word
九亿
Pronunciation Help
jiǔ   yì   
Meaning Help
9 0000 0000
Word
十亿
Pronunciation Help
shí   yì   
Meaning Help
10 0000 0000
Word
一百亿
Pronunciation Help
yì   bǎi   yì   
Meaning Help
100 0000 0000
Word
一千亿
Pronunciation Help
yì   qiān   yì   
Meaning Help
1000 0000 0000
Word
一万亿
Pronunciation Help
yí   wàn   yì   
Meaning Help
1 0000 0000 0000
Word
一亿亿
Pronunciation Help
yí   yì   yì   
Meaning Help
1 0000 0000 0000 0000


Numbers Key Points

The method that I personally use to figure in my mind numbers in Chinese is to associate the five number-key characters to the 1, 2, 3, 4, and 8 zeros numbers, that are tens, hundreds, thousands, tens of thousands, and hundreds of millions.

1 zero numbers

The key Chinese character for 1 zero numbers is 十.

The Chinese character after it indicates units, the one before it indicates tens.

Only remember that numbers from 10 to 19 don't have 一 before 十, and that "zero" is never written or read when at the end of a number (as in 10, 20, 30 or 100, 2000, 30000).

Examples

十五 fifteen

五十五 fifty-five

九十 ninety

2 zeros numbers

Key Chinese character is 百.

After it we would put numbers from 1 to 99, as explained under the preceding subtitle (in this case, numbers from 10 to 19 do have 一 before 十).

The Chinese character before 百 indicates hundreds (一 must be written to indicate one hundred).

Examples

一百 one hundred

一百一十 one hundred and ten

三百 three-hundred

三百三十 three-hundred and thirty

三百三十三 three-hundred and thirty-three

I've not mentioned numbers from 101 to 109 because you still don't know how to say and write "zero". Tomorrow you'll study the character for "zero", even if it's not among the 1000 most used Chinese characters.

3 zeros numbers

Key Chinese character: 千.

The Chinese character before it indicates thousands. After it, numbers from 1 to 999 as said above.

Examples

一千 one thousand

九千九百九十九 nine-thousand nine-hundred ninety-nine

4 zeros numbers

Chinese language has a single key character for four zeros numbers: 万.

The Chinese character before it indicates tens of thousands. It's followed by numbers from 1 to 9999 written as usual.

Examples

一万 ten-thousand

一万二千 twelve-thousand

四万四千四百四十四 forty-four thousand four-hundred forty-four

8 zeros numbers

Chinese language has also a single key character for eight zeros numbers: 亿.

The Chinese character before it indicates hundreds of millions, after it we'd write numbers from 1 to 99,999,999.

Examples

一亿 one-hundred million

五亿五千万 five-hundred and fifty million


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