How to say “hundred” in Chinese
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“Hundred” in Chinese is 百, bǎi: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
百 is read bǎi. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “百”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 百. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我花1了两百块wǒhuāleliǎngbǎikuàiI spent two hundred yuan.
- 我花了五百多块钱。wǒhuālewǔbǎiduōkuàiqiánI spent a little over five hundred yuan.
- 一百块以下的鞋有吗yìbǎikuàiyǐxiàdexiéyǒumaDo you have shoes under a hundred yuan?
- 我只2带了一百块钱wǒzhǐdàileyìbǎikuàiqiánI only brought a hundred yuan with me.
- 这双鞋大概五百块。zhèshuāngxiédàgàiwǔbǎikuàiThese shoes cost about five hundred yuan.
- 这本课本有两百页zhèběnkèběnyǒuliǎngbǎiyèThis textbook has two hundred pages.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “How much is it?”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “hundred” in Chinese?
“Hundred” in Chinese is 百, pinyin bǎi.
What does 百 mean?
百 (bǎi) means “hundred”.
How do you write 百?
百 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 百?
百 is read bǎi. Tones: bǎi — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“hundred” in the lesson “How much is it?”
This word is from the topic “Food and shopping” of HSK 1. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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