How to say “hundred million” in Chinese
hundred million
“Hundred million” in Chinese is 亿, yì: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
亿 is read yì. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 亻 “person”; on the right, 乙 yǐ hints at the reading, as it also does in 艺, 忆.
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 “亿”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 亿. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 中国有十四亿多人。ZhōngguóyǒushísìyìduōrénChina has over 1.4 billion people.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Big numbers”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “hundred million” in Chinese?
“Hundred million” in Chinese is 亿, pinyin yì.
What does 亿 mean?
亿 (yì) means “hundred million”.
How do you write 亿?
亿 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 亿?
亿 is read yì. Tones: yì — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“hundred million” in the lesson “Big numbers”
This word is from the topic “Economy” of HSK 5. 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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