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    Expressing ten thousand with 万 (wàn)

    Numbers & Quantity

    Structure

    Number + 万

    Explanation

    The number 万 (wàn) means "ten thousand" and serves as a basic counting unit in the Chinese number system. Unlike English, which groups numbers by thousands, Chinese uses 万 as a unit, so one million is expressed as 一百万 (one hundred ten-thousands).

    Examples

    • 这座城市有超过八百万人口。

      zhè zuò chéngshì yǒu chāoguò bā bǎi wàn rénkǒu.

      This city has a population of over eight million.

    • 他去年赚了十万块钱。

      tā qùnián zhuàn le shí wàn kuài qián.

      He earned one hundred thousand yuan last year.

    • 这个视频的播放量已经超过五百万了。

      zhège shìpín de bōfàngliàng yǐjīng chāoguò wǔ bǎi wàn le.

      The play count of this video has already exceeded five million.

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