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    Expressing "a hundred million" with 亿 (yì)

    Numbers & Quantity

    Structure

    Number + 亿

    Explanation

    亿 (yì) is the Chinese numeral for one hundred million (100,000,000). It functions as a large-number unit in the Chinese counting system, which groups digits by ten-thousands rather than thousands. Place 亿 after a number to express quantities in the hundreds of millions.

    Examples

    • 这座城市的人口已经超过两亿。

      Zhè zuò chéngshì de rénkǒu yǐjīng chāoguò liǎng yì.

      The population of this city has already exceeded 200 million.

    • 去年公司的营业额达到了三十亿。

      Qùnián gōngsī de yíngyè'é dádào le sānshí yì.

      The company's revenue reached three billion last year.

    • 全球互联网用户已有几十亿人。

      Quánqiú hùliánwǎng yònghù yǐ yǒu jǐshí yì rén.

      There are already tens of billions of internet users worldwide.

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