yì
100 millions
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中国有十四亿人口。
Zhōngguó yǒu shísì yì rénkǒu.
China has a population of 1.4 billion.
他今年挣了一亿人民币。
Tā jīnnián zhèngle yì rénmínbì.
He earned 100 million yuan this year.
这个项目投资了上亿资金。
Zhège xiàngmù tóuzīle shàng yì zījīn.
This project has invested over 100 million yuan.
万万 (wàn wàn)
ten thousand times ten thousand
十亿 (shí yì)
ten hundred million
万 (wàn)
ten thousand
兆 (zhào)
trillion
The Chinese character 亿 (yì) is composed of two parts: the radical 戈 (gē), which means "spear" or "weapon," and the phonetic component 弋 (yì), which is a pictograph of a person holding a spear. The character 亿 originally meant "to attack with a spear" or "to fight." Over time, its meaning evolved to include the ideas of "multitude," "myriad," and "hundred million."The character 亿 is often used in Chinese to express large numbers. For example, the number 100 million can be written as 一亿 (yī yì), and the number 1 billion can be written as 十亿 (shí yì). The character 亿 can also be used to express very small numbers. For example, the number 0.000000001 can be written as 一亿分之一 (yī yì fēn zhī yī).The character 亿 is a common character in Chinese, and it is used in a wide variety of contexts. It is an important character to learn for HSK learners, as it is used in many everyday expressions and phrases.
