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Chinese numbers are very regular. While Arabic (Western) numerals have become more common, the Chinese numerals shown below are still used, particularly in informal contexts like markets.

0
líng

1


2
èr

3
sān

4


5
wǔ

6
lìu

7


8
bā

9
jǐu

10

shí

11

shí


12

shí
èr

13

shí
sān

14

shí


15

shí
wǔ

16

shí
lìu

17
shí


18
shí
bā

19
shí
jǐu

20
èr
shí

21
èr
shí


22
èr
shí
èr

23
èr
shí
sān

30
sān
shí

40

shí

50
wǔ
shí

60
lìu
shí

70

shí

80
bā
shí

90
jǐu
shí

For numbers above 100, any "gaps" must be filled in with 0 (
líng


100

bǎi

101

bǎi
líng


110

bǎi

shí

111

bǎi

shí


200
èr
bǎi

300
sān
bǎi

500
wǔ
bǎi

1000

qiān

2000
èr
qiān

Numbers above 10,000 are grouped by in units of four digits, starting with(
wàn


"One million" in Chinese is thus "hundred tenthousands" (

bǎi
wàn



10,000

wàn

10,001

wàn
líng


10,002

wàn
líng
èr

20,000
èr
wàn

50,000
wǔ
wàn

100,000
shí
wàn

200,0000
èr
shí
wàn

1,000,000

bǎi
wàn

10,000,000


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