三十万

三十萬

sānshíwàn

number #25,395

Meanings

这个城市有三十万居民。

Zhège chéngshì yǒu sānshíwàn jūmín.

This city has 300,000 residents.

比赛吸引了三十万观众。

Bǐsài xīyǐn le sānshíwàn guānzhòng.

The competition attracted 300,000 spectators.

usage

Chinese counts in units of 万 (10,000). So 三十万 = 30 × 万 = 300,000. This is a key difference from English, which groups by thousands.

三 sān

十 shí

万 wàn