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上百万

上百萬
shàngbǎiwàn
number #8,714

Meanings

  1. 1 millions; over a million
  2. 2 in the millions

Characters

上
shàng
above; over; more than
百
bǎi
hundred
万
wàn
ten thousand
Over + hundred + ten-thousands = over a million. Chinese counts in units of 万 (10,000), so 百万 = 100 × 10,000 = 1,000,000.

Examples

上百万人参加了这次游行。
Shàngbǎiwàn rén cānjiā le zhè cì yóuxíng.
Millions of people took part in the march.
这个项目花了上百万美元。
Zhège xiàngmù huā le shàngbǎiwàn měiyuán.
This project cost millions of dollars.
上百万的粉丝关注了他的账号。
Shàngbǎiwàn de fěnsī guānzhù le tā de zhànghào.
Millions of fans followed his account.

Tips

usage
上 here means 'above; over' and gives an approximate sense. Similar patterns: 上千 (thousands), 上万 (tens of thousands), 上亿 (hundreds of millions).

Stroke Order

上 shàng
百 bǎi
万 wàn