两万五

兩萬五

liǎngwànwǔ

number #23,599

Meanings

1 twenty-five thousand
2 25,000

Characters

Examples

这辆二手车卖两万五。

Zhè liàng èrshǒu chē mài liǎng wàn wǔ.

This used car is selling for 25,000.

他的月薪是两万五千元。

Tā de yuèxīn shì liǎng wàn wǔ qiān yuán.

His monthly salary is 25,000 yuan.

Tips

usage

两万五 is a spoken shorthand for 两万五千 (25,000). In Chinese, 万 (wàn) = 10,000, so 两万五 literally means '2 ten-thousands and 5 (thousands).' Chinese groups large numbers in units of 10,000 rather than 1,000.

Stroke Order

两 liǎng

万 wàn

五 wǔ