两万五千

兩萬五千

liǎngwànwǔqiān

number #29,889

Meanings

1 twenty-five thousand
2 25,000

Characters

two (used with measure words)

ten thousand (10,000)

Examples

长征共走了两万五千里。

Chángzhēng gòng zǒu le liǎngwànwǔqiān lǐ.

The Long March covered a total of 25,000 li.

这个城市有两万五千名大学生。

Zhège chéngshì yǒu liǎngwànwǔqiān míng dàxuéshēng.

This city has 25,000 university students.

Tips

culture

两万五千 is most famously associated with 两万五千里长征 — the 25,000 li Long March (1934–1935), the legendary military retreat of the Chinese Communist Party's Red Army. In practice the actual distance was somewhat shorter, but the number became iconic.

Stroke Order

两 liǎng

万 wàn

五 wǔ

千 qiān