五万

五萬

wǔwàn

number #8,736

Meanings

这辆二手车只要五万块。

Zhè liàng èrshǒuchē zhǐyào wǔwàn kuài.

This used car only costs fifty thousand yuan.

五万人聚集在广场上。

Wǔwàn rén jùjí zài guǎngchǎng shang.

Fifty thousand people gathered in the square.

usage

Chinese counts in units of 万 (ten thousand). So 五万 = 5 × 10,000 = 50,000. This is a key difference from English, which groups in thousands.

五 wǔ

万 wàn