八千

bāqiān
number #23,631

Meanings

  1. 1 eight thousand
  2. 2 8,000

Examples

Tā de yuèxīn shì bāqiān yuán.
His monthly salary is eight thousand yuan.
Zhè zuò shān hǎibá bāqiān mǐ yǐshàng.
This mountain is over eight thousand meters above sea level.

Tips

culture
Eight (, bā) is considered the luckiest number in Chinese culture due to its phonetic similarity to (fā, to prosper/get rich). A salary or price of 八千 often carries positive connotations beyond its numerical value.

Stroke Order

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