数百万

數百萬

shùbǎiwàn

number #8,468

Meanings

1 millions; several million
2 multimillion

Characters

several; a number of

Several + hundreds + ten-thousands = several millions (since 百万 = one million)

Examples

这座城市有数百万人口。

Zhè zuò chéngshì yǒu shùbǎiwàn rénkǒu.

This city has a population of several million.

数百万用户下载了这个应用。

Shùbǎiwàn yònghù xiàzài le zhège yìngyòng.

Millions of users downloaded this app.

他们投资了数百万美元。

Tāmen tóuzī le shùbǎiwàn Měiyuán.

They invested millions of dollars.

Tips

grammar

Chinese large numbers use 万 (10,000) as the base unit, not 1,000. So 百万 = 100 x 10,000 = 1,000,000. The pattern 数 + number means 'several': 数百 (hundreds), 数千 (thousands), 数百万 (millions).

Stroke Order

数 shù

百 bǎi

万 wàn