百万富翁

百萬富翁

bǎiwàn fùwēng

noun #8,942

Measure Word

一个百万富翁 gè

Meanings

1 millionaire

Characters

elderly man; father

Examples

他三十岁就成了百万富翁。

Tā sānshí suì jiù chéng le bǎiwàn fùwēng.

He became a millionaire at thirty.

谁想成为百万富翁？

Shéi xiǎng chéngwéi bǎiwàn fùwēng?

Who wants to be a millionaire?

这个城市的百万富翁越来越多。

Zhège chéngshì de bǎiwàn fùwēng yuèláiyuè duō.

There are more and more millionaires in this city.

Tips

memory

百万 (one million) + 富翁 (rich old man) = millionaire. Note: 百万 in Chinese is literally 'hundred ten-thousands' (100 x 10,000), not 'million' as a single unit.

In Pop Culture

贫民窟的百万富翁 Pínmínkū de Bǎiwàn fùwēng

Slumdog Millionaire

2008 Oscar-winning film — literally 'slum's millionaire'

Stroke Order

百 bǎi

万 wàn

富 fù

翁 wēng