一万五千

一萬五千

yīwànwǔqiān

number #18,725

Meanings

1 fifteen thousand
2 15,000

Characters

Examples

这座山海拔一万五千英尺。

Zhè zuò shān hǎibá yīwànwǔqiān yīngchǐ.

This mountain is 15,000 feet above sea level.

公司有一万五千名员工。

Gōngsī yǒu yīwànwǔqiān míng yuángōng.

The company has 15,000 employees.

Tips

grammar

Chinese uses 万 (ten-thousand) as a counting unit. So 15,000 is 一万五千 (one ten-thousand five thousand), not fifteen-thousand.

Stroke Order

一 yī

万 wàn

五 wǔ

千 qiān