两万五千

兩萬五千

liǎngwànwǔqiān

number #29,889

Meanings

1 twenty-five thousand
2 25,000

Characters

two (used with measure words)

ten thousand (10,000)

Examples

HSK 3

这个城市有两万五千名大学生。

Zhège chéngshì yǒu liǎngwànwǔqiān míng dàxuéshēng.

This city has 25,000 university students.

HSK 7-9

长征共走了两万五千里。

Chángzhēng gòng zǒu le liǎngwànwǔqiān lǐ.

The Long March covered a total of 25,000 li.

Tips

culture

两万五千 is most famously associated with 两万五千里长征 - the 25,000 li Long March (1934-1935), the legendary military retreat of the Chinese Communist Party's Red Army. In practice the actual distance was somewhat shorter, but the number became iconic.

Stroke Order

两 liǎng

万 wàn

五 wǔ

千 qiān