十万

十萬

shíwàn

number #6,145

Meanings

1 one hundred thousand
2 100,000

Characters

Examples

这辆车要十万块。

Zhè liàng chē yào shíwàn kuài.

This car costs 100,000 yuan.

十万火急！

Shíwàn huǒjí!

Extremely urgent!

他有十万个为什么。

Tā yǒu shíwàn gè wèishénme.

He has a hundred thousand questions.

Tips

usage

Chinese counts in units of 万 (ten thousand), so 十万 = 10 × 10,000 = 100,000. This is a common stumbling point for English speakers who think in thousands.

Stroke Order

十 shí

万 wàn