数百

數百

shùbǎi

number #10,435

Meanings

1 several hundred
2 hundreds of

Characters

number; several

Examples

数百人参加了这次活动。

Shùbǎi réncān jiā le zhècì huódòng.

Several hundred people attended the event.

这座城市有数百年的历史。

Zhè zuò chéngshì yǒu shùbǎi nián de lìshǐ.

This city has a history of several hundred years.

Tips

grammar

The pattern 数 + number word means "several" of that quantity: 数百 (several hundred), 数千 (several thousand), 数万 (tens of thousands).

Stroke Order

数 shù

百 bǎi