数百万

數百萬

shùbǎiwàn

number #8,468

Meanings

1 millions; several million
2 multimillion

Characters

several; a number of

Several + hundreds + ten-thousands = several millions (since 百万 = one million)

Examples

HSK 3

这座城市有数百万人口。

Zhè zuò chéngshì yǒu shùbǎiwàn rénkǒu.

This city has a population of several million.

HSK 4

他们投资了数百万美元。

Tāmen tóuzī le shùbǎiwàn Měiyuán.

They invested millions of dollars.

HSK 5

数百万用户下载了这个应用。

Shùbǎiwàn yònghù xiàzài le zhège yìngyòng.

Millions of users downloaded this app.

Tips

grammar

Chinese large numbers use 万 (10,000) as the base unit, not 1,000. So 百万 = 100 x 10,000 = 1,000,000. The pattern 数 + number means 'several': 数百 (hundreds), 数千 (thousands), 数百万 (millions).

Stroke Order

数 shù

百 bǎi

万 wàn