Cardinal numerals from 10,000
Cardinal numerals (基数词) are numerals used for counting: one, two, three. They indicate the number of objects, people, phenomena.
Numbers from 10,000 to 100,000,000
In Chinese, there is a special digit 万 
to denote ten thousand.
to denote ten thousand. Pay attention
Therefore, to say 30,000, use 3万 instead of 30千.
Examples
三万五千四百三十七
35,437
sān wàn wǔqiān sìbǎi sānshíqī
九万
90,000
jiǔ wàn
The word 一 must be stated to pronounce four-digit numbers starting with one.
For example:
10,000 is stated as 一万
12,000 is stated as 一万二千
must be stated to pronounce four-digit numbers starting with one.
For example:
10,000 is stated as 一万
12,000 is stated as 一万二千
Pay attention
The numeral 万 can be used in the tens, hundreds, and thousands.
For example:
one hundred thousand is 10万 (10,0000)
one million is 100万 (100,0000)
ten million is 1000万 (1000,0000)
(10,0000)
one million is 100万 (100,0000)
ten million is 1000万 (1000,0000)万 is the digit which is the reference point in large numbers. So use a comma every 4 digits from the end to make it easier to figure out.
Let's find out how to simply say the number 698,213 in Chinese.
1) Count 4 digits from the end and write a comma: 69,8213.
2) Instead of a comma, say the word 万.
3) All that remains is to say the numbers on the left and right of the comma.
We get:
Examples
六十九万八千二百一十三
69,8213
liùshíjiǔ wàn bāqiān èrbǎi yìshísān
Let's consider a larger number: 98,256,354.
1) Count 4 digits from the end and write a comma: 9825,6354
2) Instead of a comma, say the word 万.
3) Say what is on the left and right of the comma as four-digit numbers: thousands-hundreds-tens.
Let's put it all together:
Examples
九千八百二十五万六千三百五十四
9825,6354
jiǔqiān bābǎi èrshíwǔ wàn liùqiān sānbǎi wǔshísì
In numerals starting from 100, the one "一 " must be pronounced if the number in the tens digit is between 10 and 19.
For example, 12,113 is stated as 一万二千一百一十三 .
.If the last digit or the last few digits are missing, these digits may not be pronounced.
1200 can be stated as 一千二 (百 is omitted)
12,000 can be stated as 一万二 (千 is omitted)
(百 is omitted)
12,000 can be stated as 一万二 (千 is omitted)If there are zeros inside the number
If a digit is missing and there is a zero in its place, 零 is pronounced.
is pronounced.Examples
三万四千零九十八
34098
sān wàn sìqiān líng jiǔshíbā
两万零两百零二
20202
liǎng wàn líng liǎng bǎi líng èr
十二万零一百
120100
shí'èr wàn líng yìbǎi
Pay attention
If the number ends with a zero, it does not need to be pronounced.
If there are several zeros in a row, the word "zero" is pronounced once.
Examples
一百十二万零一百
1200100
yìbǎi shí'èr wàn líng yìbǎi
一百十二万零一
1200001
yìbǎi shí'èr wàn líng yì
Pay attention
The exceptions are numbers like 1001000, 1002000 and so on. They are stated as
一百万一千 , 一百万两千 etc.
The word "zero" is not pronounced in this example, because zeros are within a digit:
[100][1000]
[一百万][一千]
[100][2000]
[一百万][两千]
, 一百万两千 etc.
The word "zero" is not pronounced in this example, because zeros are within a digit:
[100][1000]
[一百万][一千]
[100][2000]
[一百万][两千]Numbers starting from 100,000,000
There is a digit 亿 to denote a hundred million.
to denote a hundred million.Examples
一亿
1,0000,0000
yíyì
五亿六千八百五十四万六千七百一十二
5,6854,6712
wǔyì liùqiān bābǎi wǔshísì wàn liùqiān qībǎi yìshí'èr
Pay attention
The digit 亿 is used to form the following numbers:
10亿
100亿
1000亿
100亿
1000亿 亿 is the reference point in these larger numbers. In nine- or ten-digit numbers, count every 4 digits from the end and write a comma.
Replace the first comma with 亿 and the second with 万. Say the numbers between the commas as four-digit numbers.
For example, the number 3,783,574,578.
1) Let's count and separate every 4 digits with a comma: 37,8357,4578.
2) It will be read as 37亿8357万4578.
We get:
Examples
三十七亿八千三百五十七万四千五百七十八
37,8357,4578
sānshíqī yì bāqiān sānbǎi wǔshíqī wàn sìqiān wǔbǎi qīshíbā
The trillion digit is formed either by combining the 万 and 亿 digits: 万亿, or by using the 兆 digit.
digit.Examples
一万亿
1,000,000,000,000
yí wàn yì
十兆
10,000,000,000,000
shí zhào
A cheat sheet on large numbers
Insert your number so that the last digit of that number is in the place of the last gap. Insert only one digit in each gap.
___亿, ___千___百___十___万, ___千___百___十___