rezaf Posted April 25, 2007 at 12:13 PM Report Posted April 25, 2007 at 12:13 PM 这个数字在中文怎么说？ 903401020876 Quote
skylee Posted April 25, 2007 at 12:28 PM Report Posted April 25, 2007 at 12:28 PM 903401020876 -> 九千零三十四億一百零二萬八百七十六 This is how I count – 1st digit – 個 2nd digit - 十 3rd digit - 百 4th digit - 千 5th digit - 萬 6th digit - 十萬 7th digit - 百萬 8th digit - 千萬 9th digit - 億 10th digit - 十億 11th digit – 百億 12th digit – 千億 1 Quote
johnmck Posted April 25, 2007 at 01:06 PM Report Posted April 25, 2007 at 01:06 PM When you read numbers in English you read them in multiples of 3 characters, i.e. x thousands, x millions. When you read numbers in Chinese you read them in multiples of 4 characters. It is a bit like instead of reading 123456789 as "123,456,789", you read it instead as "1,2345,6789" 1 Quote
chinesetools Posted April 25, 2007 at 11:35 PM Report Posted April 25, 2007 at 11:35 PM You can do this kind of conversion using the web service at http://www.mandarintools.com/numbers.html 1 Quote
Ian_Lee Posted April 26, 2007 at 12:41 AM Report Posted April 26, 2007 at 12:41 AM Trillion is called 兆. But 兆 is more frequently used in Japan and Taiwan owing to the small face value of their currencies. Quote
rezaf Posted April 26, 2007 at 05:44 AM Author Report Posted April 26, 2007 at 05:44 AM 谢谢！明白了。 Quote
trien27 Posted April 28, 2007 at 03:20 AM Report Posted April 28, 2007 at 03:20 AM From Skylee's post, but I needed to correct and add additional information: 903401020876 -> 九千零三十四億一百零二萬[零]八百七十六 This is how I count – 1st digit - 個 2nd digit - 十 3rd digit - 百 4th digit - 千 5th digit - 萬 6th digit - 十萬 7th digit - 百萬 8th digit - 千萬 9th digit - 億 10th digit - 十億 11th digit - 百億 12th digit - 千億 零 = zero or place holder The above is used by many people in counting numbers below 10^12 [which really isn't correct. See explanation below]. This is also used: 903401020876 -> small numbers: 十萬 = 億 & 十 億 = 兆 1st digit - 個 2nd digit - 十 3rd digit - 百 4th digit - 千 5th digit - 萬 6th digit - 億 7th digit - 兆 8th digit - 十兆 9th digit - 百兆 10th digit - 千兆 11th digit - 萬兆 12th digit - 億兆 13th digit - 兆兆 903401020876 -> 九千零三十四億一百零二萬零八百七十六 large numbers: 萬萬 = 億 & 萬億 = 兆 1st digit - 個 2nd digit - 十 3rd digit - 百 4th digit - 千 5th digit - 萬 6th digit - 十萬 7th digit - 百萬 8th digit - 千萬 9th digit - 億 10th digit - 十億 11th digit - 百億 12th digit - 千億 13th digit - 兆 14th digit - 十兆 15th digit - 百兆 16th digit - 千兆 Skylee actually used the second system I've posted here which is correct, but with one missing place holder. small numbers: 903401020876 = disqualified as a small number, because it's not less than or equal to 10^12. large numbers: 903401020876 = 九億零三千四百零一兆零二萬零八百七十六 兆 = 7th digit in small numbers, 13th digit in large numbers. But in scientific and mathematical calculations: 10^12, 10^16, 10^20, 10^24[兆 = 10^12 in this series] 10^24, 10^28, 10^32, 10^36[兆 = 10^24 in this series] 10^36, 10^40, 10^44, 10^48[兆 = 10^36 in this series] 10^48, 10^52, 10^56, 10^60[兆 = 10^48 in this series] In summary, 兆 = shao. This character could mean 1 million [7th digit in small numbers], or 1 trilllion [13th digit in large numbers], or for numbers greater than 10^12, it could also mean 10^12, 10^24, 10^36, or 10^48 depending on what series you use. I know it's confusing, but be consistent and tell people what you're using. 1 Quote
skylee Posted April 28, 2007 at 10:20 AM Report Posted April 28, 2007 at 10:20 AM large numbers: 903401020876 = 九億零三千四百零一兆零二萬零八百七十六 This is interesting. Quote
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