Guest Michael_RF Posted November 10, 2016 at 11:21 AM Report Share Posted November 10, 2016 at 11:21 AM What mean numerals of which "万亿" type [see specifically as follows in attached file 序数词.bmp (news from November 10, 2016): "46354亿", "39118亿", "6万亿"]? Why not, let us say, "一兆"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WenLei-William Posted November 14, 2016 at 08:30 PM Report Share Posted November 14, 2016 at 08:30 PM This is because 兆 is too ambiguous. In some cases it means 1,000,000 and in other cases it means 10^(12) (One Million) depending on whether it's used in mainland China or not. In mainland China 兆 is now considered to mean 百万, while in Taiwan and other countries it means 10^(12). Since that graphic you posted is presumably from the mainland, using 兆 would be incorrect. https://zhidao.baidu.com/question/86275989.html (Here is an explanation I found online in Chinese) http://tieba.baidu.com/p/1820526618 (You can see from this message board about all the confusion amd non-uniformity on what 兆 means, haha) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_of_10 (Even between the US and other English speaking countries there are different ways to express the various powers of 10) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Michael_RF Posted November 15, 2016 at 05:26 AM Report Share Posted November 15, 2016 at 05:26 AM Thanks! 有道理的想法. "从前说一兆是一百万". See also: 中文数字. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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