兩百 / 两百
liǎngbǎi
The English phrase "two hundred" is translated into Chinese as 兩百 / 两百 (liǎngbǎi). Wiktionary also lists 皕 (bì).
Meaning: cardinal number 200 (num)
Ways to say it
| Chinese | Romanization (Wiktionary) |
|---|---|
| 兩百 / 两百 | liǎngbǎi |
| 皕 | bì |
The phrase is used to express the cardinal number 200.
Which one should you use?
兩百 / 两百 (liǎngbǎi) is the standard way to express the number in daily speech, whereas 二百 (èrbǎi) is often used in formal mathematical contexts or when reading out long strings of digits.
How do you pronounce it?
liǎngbǎi
Did you know?
- The rare character 皕 is essentially two 百 characters written side by side to represent the number 200.
- The character 百 is often used in Chinese idioms to mean 'many' or 'all' rather than specifically 'one hundred'.
- The character 皕 is so rare that it is almost never seen in modern digital communication, despite its historical roots in the 'Shuowen Jiezi' dictionary.
Examples in context
- 我有一张二百块的钞票I have a two-hundred-dollar bill.
- 我们有两百个单位待处理We have two hundred units pending for processing.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “two hundred” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries 皕, CC BY-SA 4.0.
