佰 (bǎi) — hundred (formal financial form used on checks, contracts, etc.)
Definition
佰 (bǎi) is the formal, upper-case written form of 百 ('hundred'), used mainly on checks, contracts, and receipts to prevent forgery — not in everyday speech.
numeral
hundred (formal financial form used on checks, contracts, etc.)
Examples
- 贰佰。Tā zài zhī piào shàng xiě le èr bǎi yuán zhěng.He wrote two hundred yuan exactly on the check.
- 佰。Hé tong jīn é wèi sān bǎi wàn.The contract amount is three million yuans.
- 贰佰。Zhè fèn shōu jù shàng xiě zhe èr bǎi wǔ shí yuán.This receipt says two hundred fifty yuan.
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