几亿 (jī) — several hundred million; hundreds of millions
Definition
几亿 means 'several hundred million' — 几 sits before 亿 as an indefinite multiplier, similar to 几个 / 几十 / 几百. The amount is vague but always large, typically 2–9 hundred million.
numeral
several hundred millionhundreds of millions
Examples
- 几亿。Zhōng guó yǒu jī rén kǒu.China has hundreds of millions of people.
- 几亿。Tā huā le jī kuài qián mǎi fáng zi.He spent hundreds of millions of dollars buying a house.
- 几亿。Zhè cì tóu zī shè jí jī zī jīn.This investment involves hundreds of millions of funds.
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