数百 (shù bǎi) — several hundred; hundreds of
Definition
数百 means 'several hundred' — written/formal and quantifies a vague count, not an exact figure. Pairs with a measure word (数百人, 数百种) and is more literary than everyday 几百.
numeral
several hundredhundreds of
Examples
- 数百。Yǒu shù bǎi rén cān jiā le zhè cì huó dòng.Several hundred people took part in this event.
- 数百。Tā de shū bèi fān yì chéng shù bǎi zhǒng yǔ yán.His book has been translated into several hundred languages.
- 数百。Zhè ge chéng shì yǒu shù bǎi nián de lì shǐ.This city has a history of several hundred years.
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