两百 (liǎng bǎi) — two hundred | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

两百 is the number 200, written as one word. 二百 is also correct but more formal; use 两百 in speech.

numeral

two hundred

Examples

两百。
Tā mǎi zhè běn shū huā le liǎng bǎi yuán.
He spent 200 yuan on this book.
两百。
Zhè ge xué xiào yǒu liǎng bǎi gè xué shēng.
This school has 200 students.
两百。
Cóng běi jīng dào shàng hǎi dà gài yǒu liǎng bǎi gōng lǐ.
It's about 200 kilometers from Beijing to Shanghai.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

百bǎihundred

两 gives two, and 百 gives hundred, together making two hundred.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 兩; 两 is its simplified writing.

一一yī
㒳㒳㒳

The traditional form 兩 is described as combining 一 and 㒳. The simplified 两 is a later abbreviation.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

一白百

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

白

白bái百bǎi

Same sound today

百 combines 一, which carries the number meaning, with 白, which provides the sound.

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