Definition
兆 (zhào) has two main meaning groups: as a numeral it means 'million' (or 'mega-' in metric contexts), and as a noun/verb it means 'omen' or 'sign'. This entry covers only the numeral use (POS: num.). In everyday usage, 兆 is commonly seen in technical units like 兆赫 (megahertz) and 兆字节 (megabyte).
num.
million (10⁶)mega-
Examples
- 兆。Zhège yìngpán de róngliàng shì wǔbǎi zhào zìjié.The capacity of this hard drive is 500 megabytes.
- 。Zhège fādiàn chǎng de fādiàn nénglì shì sānbǎi zhào wǎ.The power generation capacity of this power plant is 300 megawatts.
- 兆TNT。Dìzhèn shìfàng de néngliàng dádào jǐshí zhào dūn TNT.The energy released by the earthquake reached tens of megatons of TNT.
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