六十亿 (liù) — 6 billion; six hundred million (Chinese numbering system)
Definition
In modern Chinese 六十亿 means '6 billion'. It can also be read as 'six hundred million' under the older 万-based grouping (六百兆 / 六万万), which is why older translations still call it 'six hundred million'.
numeral
6 billionsix hundred million (Chinese numbering system)
Examples
- 六十亿。Zhōng guó yǒu chāo guò liù rén kǒu.China has over six hundred million people.
- 六十亿。Zhè ge xiàng mù zǒng tóu zī liù měi yuán.The total investment in this project is six billion US dollars.
- 六十亿。liù Shì gè hěn dà de shù zì.Six billion is a very large number.
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