四十亿 (sì shí yì) — (measure word) four billion (used for large quantities)
Definition
The Chinese way to say 'four billion' (4,000,000,000): four 10 × 亿. One 亿 = 100 million, so 四十亿 = 40 × 100 million. Note: in mainland Chinese usage this equals 4 billion (短亿), not 4 hundred million.
classifier
four billion (used for large quantities)
Examples
- 四十亿。Zhè ge xiàng mù xū yào sì shí yì měi yuán tóu zī.This project requires four billion dollars in investment.
- 四十亿。Qù nián quán qiú liáng shi chǎn liàng chāo guò sì shí yì dūn.Last year global grain output exceeded four billion tons.
- 四十亿。Gāi gōng sī shì zhí dá dào sì shí yì rén mín bì.The company's market value reached four billion RMB.
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