数百 (shù bǎi) — several hundred; hundreds of

Définition

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

Exemples

  • 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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