一万六千 (yī mò) — (numeral) sixteen thousand

Definition

Reads as 'one ten-thousand six thousand' (yī wàn liù qiān) = 16,000. The pinyin shown is informal; the number is spoken digit-by-digit (yī-líng-liù-líng-líng-líng) when reciting a phone or ID number.

numeral
sixteen thousand

Examples

  • 一万六千
    Tā gōng zuò le yī mò gè xiǎo shí.
    He worked 16,000 hours.
  • 一万六千
    Zhè zuò qiáo huā le yī mò yuán xiū jiàn.
    This bridge cost 16,000 yuan to build.
  • 一万六千
    Gōng yuán lǐ yǒu yī mò kē shù.
    There are 16,000 trees in the park.

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