How to say “one hundred (100)” in Chinese
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Pinyin colour key: tone 1 (high flat), tone 2 (rising), tone 3 (dipping), tone 4 (falling), neutral.
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一 becomes yì (fourth tone) before the third-tone 百. Chinese always says the 'one': it's 一百, never a bare 百. Two hundred is usually 两百 (liǎngbǎi), and 101 is 一百零一 (yìbǎi líng yī), reading the zero out loud.
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Zhè jiàn yīfu yìbǎi kuài.
This piece of clothing is 100 yuan.
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How do you say "one hundred (100)" in Chinese?+
"one hundred (100)" in Mandarin Chinese is 一百, pronounced yìbǎi. 一 becomes yì (fourth tone) before the third-tone 百. Chinese always says the 'one': it's 一百, never a bare 百. Two hundred is usually 两百 (liǎngbǎi), and 101 is 一百零一 (yìbǎi líng yī), reading the zero out loud.
What does 一百 mean literally?+
一百 breaks down as 一 (yì) = one, 百 (bǎi) = hundred. Together it means "one hundred (100)".
How do I get the tones right in yìbǎi?+
一 becomes yì (fourth tone) before the third-tone 百. Chinese always says the 'one': it's 一百, never a bare 百. Two hundred is usually 两百 (liǎngbǎi), and 101 is 一百零一 (yìbǎi líng yī), reading the zero out loud.
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