六百万
“It's six million yuan.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
六百万
“It's six million yuan.”
“Six whole million, and that's it? I can hardly believe we just lost or walked away from that much money.”
Chinese groups large numbers by ten thousands (万) rather than thousands, making six million 'six hundred wan' (六百万), an essential conversion pattern for business learners.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
six million
A common numerical expression for large financial amounts; note that '百' (hundred) and '万' (ten thousand) multiply together to make million.
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“300 million?”
“Six thousand? -That's not a small sum! -Nice!”
“Six hundred? Isn't that a bit pricey?”
“and that makes 36,000 wen.”
“30 million may sound like a lot,”
“He wants the 60 million.”