亿 yì
“100 million”
numeralHSK 4 · 2021 list level 2Traditional 億
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
亿 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 3365: 亿 yì — Level 5; official annotation 5 (数). PDF page 164
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 亿
亿 means 100 million. It is a numeral unit used before a measure word or noun to count very large amounts, as in 一亿人 or 三亿元. In Chinese large numbers, 亿 is much bigger than 万: 1亿 = 10,000万.
例句Example sentences
- 中国大约有十四亿人。zhōng guó dà yuē yǒu shí sì yì rén.China has about 1.4 billion people.
- 这个城市的人口接近一亿。zhè ge chéng shì de rén kǒu jiē jìn yí yì.The population of this city is close to 100 million.
- 那家公司一年能赚几十亿元。nà jiā gōng sī yì nián néng zhuàn jǐ shí yì yuán.That company can earn several billion yuan a year.