百 bǎi
“hundred; numerous; all kinds of”
numeral, time wordHSK 2 · 2021 list level 1
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
百 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 6: 百 bǎi — Level 1; official annotation 1 (数). PDF page 80
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 百
百 means "hundred" and is used after a number, as in 一百, 两百, and 三百, before a measure word or noun. For exactly one hundred, say 一百 rather than 百 alone. It also appears in 一百多, meaning "more than one hundred."
例句Example sentences
- 这本书一百块钱。zhè běn shū yì bǎi kuài qián.This book is one hundred yuan.
- 我们学校有一百多个老师。wǒ men xué xiào yǒu yì bǎi duō gè lǎo shī.Our school has more than one hundred teachers.
- 他家离学校两百米。tā jiā lí xué xiào liǎng bǎi mǐ.His home is two hundred meters from the school.
常见错误Common mistakes
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✗我有百块钱。
✓我有一百块钱。
For exactly one hundred, Chinese uses 一百, not bare 百 before a measure word.
义项All meanings
- Bǎi: surname Bai
- bǎi: hundred; numerous; all kinds of
相关词语Related words
- 老百姓 lǎo bǎi xìng