百 bǎi — hundred
bǎi (third tone, dipping)bai3
hundred
HSK 2· HSK 1–4 (classic)numeral
Meanings
hundred
The number 100. Chinese always states the multiplier — 一百, 两百, 三百 — and anything smaller follows directly: 一百五十.
numeral
Example sentences
- 这本书两百块钱。這本書兩百塊錢。Zhè (fourth tone, falling) běn (third tone, dipping) shū (first tone, high and level) liǎng (third tone, dipping) bǎi (third tone, dipping) kuài (fourth tone, falling) qián. (second tone, rising)···
This book costs two hundred yuan.
- 我们学校有八百个学生。我們學校有八百個學生。Wǒmen (third tone, dipping) xuéxiào (second tone, rising) yǒu (third tone, dipping) bā (first tone, high and level) bǎi (third tone, dipping) ge (neutral tone) xuésheng. (second tone, rising)···
There are eight hundred students at our school.
Common mistakes
Not quite百块钱
Correct一百块钱
百 never stands alone the way English says "a hundred". The multiplier is compulsory, so "one hundred" is 一百 with the 一 spoken.