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亿万

yì wàn · yi wan

Traditional 億萬

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  1. millions and millions
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Counting the stars

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，天上(tiānshàng)有(yǒu)多少(duōshao)星星(xīngxing)啊(a)！

    Look, how many stars in the sky!

  2. Dengdeng

    数不清(shǔbùqīng)，好像(hǎoxiàng)有(yǒu)亿万(yìwàn)颗(kē)。

    Too many to count. Maybe hundreds of millions.

  3. Liangliang

    老师(lǎoshī)说(shuō)，宇宙(yǔzhòu)里(lǐ)有(yǒu)亿万(yìwàn)个(gè)星系(xīngxì)呢(ne)。

    The teacher said the universe has hundreds of millions of galaxies.

  4. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)看到(kàndào)的(de)只是(zhǐshì)一小点(yīxiǎodiǎn)。

    Then what we see is just a tiny bit.

  5. Liangliang

    对(duì)，所以(suǒyǐ)我(wǒ)只(zhǐ)数(shǔ)一颗(yīkē)，最亮(zuìliàng)的(de)那(nà)颗(kē)。

    Right, so I only count one, the brightest one.

  6. Dengdeng

    那(nà)是(shì)飞机(fēijī)，它(tā)在(zài)动(dòng)呢(ne)。

    That's a plane. It's moving.

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2 examples
01

宇(yǔ)宙(zhòu)中(zhōng)有(yǒu)亿(yì)万(wàn)个(gè)星(xīng)系(xì)。

There are hundreds of millions of galaxies in the universe.

02

这(zhè)项(xiàng)工(gōng)程(chéng)花(huā)费(fèi)了(le)亿(yì)万(wàn)资(zī)金(jīn)。

This project cost hundreds of millions in funds.

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