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数百

shù bǎi · shu bai

Traditional 數百

Meaning

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  1. several hundred
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Counting pigeons

  1. Dengdeng

    公园(gōngyuán)里(lǐ)有(yǒu)数百(shùbǎi)只(zhī)鸽子(gēzi)！

    There are hundreds of pigeons in the park!

  2. Liangliang

    数百(shùbǎi)只(zhī)？你(nǐ)数(shǔ)过(guò)吗(ma)？

    Hundreds? Have you counted?

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)数(shǔ)到(dào)三十(sānshí)就(jiù)乱(luàn)了(le)。

    I lost track at thirty.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)怎么(zěnme)知道(zhīdào)是(shì)数百(shùbǎi)只(zhī)？

    Then how do you know it's hundreds?

  5. Dengdeng

    因为(yīnwèi)我的(wǒde)面包(miànbāo)一下子(yīxiàzi)就(jiù)没(méi)了(le)。

    Because my bread was gone in a second.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)的(de)书(shū)房(fáng)有(yǒu)数(shù)百(bǎi)本(běn)书(shū)。

There are hundreds of books in his study.

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02

这(zhè)场(chǎng)音(yīn)乐(yuè)节(jié)吸(xī)引(yǐn)了(le)数(shù)百(bǎi)名(míng)观(guān)众(zhòng)前(qián)来(lái)观(guān)看(kàn)。

The music festival attracted hundreds of spectators.

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