bǎi

百

HSK 1Character · Numeral

one hundred; numerous, many

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Meanings

2 senses · 11 examples
1.

numeral

one hundred; 100

Basic cardinal number for the quantity 100.

Zhè这
jiā家
gōng公
sī司
yǒu有
bǎi百
míng名
yuán员
gōng工
 。

This company has one hundred employees.

Wǒ我
jīn今
tiān天
pǎo跑
le了
bǎi百
mǐ米
 。

I ran one hundred meters today.

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Zhè这
ge个
cūn村
zhuāng庄
yǒu有
bǎi百
hù户
rén人
jiā家
 。

This village has one hundred households.

bǎi百
suì岁
lǎo老
rén人

centenarian

bǎi百
nián年
dà大
jì计

long-term plan

2.

numeral

many; numerous; a great deal of

literary

Used figuratively to emphasize a large quantity, not literal one hundred.

Guǎng广
chǎng场
shàng上
yǒu有
bǎi百
cǎo草
qiān千
huā花
 。

There are countless grasses and flowers on the square.

Zhè这
jiā家
shāng商
diàn店
mài售
shòu卖
bǎi百
huò货
shāng商
pǐn品
 。

This store sells all kinds of general merchandise.

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Xué学
shù术
lǐng领
yù域
tí提
chàng倡
bǎi百
jiā家
zhēng争
míng鸣
 。

The academic field advocates a hundred schools of thought contend.

Chūn春
tiān天
huā花
yuán园
lǐ里
bǎi百
huā花
qí齐
fàng放
 。

All kinds of flowers bloom in the spring garden.

Zhè这
jiàn件
shì事
ràng让
tā他
jīng精
shén神
bèi百
bèi倍
 。

This incident made him full of energy.

Bǎi百
wén闻
bù不
rú如
yī一
jiàn见
 ，
qīn亲
yǎn眼
kàn看
kàn看
cái才
zhī知
dào道
zhēn真
xiàng相
 。

Hearing a hundred times is not as good as seeing once; seeing with your own eyes will let you know the truth.