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billion

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

shi2yi4 • shíyì

Meaning


Primary

billion

Alternatives

a billion, one billion, 1 billion

Mnemonic


If you have 十 ten times 亿 one hundred million, you have a 十亿 billion in total.

Usage


这 部 电影 花 了 十亿 美金。

This movie cost one billion U.S. dollars.

那 家 公司 的 市值 超过 十亿 美金。

That company's market value exceeds one billion U.S. dollars.

这 项 计划 需要 十亿 元。

This project needs one billion yuan.