百 (bǎi): hundred, numerous, all kinds of
百 (bǎi) is a Chinese character meaning “hundred.” Classified as HSK Level 1 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 一 (semantic) and 白 (phonetic). It ranks #407 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 百 one. Its radical form 白 (white) appears in many related characters such as 白 (bái, white), 的 (de, of), 皇 (huáng, emperor).
Definitions
- hundred
- numerous
- all kinds of
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 百
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 老百姓noun | lǎo bǎi xìng | ordinary people | 5 |
| 百货noun | bǎi huò | general merchandise | 6 |
| 百分点noun | bǎi fēn diǎn | percentage point | 6 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 百万 | bǎi wàn | million |
| 百老汇 | bǎi lǎo huì | Broadway (New York City) |
| 百分 | bǎi fēn | percent |
| 百合 | bǎi hé | lily |
| 百姓 | bǎi xìng | common people |
| 数百 | shù bǎi | several hundred |
| 百灵 | bǎi líng | lark (bird of family Alaudidae) |
| 百叶窗 | bǎi yè chuāng | shutter |
| 百年 | bǎi nián | hundred years |
| 百分之 | bǎi fēn zhī | percent |
| 百科 | bǎi kē | universal |
| 二百五 | èr bǎi wǔ | idiot |
| 百般 | bǎi bān | in hundred and one ways |
| 百威 | bǎi wēi | Budweiser (beer) |
| 百慕大 | bǎi mù dà | Bermuda |
百 appears in 100 compound words: 87 as the first character, 3 as the last, and 10 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 百 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (55)
to create innumerable obstacles; to make things difficult for; to create obstructions of every description
synonym of 百廢待興 /百废待兴 (bǎifèidàixīng, “many abandoned or neglected tasks or projects are waiting to be undertaken”)
many abandoned or neglected tasks or projects are waiting to be undertaken
all neglected tasks are being undertaken; all that was left undone is now being undertaken
to create innumerable obstacles; to make things difficult for; to create obstructions of every description
synonym of 百廢待興 /百废待兴 (bǎifèidàixīng, “many abandoned or neglected tasks or projects are waiting to be undertaken”)
many abandoned or neglected tasks or projects are waiting to be undertaken
Showing 12 of 55 idioms containing 百.
Example Sentences
这家公司有上百名员工，分布在不同的城市。
Zhè jiā gōngsī yǒu shàng bǎi míng yuángōng, fēnbù zài bùtóng de chéngshì.
This company has hundreds of employees distributed in different cities.
排山倒海 扑面而来!六百只宋代瓷碗在这叠成墙
pái shān dǎo hǎi pū miàn ér lái ! liù bǎi zhī sòng dài cí wǎn zài zhè dié chéng qiáng
Overwhelming and coming! Six hundred Song Dynasty porcelain bowls are stacked on this wall
茶百道新春送暖发起“致敬城市守夜人计划”
chá bǎi dào xīn chūn sòng nuǎn fā qǐ zhì jìng chéng shì shǒu yè rén jì huá
Chabadao Launches "Tribute to the City's Nightwatchmen Program" in Chinese New Year
坐拥百万粉丝的他,为何归零重启,一头扎进金山田...
zuò yōng bǎi mò fěn sī de tā , wéi hé guī líng chóng qǐ , yī tóu zhā jìn jīn shān tián . . .
He has millions of fans, why zero reboot, head into the gold mountain field...
“希望老百姓安宁幸福” 他的新春愿望和冬窝子的雪一...
xī wàng lǎo bǎi xìng ān nìng xìng fú tā de xīn chūn yuàn wàng hé dōng wō zǐ de xuě yī . . .
"I hope the people will be peaceful and happy." His New Year's wish is the same as the snow in the winter nest...
春晚引爆机器人热潮!上百股或受益,节前逾20亿抢筹..
chūn wǎn yǐn bào jī qì rén rè cháo ! shǎng bǎi gǔ huò shòu yì , jié qián yú yì qiāng chóu . .
Spring Festival Gala Sparks Robot Boom! Hundreds of Stocks May Benefit, Over 2 Billion Yuan Snapped Up Before Holiday...
每月六百元，每周一天休息，行吗？
Měiyuè liù bǎi yuán, měizhōu yī tiān xiūxi, xíng ma?
Six hundred dollars a month, with a day rest every week. That works for you?
如果你有一百万円，你会用它来做什么？
Rúguǒ nǐ yǒu yī bǎi wàn yuán, nǐ huì yòng tā lái zuò shénme?
Supposing you had one million yen, what would you do with it?
百合的香气充满了整个房间。
Bǎihé de xiāngqì chōngmǎn le zhěnggè fángjiān.
A smell of lilies filled the room.
出席的学生不下五百人。
Chūxí de xuésheng bù xià wǔ bǎi rén.
No fewer than five hundred students were present.
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