百 (bǎi) — hundred
HSK 1 | number | one hundred; used in compound numbers
百 (bǎi)
The word for one hundred; in compound numbers, 一 before 百 is often dropped in colloquial speech (一百 → 百, though 一百 is always correct). Gaps between non-consecutive digits require 零: 一百零五 = 105.
Meanings
- [number] Hundred, one hundred.
- [adjective] All kinds of, a great many (in idioms: 百分之百, one hundred percent; 百姓, common people).
Example Sentences
这本书一百二十页。 Zhè běn shū yī bǎi èrshí yè. This book has one hundred and twenty pages.
这件衣服两百块钱。 Zhè jiàn yīfu liǎng bǎi kuài qián. This piece of clothing costs two hundred yuan.
他一百分满分考了九十八分。 Tā yī bǎi fēn mǎnfēn kǎole jiǔshíbā fēn. He scored 98 out of a perfect 100 marks.
一百零五号房间在哪里？ Yī bǎi líng wǔ hào fángjiān zài nǎlǐ? Where is room 105?
Collocations
| Collocation | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 一百 (yī bǎi) | one hundred |
| 两百 (liǎng bǎi) | two hundred |
| 百分之 (bǎifēn zhī) | percent |
| 百分之百 (bǎifēn zhī bǎi) | one hundred percent |
| 几百 (jǐ bǎi) | several hundred |
| 上百 (shàng bǎi) | over a hundred |
Memory Hook
百 has 白 (white, bái) inside it plus a horizontal stroke on top. White is the blank canvas — and one hundred is the full score, the blank that gets completely filled in.