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Chinese translation: 千万亿


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English term or phrase:billiard
Chinese translation:千万亿
Entered by: Edward LIU
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Marketing - Marketing / Market Research / Marketing & service
Region (source): English (United States)
English term or phrase: billiard
Only in 10 major financial centers it increased from 206
billiard dollars in 1986 to 967 billiard dollars in 1992.
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China
Local time: 11:53
如果不是billion的误打,则应该是千万亿。
Explanation:
如果不是billion的误打,则应该是千万亿。


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Note added at 3 hrs 24 mins (2005-09-04 08:21:33 GMT)
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one billiard = 1000000000000000 = quadrillion
http://www.isthe.com/chongo/tech/math/number/howhigh.html
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Edward LIU
Canada
Local time: 23:53
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thanks!
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Summary of answers provided
3 +3如果不是billion的误打,则应该是千万亿。
Edward LIU
5 +1thousand billion
stonejohn


Discussion entries: 2





  

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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
thousand billion


Explanation:
thousand billion

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Note added at 23 mins (2005-09-04 05:21:17 GMT)
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www.askoxford.com/asktheexperts/faq/aboutwords/billion

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Note added at 24 mins (2005-09-04 05:21:50 GMT)
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一万亿

stonejohn
China
Local time: 11:53
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese

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agree  Chinoise
8 hrs
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
如果不是billion的误打,则应该是千万亿。


Explanation:
如果不是billion的误打,则应该是千万亿。


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Note added at 3 hrs 24 mins (2005-09-04 08:21:33 GMT)
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one billiard = 1000000000000000 = quadrillion
http://www.isthe.com/chongo/tech/math/number/howhigh.html

Edward LIU
Canada
Local time: 23:53
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Chinoise
5 hrs
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agree  wherestip: from the link it's apparently 千万亿. also from stonejohn's link: "In the 'British' system, it would also possible to use 'billiard' for 'thousand billion', 'trilliard' for 'thousand trillion', etc., but this has not so far caught on"
5 hrs
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agree  Danbing HE
1 day7 hrs
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