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The Number 2001 in Chinese

两千零一


两千零一 is how the number 2001 is written in Chinese. Enter another number below to look up the way to say it. Press the ⏎ key when you have keyed in the number.
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Pinyin

liǎng qiān líng yī

Notes

  • This is written in Simplified characters, in Traditional Chinese characters the number is written 兩千零一
  • This may also be written as 两千〇一
  • Note the use of 两 instead of 二 often used for the digit 2 in Mandarin for factors of 200 or greater
  • The number for 2001 in Cantonese is 二千零一, which uses 二 for 2 rather than 兩 in standalone numbers
  • The number 2001 written in romanized Cantonese (Jyutping) is ji6 cin1 ling4 jat1
  • In Simplified banker's anti-fraud numerals (大写, 大寫, dàxiě), used for commercial purposes, the number is written 贰仟零壹
  • In Traditional banker's anti-fraud numerals, the number is written 貳仟零壹
  • When expressing 2001 as a year, it is common to say it as a sequence of digits: 二零零一 (in Pinyin: èr líng líng yī )


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