The Number 2004 in Chinese

两千零四

0	1	2	3	4	←
5	6	7	8	9	⏎

Pinyin

liǎng qiān líng sì

This is written in Simplified characters, in Traditional Chinese characters the number is written 兩千零四

This may also be written as 两千〇四

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 2004 in Cantonese is 二千零四, which uses 二 for 2 rather than 兩 in standalone numbers

The number 2004 written in romanized Cantonese (Jyutping) is ji⁶ cin¹ ling⁴ sei³

In Simplified banker's anti-fraud numerals (大写, 大寫, dàxiě), used for commercial purposes, the number is written 贰仟零肆

In Traditional banker's anti-fraud numerals, the number is written 貳仟零肆

When expressing 2004 as a year, it is common to say it as a sequence of digits: 二零零四 (in Pinyin: èr líng líng sì )

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