The Number 2005 in Chinese

两千零五

0	1	2	3	4	←
5	6	7	8	9	⏎

Pinyin

liǎng qiān líng wǔ

This is written in Simplified characters, in Traditional Chinese characters the number is written 兩千零五

This may also be written as 两千〇五

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 2005 in Cantonese is 二千零五, which uses 二 for 2 rather than 兩 in standalone numbers

The number 2005 written in romanized Cantonese (Jyutping) is ji⁶ cin¹ ling⁴ ng⁵

In Simplified banker's anti-fraud numerals (大写, 大寫, dàxiě), used for commercial purposes, the number is written 贰仟零伍

In Traditional banker's anti-fraud numerals, the number is written 貳仟零伍

When expressing 2005 as a year, it is common to say it as a sequence of digits: 二零零五 (in Pinyin: èr líng líng wǔ )

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