The Number 2008 in Chinese

两千零八

0	1	2	3	4	←
5	6	7	8	9	⏎

Pinyin

liǎng qiān líng bā

This is written in Simplified characters, in Traditional Chinese characters the number is written 兩千零八

This may also be written as 两千〇八

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 2008 in Cantonese is 二千零八, which uses 二 for 2 rather than 兩 in standalone numbers

The number 2008 written in romanized Cantonese (Jyutping) is ji⁶ cin¹ ling⁴ baat³

In Simplified banker's anti-fraud numerals (大写, 大寫, dàxiě), used for commercial purposes, the number is written 贰仟零捌

In Traditional banker's anti-fraud numerals, the number is written 貳仟零捌

When expressing 2008 as a year, it is common to say it as a sequence of digits: 二零零八 (in Pinyin: èr líng líng bā )

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