The Number 2016 in Chinese

两千零一十六

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5	6	7	8	9	⏎

Pinyin

liǎng qiān líng yī shí liù

This is written in Simplified characters, in Traditional Chinese characters the number is written 兩千零一十六

This may also be written as 两千〇一十六

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 2016 in Cantonese is 二千零一十六, which uses 二 for 2 rather than 兩 in standalone numbers

The number 2016 written in romanized Cantonese (Jyutping) is ji⁶ cin¹ ling⁴ jat¹ sap⁶ luk⁶

In Simplified banker's anti-fraud numerals (大写, 大寫, dàxiě), used for commercial purposes, the number is written 贰仟零壹拾陆

In Traditional banker's anti-fraud numerals, the number is written 貳仟零壹拾陸

When expressing 2016 as a year, it is common to say it as a sequence of digits: 二零一六 (in Pinyin: èr líng yī liù )

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