Learn Korean Sino-Korean Numbers 3

Question 1

What is the Sino-Korean word for 100?

Accepted Answer

백 (baek)

Answer

백 (baek) is the Sino-Korean word for 100.

Question 2

How do you say 1,000 in Sino-Korean?

Accepted Answer

천 (cheon)

Answer

천 (cheon) is the Sino-Korean word for 1,000.

Question 3

What does 삼백 (sambaek) mean?

Accepted Answer

300

Answer

삼백 (sambaek) means 300 — 삼 (3) × 백 (100).

Question 4

How is 10,000 expressed in Sino-Korean?

Accepted Answer

만 (man)

Answer

만 (man) is the distinct Sino-Korean unit for 10,000, not 십천.

Question 5

Which of these represents 2,500 in Sino-Korean?

Accepted Answer

이천오백 (icheon obaek)

Answer

2,500 is 이천오백 (icheon obaek) — 이천 (2,000) + 오백 (500).

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