Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 百万吨
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.
Words with the same characters
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.
hundred; numerous; all kinds of; surname Bai
万wànsurname Wan; ten thousand; a great number
千万qiānwànten million; countless; many; one must by all means
吨dūnton (loanword); Taiwan pr. [dun4]
老百姓lǎobǎixìngordinary people; the "person in the street"; CL:個|个[ge4]
万一wànyījust in case; if by any chance; contingency