The Number 2009 in Chinese

两千零九

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5	6	7	8	9	⏎

Pinyin

liǎng qiān líng jiǔ

This is written in Simplified characters, in Traditional Chinese characters the number is written 兩千零九

This may also be written as 两千〇九

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 2009 in Cantonese is 二千零九, which uses 二 for 2 rather than 兩 in standalone numbers

The number 2009 written in romanized Cantonese (Jyutping) is ji⁶ cin¹ ling⁴ gau²

In Simplified banker's anti-fraud numerals (大写, 大寫, dàxiě), used for commercial purposes, the number is written 贰仟零玖

In Traditional banker's anti-fraud numerals, the number is written 貳仟零玖

When expressing 2009 as a year, it is common to say it as a sequence of digits: 二零零九 (in Pinyin: èr líng líng jiǔ )

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