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CHINESE WORD

chéng qiān shàng wàn

成千上万

by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom)

HSK 7-9
Numbered pinyin
cheng2 qian1 shang4 wan4
English meanings
lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom), untold numbers, innumerable, thousands upon thousands

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    chéngqiānshàngwàn成千上万de的rén人。

    Tens of thousands of people.

  2. 02

    chéngqiānshàngwàn成千上万de的guānzhòng观众。

    Thousands of spectators.

  3. 03

    yóukè游客chéngqiānshàngwàn成千上万。

    Tourists by the thousands.

  4. 04

    shùliàng数量chéngqiānshàngwàn成千上万。

    In the thousands.

  5. 05

    shù数bù不shèng胜shù数。

    Countless.

  6. 06

    bù不jì计qí其shù数。

    Too many to count.

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