成
千
上
万
Lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom) in Chinese: 成千上万 (chéng qiān shàng wàn)
chéng qiān shàng wàn
lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom)
HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 成千上萬1 example sentence
Definitions
- 1lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom); untold numbers
- 2innumerable
- 3thousands upon thousands
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成
千
上
万
Zhuyin
This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.
ㄔㄥˊ
chéng
ㄔ/ chㄥ/ engˊ/ second tone
ㄑㄧㄢ
qiān
ㄑ/ qㄧ/ iㄢ/ an—/ first tone
ㄕㄤˋ
shàng
ㄕ/ shㄤ/ angˋ/ fourth tone
ㄨㄢˋ
wàn
ㄨ/ uㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone
Simplified & traditional
成千上万
Simplified
成千上萬
Traditional
Example sentences
See 成千上万 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.
广场上聚集了成千上万的人。
guǎng chǎng shàng jù jí le chéng qiān shàng wàn de rén。
Thousands upon thousands of people gathered in the square.
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