上万 上萬 shàng wàn ㄕㄤˋ ㄨㄢˋ soeng5 maan6

  • over ten thousand
  • fig. untold numbers
  • innumerable
  • thousands upon thousands

Stroke order

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Draw 上 (1 of 2) — stroke by stroke.

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Example sentences

  • 皇上 ( huáng shang wong4 soeng6 ) 万岁 萬歲 ( wàn suì maan6 seoi3 )。

    Long live the Emperor!

  • 天上 ( tiān shàng tin1 soeng6 ) 万里无云 萬里無雲 ( wàn lǐ wú yún maan6 leoi5 mou4 wan4 )。

    Not a single cloud could be seen in the sky.

  • 成千上万 成千上萬 ( chéng qiān shàng wàn sing4 cin1 soeng5 maan6 ) 的 ( de dik1 ) 人 ( rén jan4 ) 死 ( sǐ sei2 ) 于 於 ( yú jyu1 ) 瘟疫 ( wēn yì wan1 jik6 )。

    Thousands upon thousands have died from the epidemic.

  • 成千上万 成千上萬 ( chéng qiān shàng wàn sing4 cin1 soeng5 maan6 ) 的 ( de dik1 ) 人 ( rén jan4 ) 想要 ( xiǎng yào soeng2 jiu3 ) 知道 ( zhī dào zi1 dou3 ) 答案 ( dá àn daap3 on3 )。

    Thousands of people wanted to know the answer.

  • 成千上万 成千上萬 ( chéng qiān shàng wàn sing4 cin1 soeng5 maan6 ) 的士 ( dī shì dik1 si2 ) 兵 ( bīng bing1 ) 和 ( hé wo4 ) 市民 ( shì mín si5 man4 ) 死去 ( sǐ qù sei2 heoi3 ) 了 ( le liu5 )。

    Thousands upon thousands of soldiers and civilians died.

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