成千上万 成千上萬

成千上万 成千上萬 chéng qiān shàng wàn ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄕㄤˋ ㄨㄢˋ sing4 cin1 soeng5 maan6 HSK 7-9

  • lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom)
  • fig. untold numbers; innumerable; countless

Stroke order

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Draw 成 (1 of 4) — stroke by stroke.

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Example sentences

  • 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.

  • 每年 ( měi nián mui5 nin4 ) 有成 ( yǒu chéng jau5 sing4 ) 千 ( qiān cin1 ) 上万 上萬 ( shàng wàn soeng5 maan6 ) 的 ( de dik1 ) 外国人 外國人 ( wài guó rén ngoi6 gwok3 jan4 ) 访问 訪問 ( fǎng wèn fong2 man6 ) 日本 ( Rì běn jat6 bun2 )。

    Thousands of foreigners visit Japan every year.

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