成千上万

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

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Example sentences

  • 成千上万的人死于瘟疫。 Thousands upon thousands have died from the epidemic.
  • 成千上万的人想要知道答案。 Thousands of people wanted to know the answer.
  • 成千上万的士兵和市民死去了。 Thousands upon thousands of soldiers and civilians died.
  • 每年有成千上万的外国人访问日本。 Thousands of foreigners visit Japan every year.

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