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几千

jǐ qiān · ji qian

Traditional 幾千

Meaning

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  1. several thousand
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  1. Dengdeng

    夜市(yèshì)里(lǐ)每天(měitiān)有(yǒu)几千(jǐqiān)个(gè)人(rén)。

    The night market has several thousand people every day.

  2. Liangliang

    几千(jǐqiān)个(gè)？我(wǒ)只(zhǐ)看到(kàndào)几百(jǐbǎi)个(gè)。

    Thousands? I only see a few hundred.

  3. Dengdeng

    周末(zhōumò)人(rén)更多(gèngduō)，有(yǒu)几千(jǐqiān)个(gè)人(rén)在(zài)买(mǎi)小吃(xiǎochī)。

    On weekends there are more. Thousands buy snacks.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)卖(mài)小吃(xiǎochī)的(de)老板(lǎobǎn)一天(yītiān)赚(zhuàn)几千(jǐqiān)块(kuài)吧(ba)？

    Then the snack owners earn thousands a day?

  5. Dengdeng

    没有(méiyǒu)，一个(yīgè)烤红薯(kǎohóngshǔ)才(cái)五块钱(wǔkuàiqián)。

    Not really. One roast sweet potato is only five yuan.

  6. Liangliang

    那(nà)他(tā)一天(yītiān)要(yào)卖(mài)几百(jǐbǎi)个(gè)红薯(hóngshǔ)！

    Then he must sell hundreds of sweet potatoes a day!

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01

这(zhè)个(ge)城(chéng)市(shì)有(yǒu)几(jǐ)千(qiān)年(nián)的(de)历(lì)史(shǐ)。

This city has several thousand years of history.

02

他(tā)花(huā)了(le)几(jǐ)个(ge)月(yuè)才(cái)存(cún)下(xià)几(jǐ)千(qiān)块(kuài)钱(qián)。

It took him several months to save up several thousand yuan.

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