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千年

qiān nián · qian nian

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Meaning

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  1. millennium
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An old tree

  1. Dengdeng

    你看(nǐkàn)，这是(zhèshì)一棵(yīkē)千年(qiānnián)古树(gǔshù)！

    Look, this is a thousand-year-old tree!

  2. Liangliang

    千年(qiānnián)？那(nà)它(tā)比(bǐ)这座(zhèzuò)城市(chéngshì)还(hái)老(lǎo)吧(ba)！

    A thousand years? Then it is even older than this city!

  3. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，千年前(qiānniánqián)这里(zhèlǐ)还(hái)没有(méiyǒu)城市(chéngshì)呢(ne)。

    Yes, a thousand years ago there was no city here yet.

  4. Liangliang

    它(tā)一定(yīdìng)在想(zàixiǎng)：又(yòu)来了(láile)两个(liǎnggè)拍照(pāizhào)的(de)人(rén)。

    It must be thinking: two more people have come to take photos.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)棵(kē)古(gǔ)树(shù)已(yǐ)经(jīng)活(huó)了(le)一(yì)千(qiān)年(nián)。

This ancient tree has lived for a thousand years.

02

这(zhè)座(zuò)寺(sì)庙(miào)有(yǒu)上(shàng)千(qiān)年(nián)的(de)历(lì)史(shǐ)。

This temple has a history of over a thousand years.

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