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千

qiān · qian

Traditional 韆

HSK 2

Meaning

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qiān 千

  1. thousand

qiān 韆

  1. used in 鞦韆 / 秋千 (qiūqiān)
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A thousand paper cranes

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)要(yào)折(zhé)一千(yīqiān)只(zhī)纸鹤(zhǐhè)。

    I will fold a thousand paper cranes.

  2. Dengdeng

    一千(yīqiān)只(zhī)？要(yào)折(zhé)多久(duōjiǔ)？

    A thousand? How long will that take?

  3. Liangliang

    一(yī)天(tiān)折(zhé)十(shí)只(zhī)，一百(yībǎi)天(tiān)就(jiù)行(xíng)。

    Ten a day, a hundred days is enough.

  4. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)一起(yīqǐ)折(zhé)，五十(wǔshí)天(tiān)就(jiù)够(gòu)了(le)！

    If we fold together, fifty days is enough!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)座(zuò)桥(qiáo)长(cháng)约(yuē)一(yì)千(qiān)米(mǐ)。

This bridge is about one thousand meters long.

02

他(tā)花(huā)了(le)三(sān)千(qiān)块(kuài)钱(qián)买(mǎi)了(le)一(yì)台(tái)新(xīn)电(diàn)脑(nǎo)。

He spent three thousand yuan on a new computer.

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