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成千上万

chéng qiān shàng wàn · cheng qian shang wan

Traditional 成千上萬

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom); untold numbers
  2. innumerable
  3. thousands upon thousands
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The holiday station

  1. Dengdeng

    车站(chēzhàn)里(lǐ)有(yǒu)成千上万(chéngqiānshàngwàn)的(de)人(rén)！

    So many people at the station!

  2. Liangliang

    放假(fàngjià)了(le)，成千上万(chéngqiānshàngwàn)的(de)人(rén)要(yào)回家(huíjiā)。

    The holiday started. Thousands of people are going home.

  3. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)能(néng)找到(zhǎodào)我们(wǒmen)的(de)火车(huǒchē)吗(ma)？

    Can we find our train?

  4. Liangliang

    别(bié)怕(pà)，成千上万(chéngqiānshàngwàn)的(de)人(rén)，也(yě)是(shì)一个(yīgè)一个(yīgè)上车(shàngchē)的(de)。

    Don't worry. Even thousands of people board one by one.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我(wǒ)是(shì)第几个(dìjǐge)？

    Then which number am I?

  6. Liangliang

    最后(zuìhòu)一个(yīgè)，因为(yīnwèi)你(nǐ)还(hái)在(zài)买(mǎi)零食(língshí)。

    The last one, because you are still buying snacks.

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2 examples
01

成(chéng)千(qiān)上(shàng)万(wàn)的(de)人(rén)对(duì)这(zhè)个(ge)广(guǎng)告(gào)很(hěn)失(shī)望(wàng)。

Thousands of people were very disappointed with this advertisement.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by LeviHighway · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

每(měi)年(nián)有(yǒu)成(chéng)千(qiān)上(shàng)万(wàn)的(de)外(wài)国(guó)人(rén)访(fǎng)问(wèn)日(rì)本(běn)。

Thousands of foreigners visit Japan every year.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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