成千上万 (chéng qiān shàng wàn): (lit.) by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom)

Meaning & Stroke Order

Idiom info

Pinyin
Meaning: (lit.) by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom)
Characters: 4

Full definitions

(lit.) by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom)
(fig.) untold numbers
innumerable
countless

Chinese explanation

形容数量非常多，多得数不清
常用来描述人或事物大量聚集、连续不断的情况，带有夸张和强调的意味。

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Character breakdown

HSK 6

to succeed

HSK 1

thousand

HSK 1

(bound form) up

HSK 2

ten thousand

Example sentences

Every Spring Festival, tens of thousands of tourists come to Beijing from all over the country to visit the Forbidden City and the Great Wall.

After the war broke out, thousands upon thousands of refugees were forced to leave their homes and flee to neighboring countries seeking safety.

After this new drug came on the market, thousands upon thousands of hypertension patients benefited from it, and their condition was effectively controlled.

The Internet makes the spread of information extremely fast; a piece of news can be seen by thousands upon thousands of people within a few hours.

As soon as tickets for this singer's concert went on sale, thousands upon thousands of fans rushed to the ticketing website, causing it to crash.

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