千夫

qiānfū
noun #66,628

Meanings

  1. 1 a thousand men
  2. 2 the multitude; the crowd

Examples

HSK 7-9
Tā zuò le zhèyàng de huàishì, bìrán zāodào qiānfū tuòmà.
Having done something so wicked, he is bound to be cursed by everyone.
HSK 7-9
Lǔ Xùn miànduì qiānfū de zhǐzé, shǐzhōng méiyou tuìsuō.
Faced with the condemnation of the crowd, Lu Xun never backed down.

Tips

culture
千夫 is "the crowd" in two set phrases: 千夫所指 (pointed at by a thousand men, condemned by everyone), and Lu Xun's 横眉冷对千夫指,俯首甘为孺子牛 (fierce-browed, I coolly face a thousand pointing fingers; head bowed, I gladly serve the children as an ox).

Stroke Order

千 qiān
夫 fū