Chētāi bào le, tā yòng qiānjīn bǎ chē dǐng le qǐlai.
The tire blew, so he raised the car with a jack.
Tips
usage
A stock figure for great weight, as in 千斤重担 'a crushing burden' and the saying 四两拨千斤 'four liang deflect a thousand jin': skill beats brute force. As a tool, its full name is 千斤顶.
mistakes
Don't confuse it with 千金, which sounds the same: 'a thousand pieces of gold', and politely 'someone's daughter'.
