成千

chéngqiān

number #21,945

Meanings

1 thousands of
2 scores of thousands

Characters

to amount to/to reach (a number)

Examples

成千上万的人涌入广场。

Chéngqiān shàngwàn de rén yǒng rù guǎngchǎng.

Thousands upon thousands of people poured into the square.

这家工厂每天生产成千个零件。

Zhè jiā gōngchǎng měitiān shēngchǎn chéngqiān gè língjiàn.

This factory produces thousands of parts every day.

Tips

usage

成千 is usually extended to the set phrase 成千上万 (chéngqiān shàngwàn), meaning 'thousands upon thousands' or 'tens of thousands'. Using 成千 alone is possible but less emphatic. Compare with 数以千计 (shùyǐqiānjì, numbering in the thousands) for a more formal alternative.

Stroke Order

成 chéng

千 qiān