成千上万

成千上萬

chéngqiān-shàngwàn

idiom HSK 7 #5,162

Meanings

1 thousands upon thousands
2 a great number of

Characters

to become; reaching

above; exceeding

Literally 'reaching thousands, exceeding ten-thousands' — emphasizing enormous quantity.

Examples

成千上万的人参加了音乐节。

Chéngqiān-shàngwàn de rén cānjiā le yīnyuèjié.

Thousands upon thousands of people attended the music festival.

这片森林里有成千上万的鸟。

Zhè piàn sēnlín lǐ yǒu chéngqiān-shàngwàn de niǎo.

There are thousands upon thousands of birds in this forest.

Stroke Order

成 chéng

千 qiān

上 shàng

万 wàn