成百上千

chéngbǎi-shàngqiān

idiom #12,336

Meanings

HSK 7-9

成百上千的人聚集在广场上。

Chéngbǎi-shàngqiān de rén jùjí zài guǎngchǎng shàng.

Hundreds and thousands of people gathered in the square.

HSK 7-9

这家工厂每天生产成百上千的零件。

Zhèjiā gōngchǎng měitiān shēngchǎn chéngbǎi-shàngqiān de língjiàn.

This factory produces hundreds and thousands of parts every day.

grammar

成百上千 uses the pattern 成X上Y, meaning 'reaching X and going up to Y.' Similar: 成千上万 (thousands and tens of thousands) for even larger quantities.

成 chéng

百 bǎi

上 shàng

千 qiān