成百上千

chéngbǎishàngqiān
idiom #12,336

Meanings

  1. 1 hundreds and thousands
  2. 2 a great many

Examples

Chéngbǎishàngqiān de rén jùjí zài guǎngchǎng shàng.
Hundreds and thousands of people gathered in the square.
Zhè jiā gōngchǎng měitiān shēngchǎn chéngbǎishàngqiān de língjiàn.
This factory produces hundreds and thousands of parts every day.

Tips

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

Stroke Order

chéng
bǎi
shàng
qiān