成百上千

chéngbǎi-shàngqiān

idiom #12,336

Meanings

成百上千的人聚集在广场上。

Chéngbǎishàngqiān de rén jùjí zài guǎngchǎng shàng.

Hundreds and thousands of people gathered in the square.

这家工厂每天生产成百上千的零件。

Zhèjiā gōngchǎng měitiān shēngchǎn chéngbǎishàngqiān 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