数以千计

數以千計

shùyǐ-qiānjì

idiom #13,527

Meanings

1 thousands (of something)
2 numbering in the thousands

Characters

number; to count

by means of; using

to count; to calculate

Examples

HSK 2

数以千计的人参加了这次活动。

Shùyǐ-qiānjì de rén cānjiā le zhè cì huódòng.

Thousands of people participated in this event.

HSK 7-9

数以千计的候鸟飞过这里。

Shùyǐ-qiānjì de hòuniǎo fēiguò zhèlǐ.

Thousands of migratory birds fly through here.

Tips

grammar

The pattern 数以X计 means 'counting in units of X': 数以百计 (hundreds), 数以千计 (thousands), 数以万计 (tens of thousands), 数以百万计 (millions). Very productive pattern for expressing large quantities.

Stroke Order

数 shù

以 yǐ

千 qiān

计 jì