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

数以千计的人参加了这次活动。

Shùyǐqiānjì de réncān jiā le zhècì huódòng.

Thousands of people participated in this event.

数以千计的候鸟飞过这里。

Shùyǐqiānjì 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