两千

兩千
liǎngqiān
number #8,653

Meanings

  1. 1 two thousand; 2,000

Examples

HSK 2
Zhè jiàn yīfu liǎngqiān kuài.
This piece of clothing costs 2,000 yuan.
HSK 3
Tā měi gè yuè néng cún liǎngqiān kuài.
He can save 2,000 yuan per month.
HSK 7-9
Liǎngqiān nián qián, Zhōngguó jiù yǒu le zàozhǐshù.
Two thousand years ago, China already had papermaking.

Tips

grammar
Chinese uses (not ) before . You say 两千, not 二千. However, for 二百 (200), both 两百 and 二百 are acceptable. For larger numbers like 2,000,000, use 两百万.

Stroke Order

liǎng
qiān