几千

幾千

jǐqiān

number #5,405

Meanings

1 several thousand
2 a few thousand

Characters

how many; several

Examples

这里有几千年的历史。

Zhèlǐ yǒu jǐqiān nián de lìshǐ.

This place has several thousand years of history.

他每个月赚几千块。

Tā měigè yuè zhuàn jǐqiān kuài.

He earns a few thousand yuan each month.

Tips

grammar

几 (jǐ) before a number word means 'several/a few': 几百 (a few hundred), 几千 (a few thousand), 几万 (tens of thousands). It indicates an approximate but not tiny quantity.

Stroke Order

几 jǐ

千 qiān