千

qiān

number HSK 2 #1,728

Meanings

1 thousand

Characters

Examples

这个手机三千块。

Zhège shǒujī sānqiān kuài.

This phone costs 3,000 yuan.

一千米等于一公里。

Yīqiān mǐ děngyú yī gōnglǐ.

One thousand meters equals one kilometer.

学校有两千个学生。

Xuéxiào yǒu liǎngqiān gè xuéshēng.

The school has two thousand students.

Tips

usage

Chinese uses 万 (wàn, ten thousand) as a basic unit, so 10,000 is 一万, not 十千. This is a common source of confusion.

Stroke Order

千 qiān