千年

qiānnián

noun #7,278

Meanings

Literally 'thousand years' - a millennium.

HSK 4

这座古城有千年历史。

Zhè zuò gǔchéng yǒu qiānnián lìshǐ.

This ancient city has a thousand years of history.

HSK 4

千年以前，这里是一片森林。

Qiānnián yǐqián, zhèlǐ shì yīpiàn sēnlín.

A thousand years ago, this was a forest.

HSK 6

这棵千年古树非常壮观。

Zhè kē qiānnián gǔshù fēicháng zhuàngguān.

This thousand-year-old tree is very magnificent.

usage

千年 is often used as a modifier meaning 'ancient/timeless,' not always literally 1,000 years. 千年古都 means 'ancient capital.'

千 qiān

年 nián