成千上万

成千上萬

chéngqiān-shàngwàn

idiom HSK 7-9 #5,162

Meanings

1 thousands upon thousands
2 a great number of

Characters

to become; reaching

above; exceeding

Literally 'reaching thousands, exceeding ten-thousands' — emphasizing enormous quantity.

Examples

成千上万的人参加了音乐节。

Chéngqiānshàngwàn de réncān jiā le yīnyuèjié.

Thousands upon thousands of people attended the music festival.

这片森林里有成千上万的鸟。

Zhè piàn sēnlín lǐ yǒu chéngqiānshàngwàn de niǎo.

There are thousands upon thousands of birds in this forest.

Stroke Order

成 chéng

千 qiān

上 shàng

万 wàn