数千

數千
shùqiān
number #9,989

Meanings

  1. 1 several thousand
  2. 2 thousands of

Examples

Shùqiān rén cānjiā le zhè cì huódòng.
Thousands of people attended this event.
Zhè zuò chéngshì yǒu shùqiān nián de lìshǐ.
This city has a history of thousands of years.
Shùqiān míng xuéshēng bàomíng cānjiā kǎoshì.
Thousands of students registered for the exam.

Tips

grammar
+ number word pattern indicates 「several」: 数千 (several thousand), 数百 (several hundred), (tens of thousands), 数十 (dozens).

Stroke Order

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