Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
千
qiān
Description
"千"是一个数字，表示一千，就是十个一百。
"千" is a number meaning one thousand, which is ten hundreds.
我们常说"三千"、"五千"，也可以用它来表示很多，比如"千万"。
We often say "三千" (three thousand), "五千" (five thousand), and it can also mean many, like in "千万" (ten million).
Meanings
千qiān
one thousand (the number)
这台电脑要三千块钱。
This computer costs three thousand yuan.
千qiān
very many; countless (figurative)
千山万水都不能把我们分开。
No distance can separate us.
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Notes
- Etymology
original pictograph for a large number, later fixed as 'thousand'.
- Nuance
in fixed phrases like 千万 or 千山万水 it means 'countless', not exactly 1000.
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