How to say “thousands upon thousands” in Chinese
thousands upon thousands, multitude
“Thousands upon thousands” in Chinese is 成千上万, chéng qiān shàng wàn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
成千上万 is read chéng qiān shàng wàn: 4 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
It hints at the sound in 城 chéng “city”.
A stroke above a line.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “成千上万”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 成千上万. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 成千上万的观众一起唱歌，场面非常感人。chéngqiānshàngwàndeguānzhòngyìqǐchànggē,chǎngmiànfēichánggǎnrénTens of thousands of spectators singing together — a very moving sight.
More words from the lesson “Rounds, laps and a whole series”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “thousands upon thousands” in Chinese?
“Thousands upon thousands” in Chinese is 成千上万, pinyin chéngqiān shàngwàn.
What does 成千上万 mean?
成千上万 (chéngqiān shàngwàn) means “thousands upon thousands, multitude”.
How do you write 成千上万?
成千上万 is 4 characters: 成 (chéng) — become; complete; 千 (qiān) — thousand; 上 (shàng) — top, on; 万 (wàn) — ten thousand. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 成千上万?
成千上万 is read chéngqiān shàngwàn. Tones: chéng — second tone, qiān — first tone, shàng — fourth tone, wàn — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“thousands upon thousands” in the lesson “Rounds, laps and a whole series”
This word is from the topic “Amounts and degrees” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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