How to say “thousand” in Chinese
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“Thousand” in Chinese is 千, qiān: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
千 is read qiān. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
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 “千”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 千. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 千万别忘了！qiānwànbiéwàngleWhatever you do, don't forget!
- 路上千万要小心。lùshangqiānwànyàoxiǎoxīnBe sure to take care on the road.
- 这件事你千万别告诉他zhèjiànshìnǐqiānwànbiégàosutāDon't tell him about this under any circumstances.
- 我每个月的工资是八千块。wǒměigeyuèdegōngzīshìbāqiānkuàiMy salary is eight thousand yuan a month.
- 我们厂有两千多名工人wǒmenchǎngyǒuliǎngqiānduōmínggōngrénOur factory has more than two thousand workers.
- 这次旅行一共花费了五千元zhècìlǚxíngyígònghuāfèilewǔqiānyuánThis trip cost five thousand yuan in total.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “How much is it?”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “thousand” in Chinese?
“Thousand” in Chinese is 千, pinyin qiān.
What does 千 mean?
千 (qiān) means “thousand”.
How do you write 千?
千 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 千?
千 is read qiān. Tones: qiān — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“thousand” in the lesson “How much is it?”
This word is from the topic “Food and shopping” of HSK 1. 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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