成千上万

Traditional: 成千上萬

chéng qiān shàng wàn

Dictionary entry

(lit.) by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom)

What does 成千上万 mean?

成千上万 (chéng qiān shàng wàn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(lit.) by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom)

2(fig.) untold numbers; innumerable; countless

Character breakdown

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成Chéngsurname Cheng · short name for Chengdu 成都[Cheng2 du1]千qiānthousand 上shǎngused in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]万mòused in 万俟[Mo4 qi2]

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成千上万

chéng qiān shàng wàn

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