成千上百 (chéng qiān shǎng) — thousands upon thousands; a great number
Definition
An idiomatic set phrase meaning 'thousands upon thousands' — emphasizes huge quantity in a vivid, somewhat literary way, stronger than plain 很多.
numeral
thousands upon thousandsa great number
Examples
- 成千上百。chéng qiān shǎng De rén cān jiā le zhè cì huó dòng.Thousands upon thousands of people participated in this event.
- 成千上百。Tā huā le chéng qiān shǎng gè xiǎo shí lái xué xí zhōng wén.He spent thousands of hours learning Chinese.
- 成千上百。Zhè ge chéng shì měi nián xī yǐn chéng qiān shǎng de yóu kè.This city attracts thousands upon thousands of tourists every year.
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