成成千上万 (chéng chéng qiān shǎng) — tens of thousands; a great number (of people or things)
Definition
An idiomatic expression meaning 'tens of thousands; countless', used to emphasize huge quantities of people or things. Often appears before 的 + noun, as in 成千上万的人.
numeral
tens of thousandsa great number (of people or things)
Examples
- 成成千上万。Guǎng chǎng shàng chéng chéng qiān shǎng de rén zhèng zài huān hū.Tens of thousands of people in the square are cheering.
- 成成千上万。Zhè cì huó dòng xī yǐn le chéng chéng qiān shǎng de guān zhòng.This event attracted tens of thousands of spectators.
- 成成千上万。Tā huā le chéng chéng qiān shǎng de qián cái mǎi dào nà fú huà.He spent a huge amount of money to buy that painting.
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