数千 (shǔ) — several thousand
Definition
A written/formal numeral meaning 'several thousand' — used in reports and prose rather than everyday speech, where 人们 would more likely just say 几千.
numeral
several thousand
Examples
- 数千。shǔ Míng xué shēng cān jiā le zhè cì huó dòng.Several thousand students participated in this event.
- 。Gōng sī tóu zī le shǔ wàn yuán.The company invested several thousand ten-thousand yuan.
- 数千，。shǔ Nián lái, zhè ge chuán tǒng yì zhí liú chuán.For several thousand years, this tradition has been passed down.
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