Definition
千 (qiān) means 'thousand' (1,000). Unlike English, Chinese groups numbers by ten thousand, so 万 (wàn) is 'ten thousand' (10,000). Be careful not to confuse the two when reading large numbers.
numeral
thousand
Easily confused
- 干gànlook-aliketo do, to work, to manage (a task)
- 钱qiánsound-alikemoney
- 前qiánsound-alikefront (location)
- 欠qiànsound-aliketo owe (money, debt, favor, apology)
- 签qiānsound-aliketo sign (one's name on a document)
- 签qiānsound-aliketo sign (one's name); to write brief comments on a document
- 牵qiānsound-aliketo pull, to lead (an animal on a tether)
- 浅qiǎnsound-alikeshallow (of depth)
- 迁qiānsound-aliketo move; to relocate (residence, office, capital, etc.)
Examples
- 。Wǒ yǒu yì qiān kuài qián.I have one thousand yuan.
- 。Tā mǎi le yì qiān gè píngguǒ.He bought one thousand apples.
- 。Xuéxiào yǒu yì qiān gè xuéshēng.The school has one thousand students.
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