Definition
千千万万 is a fixed four-character idiom that means an extremely large number — literally 'thousands and tens of thousands'. It is more emphatic than the single 千万 and is often used to modify nouns in both written and spoken Chinese, especially when stressing the vastness of a quantity.
r.f.
thousands upon thousandsa vast number
Examples
- 千千万万。Zhè cì zāinàn duózǒu le qiān qiān wàn wàn rén de shēngmìng.This disaster took the lives of thousands upon thousands of people.
- 千千万万。qiān qiān wàn wàn de yóukè měi nián dōu lái zhège chéngshì lǚyóu.Millions of tourists come to this city every year.
- 千千万万。Tā xīnli yǒu qiān qiān wàn wàn jù huà xiǎng duì nǐ shuō.There are thousands upon thousands of words he wants to say to you.
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