千千万万 (qiān qiān wàn wàn) — thousands upon thousands; a vast number
Definition
An emphatic reduplication meaning 'thousands upon thousands, countless' — stronger and more literary than 很多 or 许多. The doubling of 千 and 万 intensifies the sense of a vast, innumerable quantity.
bound form
thousands upon thousandsa vast number
Examples
- 千千万万。Zhè cì zāi nàn duó zǒu le qiān qiān wàn wàn rén de shēng mìng.This disaster took the lives of thousands upon thousands of people.
- 千千万万。qiān qiān wàn wàn De yóu kè měi nián dōu lái zhè ge chéng shì lǚ yóu.Millions of tourists come to this city every year.
- 千千万万。Tā xīn lǐ 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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