千年 (qiān nián) — a thousand years
Definition
A literal 'a thousand years', used as a fixed measure of long, almost mythical spans of time. Pairs naturally with 之后/以来/以来 to talk about deep history or distant futures.
noun
a thousand years
Examples
- 千年。Zhè zuò gǔ chéng yǒu qiān nián de lì shǐ le.This ancient city has a history of one thousand years.
- 千年，。qiān nián Zhī hòu, rén lèi kě néng yǐ jīng yí mín huǒ xīng le.After a thousand years, humans may have already immigrated to Mars.
- 千年。Zhè ge chuán tǒng yǐ jīng yán xù qiān nián le.This tradition has continued for a thousand years.
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