Definition
成百上千 is a fixed four-character expression meaning 'hundreds and thousands of' — it describes a large, unspecified number of people or things. It's often used as a modifier placed before a noun, like 成百上千的人 ('hundreds of thousands of people'). It's a more literary and emphatic way of saying 很多.
f.e.
hundreds and thousands ofnumerous
Examples
- 成百上千。chéng bǎi shàng qiān de rén cóng quánguó gèdì lái dào zhèlǐ.Hundreds of thousands of people came here from all over the country.
- 成百上千。Nàge chéngshì yǒu chéng bǎi shàng qiān de gōngchǎng.That city has hundreds and thousands of factories.
- 成百上千。Tā huā le chéng bǎi shàng qiān de jīnglì cái wánchéng zhège xiàngmù.He spent tremendous amounts of energy to finish this project.
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