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成百上千万 (chéng bǎi shàng qiān wàn) — tens of millions, millions upon millions (emphasizing a huge quantity)

Definition

Idiomatic numeral meaning 'tens of millions / millions upon millions' — far larger than 成百上千 ('hundreds of thousands'). Used to emphasize an enormous quantity.

numeral
tens of millionsmillions upon millions (emphasizing a huge quantity)

Examples

  • 成百上千万。
    Zhè ge chéng shì yǒu chéng bǎi shàng qiān wàn de rén kǒu.
    This city has tens of millions of people.
  • 成百上千万。
    Tā gōng sī měi nián shōu rù chéng bǎi shàng qiān wàn.
    His company earns tens of millions every year.
  • 成百上千万。
    Zhè cì zāi hài zào chéng le chéng bǎi shàng qiān wàn de sǔn shī.
    This disaster caused tens of millions in losses.

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