数以千计 (shǔ) — thousands of; numbering in the thousands
Definición
Literally 'counting by the thousand', this idiom is a fixed way to say there are a great many — at least thousands of something. It modifies a noun with 的, as in 数以千计的游客.
idiom
thousands ofnumbering in the thousands
Ejemplos
- 数以千计。shǔ De yóu kè měi nián dōu lái zhè zuò gǔ chéng cān guān.Thousands of tourists visit this ancient city every year.
- ，数以千计。Zài zhè chǎng zāi nàn zhōng, shǔ de jiā tíng shī qù le jiā yuán.In this disaster, thousands of families lost their homes.
- 数以千计。Zhè jiā gōng sī gù yòng le shǔ de yuán gōng.This company employs thousands of employees.
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