千 (qiān) — thousand
Definition
千 is 'thousand' (1,000). Combined with the larger unit 万 ('ten thousand'), numbers form as 万千 = 10,000, not 千 alone.
numeral
thousand
Easily confused
- 干gànlook-aliketo do, to work, to manage (a task)
- 签qiānsound-aliketo sign (one's name on a document)
- 签qiānsound-aliketo sign (one's name); to write brief comments on a document
- 牵qiānsound-aliketo pull, to lead (an animal on a tether)
- 迁qiānsound-aliketo move; to relocate (residence, office, capital, etc.)
Examples
- 。Wǒ yǒu yì qiān kuài qián.I have one thousand yuan.
- 。Tā mǎi le yì qiān gè píng guǒ.He bought one thousand apples.
- 。Xué xiào yǒu yì qiān gè xué shēng.The school has one thousand students.
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