几千 (jǐ qiān) — several thousand
Definition
几千 means 'several thousand' — an approximate round number, usually meaning 2,000–8,000. It commonly pairs with measure words like 人, 块, or 年, but cannot be used as a verb or adjective.
numeral
several thousand
Examples
- 几千。Zhè cì huó dòng lái le jǐ qiān rén.Several thousand people came to this event.
- 几千。Tā huā le jǐ qiān kuài qián mǎi le yí gè xīn diàn nǎo.He spent several thousand yuan to buy a new computer.
- 几千。Zhè ge chéng shì yǒu jǐ qiān nián de lì shǐ.This city has a history of several thousand years.
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