千
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- 1. thousand
- 2. see 鞦韆|秋千[qiū qiān]
Words Containing 千
kilogram
every family (idiom)
lit. thousand ways, a hundred plans (idiom); by every possible means
ten million
countless changes
magnificent army with thousands of men and horses (idiom); impressive display of manpower
a thousand pounds hangs by a thread (idiom)
innumerable
The Book of One Thousand and One Nights
every minute counts
(in praise of a piece of writing or calligraphy) each character is perfect
a single slip may cause everlasting sorrow (idiom)
lit. one day, a thousand miles (idiom); rapid progress
extravagant
lit. to drop a thousand zhang in one fall (idiom)
words of enormous weight
cosmos (Buddhism)
Tales from 5000 Years of Chinese History in three volumes by Cao Yuzhang 曹餘章|曹余章[cáo yú zhāng]
make light of traveling a thousand li
Kezil thousand-Buddha grotto in Baicheng 拜城, Aksu 阿克蘇地區|阿克苏地区, Xinjiang
the year 2000
see 出老千[chū lǎo qiān]
to cheat (in gambling)
light-years (apart)
(archaic) a state with a thousand chariots (to fight a war) – a powerful state
kilovolt
the thousands place (or column) in the decimal system
kilobit
Buddhist grottos
totally submissive (idiom)
myriads
giga-
to hack (sb) to pieces (punishment in former times)
innumerable
kilocalorie (Kcal)
for all eternity
sb condemned by history (idiom)
to have eternal regrets (idiom)
repeatedly urging
kilocycle (KC), equals to 1,000 Hz
kiloton
kiloton weapon
a lot of people (literary)
fantastic oddities of every description (idiom)
(idiom) to come in many different shapes; to display a great variety of forms
Thousand Character Classic, 6th century poem used as a traditional reading primer
kilobyte
lasagna
Qianshan district of Anshan city 鞍山市[ān shān shì], Liaoning
Qiandao Lake in Zhejiang, aka Xin'an River Reservoir, created as part of a large hydroelectric project in 1959
Kuril Islands, archipelago in Sakhalin, far-eastern Russia
thousand island dressing
(idiom) extremely diverse
kilopascal (kPa, unit of pressure)
millennium
reflect a thousand times and you can still make a mistake (idiom); to err is human
a thousand tries leads to one success (idiom, humble expr.); Even without any notable ability on my part, I may still get it right sometimes by good luck.
to select very carefully
jack (for lifting weight)
kilojoule
kilowatt (unit of electric power)
kilowatt-hour
see 百孔千瘡|百孔千疮[bǎi kǒng qiān chuāng]
absolutely true (idiom)
Generation Y
millennium
a thousand years
throughout the ages
thousand articles, same rule (idiom); stereotyped and repetitive
kilometer
linked in countless ways
lit. a thousand sutras, ten thousand scrolls; fig. the vast Buddhist canon
Chiba prefecture, Japan
thousands of words (idiom); having a lot of things to say
constantly changing, ever-varying (idiom)
kilohertz
kilohertz
millipede
Easy to raise an army of one thousand, but hard to find a good general. (idiom)
extremely rare (idiom)
with difficulty
a thousand miles
see 千里之堤，潰於蟻穴|千里之堤，溃于蚁穴[qiān lǐ zhī dī , kuì yú yǐ xué]
lit. an ant hole may cause the collapse of a great dike (idiom)
thousand miles distant
lit. a thousand mile journey begins with the first step
goose feather sent from afar (idiom); a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it
even if you build a thousand-league awning for it, every banquet must come to an end (idiom)
clairvoyance
from distant parts
goose feather sent from afar (idiom); a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it
goose feather sent from afar, a slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.
goose feather sent from afar, a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it (idiom); It's not the gift that counts, but the thought behind it.
Trinidad and Tobago
lit. ten thousand mile horse
lit. there are many swift horses, but very few who can spot them (idiom)
goose feather sent from afar (idiom); a trifling gift with a weighty thought behind it
money and riches
extravagant
after hard work and numerous revisions (idiom)
Qianyang County in Baoji 寶雞|宝鸡[bǎo jī], Shaanxi
Qianyang County in Baoji 寶雞|宝鸡[bǎo jī], Shaanxi
extremely difficult
plethora of things to tackle
kilobase pair (molecular biology)
each has its own merits (idiom)
lit. four ounces can move a thousand catties (idiom)
lit. at home, one can spend a thousand days in comfort, but spending a day away from home can be challenging (idiom)
great wide world
a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
lit. good deeds do not go beyond the door, evil deeds spread a thousand miles
lit. a wealthy person does not sit under the eaves (idiom); fig. a rich man does not expose himself to danger
the slightest difference leads to a huge loss (idiom)
the slightest difference leads to a huge error (idiom)
square kilometer
several thousand
Kumutula thousand-Buddha grotto in Kuqa, Xinjiang
Chang Dai-chien or Zhang Daqian (1899-1983), one of the greatest Chinese artists of the 20th century
to shine through the ages (idiom)
evil deeds spread a thousand miles (idiom); scandal spreads like wildfire
thousands
innumerable
innumerable
hundreds
genuflection, a form of salutation in Qing times performed by men, going down on the right knee and reaching down with the right hand
I wouldn't be parted with it for anything.
thousands (of sth)
lit. a wise person reflecting a thousand times can still make a mistake (idiom); fig. nobody is infallible
the Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves, in the Turpan Basin, Xinjiang
see 樹高千丈，葉落歸根|树高千丈，叶落归根[shù gāo qiān zhàng , yè luò guī gēn]
fig. a tree may grow a thousand zhang high, but its leaves return to their roots (proverb)
total annihilation
to face a thousand pointing fingers with a cool scowl (citation from Lu Xun)
to be able to plan victory from a thousand miles away (idiom)
hydraulic jack
a good reputation to last down the generations
myriad plants and flowers (idiom); rich and colorful
in different poses and with different expressions
heavily damaged
to exhaust every means to achieve sth (idiom)
to swing (on a swing)
goose feather sent from afar, a slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.
although small, a steelyard weight may tip a hundred pounds (idiom)
cheat
after innumerable ages
myriad
for all eternity (idiom)
ten thousand crags and torrents (idiom); the trials and tribulations of a long journey
thousands of purples and reds (idiom); a blaze of color
screw jack
see 行萬里路，讀萬卷書|行万里路，读万卷书[xíng wàn lǐ lù , dú wàn juàn shū]
when all is said and done
fighting everywhere over a thousand miles (idiom); constant fighting across the country
a general planning in the seclusion of his tent is able to determine the outcome of the distant battle (idiom)
thousands of miles away
a thousand cups of wine is not too much when best friends meet (idiom)
swing (seat hung from a frame or branch)
lit. Train an army for a thousand days to use it for an hour. (idiom); fig. extensive preparation eventually pays off
see 養兵千日，用兵一時|养兵千日，用兵一时[yǎng bīng qiān rì , yòng bīng yī shí]
lit. train an army for a thousand days to use it for one morning (idiom)
rack and pinion jack