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千
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Definitions
- 1. thousand
- 2. see 鞦韆|秋千[qiū qiān]
Example Sentences
1 shown千 萬別理湯姆。
Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.
Words Containing 千
thousand miles distant
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.
kilogram
absolutely true (idiom)
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]
a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
innumerable
to exhaust every means to achieve sth (idiom)
kilocalorie (Kcal)
words of enormous weight
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.
Qianyang County in Baoji 寶雞|宝鸡[bǎo jī], Shaanxi
fig. a tree may grow a thousand zhang high, but its leaves return to their roots (proverb)
extremely difficult
kilobit
a single slip may cause everlasting sorrow (idiom)
thousands of purples and reds (idiom); a blaze of color
light-years (apart)
when all is said and done
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
after innumerable ages
lit. at home, one can spend a thousand days in comfort, but spending a day away from home can be challenging (idiom)
lit. one day, a thousand miles (idiom); rapid progress
ten thousand crags and torrents (idiom); the trials and tribulations of a long journey
Chang Dai-chien or Zhang Daqian (1899-1983), one of the greatest Chinese artists of the 20th century
cheat
great wide world
every family (idiom)
Tales from 5000 Years of Chinese History in three volumes by Cao Yuzhang 曹餘章|曹余章[cáo yú zhāng]
Kezil thousand-Buddha grotto in Baicheng 拜城, Aksu 阿克蘇地區|阿克苏地区, Xinjiang
thousands of miles away
to cheat (in gambling)
lit. four ounces can move a thousand catties (idiom)
the Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves, in the Turpan Basin, Xinjiang
lit. thousand ways, a hundred plans (idiom); by every possible means
hundreds
myriad
throughout the ages
thousands of words (idiom); having a lot of things to say
see 百孔千瘡|百孔千疮[bǎi kǒng qiān chuāng]
to face a thousand pointing fingers with a cool scowl (citation from Lu Xun)
myriad plants and flowers (idiom); rich and colorful
hydraulic jack
thousands (of sth)
goose feather sent from afar (idiom); a trifling gift with a weighty thought behind it
for all eternity
magnificent army with thousands of men and horses (idiom); impressive display of manpower
fighting everywhere over a thousand miles (idiom); constant fighting across the country
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]
Buddhist grottos
kilometer
lit. to drop a thousand zhang in one fall (idiom)
heavily damaged
I wouldn't be parted with it for anything.
each has its own merits (idiom)
kilopascal (kPa, unit of pressure)
lit. an ant hole may cause the collapse of a great dike (idiom)
lit. there are many swift horses, but very few who can spot them (idiom)
innumerable
lit. ten thousand mile horse
extravagant
thousand articles, same rule (idiom); stereotyped and repetitive
kiloton weapon
even if you build a thousand-league awning for it, every banquet must come to an end (idiom)
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]
see 出老千[chū lǎo qiān]
evil deeds spread a thousand miles (idiom); scandal spreads like wildfire
extremely rare (idiom)
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.
a thousand pounds hangs by a thread (idiom)
clairvoyance
Easy to raise an army of one thousand, but hard to find a good general. (idiom)
to shine through the ages (idiom)
sb condemned by history (idiom)
Qianyang County in Baoji 寶雞|宝鸡[bǎo jī], Shaanxi
Kuril Islands, archipelago in Sakhalin, far-eastern Russia
in different poses and with different expressions
rack and pinion jack
kilowatt (unit of electric power)
total annihilation
kilobyte
myriads
Chiba prefecture, Japan
a lot of people (literary)
the slightest difference leads to a huge error (idiom)
a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
with difficulty
kiloton
genuflection, a form of salutation in Qing times performed by men, going down on the right knee and reaching down with the right hand
a thousand years
The Book of One Thousand and One Nights
fantastic oddities of every description (idiom)
lit. a thousand sutras, ten thousand scrolls; fig. the vast Buddhist canon
ten million
constantly changing, ever-varying (idiom)
a thousand miles
thousands
Trinidad and Tobago
goose feather sent from afar (idiom); a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it
a thousand cups of wine is not too much when best friends meet (idiom)
from distant parts
reflect a thousand times and you can still make a mistake (idiom); to err is human
extravagant
lit. a thousand mile journey begins with the first step
a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
every minute counts
money and riches
the year 2000
lit. train an army for a thousand days to use it for one morning (idiom)
a general planning in the seclusion of his tent is able to determine the outcome of the distant battle (idiom)
a good reputation to last down the generations
kilocycle (KC), equals to 1,000 Hz
Kumutula thousand-Buddha grotto in Kuqa, Xinjiang
lit. Train an army for a thousand days to use it for an hour. (idiom); fig. extensive preparation eventually pays off
cosmos (Buddhism)
swing (seat hung from a frame or branch)
goose feather sent from afar (idiom); a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it
millipede
to swing (on a swing)
several thousand
lasagna
kilowatt-hour
totally submissive (idiom)
repeatedly urging
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]
to hack (sb) to pieces (punishment in former times)
make light of traveling a thousand li
square kilometer
the thousands place (or column) in the decimal system
millennium
to have eternal regrets (idiom)
(idiom) extremely diverse
thousand island dressing
plethora of things to tackle
Qiandao Lake in Zhejiang, aka Xin'an River Reservoir, created as part of a large hydroelectric project in 1959
kilovolt
kilohertz
although small, a steelyard weight may tip a hundred pounds (idiom)
kilobase pair (molecular biology)
kilojoule
jack (for lifting weight)
Thousand Character Classic, 6th century poem used as a traditional reading primer
lit. a wise person reflecting a thousand times can still make a mistake (idiom); fig. nobody is infallible
for all eternity (idiom)
millennium
(in praise of a piece of writing or calligraphy) each character is perfect
screw jack
to be able to plan victory from a thousand miles away (idiom)
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.
to select very carefully
innumerable
countless changes
after hard work and numerous revisions (idiom)
the slightest difference leads to a huge loss (idiom)
(archaic) a state with a thousand chariots (to fight a war) – a powerful state
Generation Y
kilohertz
innumerable
Qianshan district of Anshan city 鞍山市[ān shān shì], Liaoning
(idiom) to come in many different shapes; to display a great variety of forms
linked in countless ways
giga-