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成千上万 (chéng qiān shàng wàn) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 6

成千上万 (chéng qiān shàng wàn) is a Chinese word: thousands upon thousands. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 成千上万

成语 chéng yǔ idiom

thousands upon thousands

成千上万的人参加了这次活动。

chéng qiān shàng wàn de rén cān jiā le zhè cì huó dòng

Thousands upon thousands of people participated in this event.

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Word breakdown

成 chéng — reaching, amounting to

千 qiān — thousand

上 shàng — up to, above

万 wàn — ten thousand

Structure & writing
1 成 chéng — to accomplish; to succeed; to complete (opposite of 败)
成 is a component in 3 characters

consists of

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2 千 qiān — thousand; (used with 万 or 百) a great many
千 is a component in 6 characters

千 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

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3 上 shàng — upper; high position (opposite of 下); ① preceding in order ② higher in rank or quality
上 is a component in 4 characters

上 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

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4 万 wàn — ten thousand
万 is a component in 2 characters

万 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

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