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(lit.) by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom) · (fig.) untold numbers; innumerable; countless

成千上万
chéng qiān shàng wàn
IdiomHSK 7-9
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Thousands of people wanted to know the answer.
成千上万的人想要知道答案。
Thousands of foreigners visit Japan every year.
每年有成千上万的外国人访问日本。
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom); untold numbers · innumerable · thousands upon thousands千千万万qiān qiān wàn wànlit. their number cannot be counted (idiom); fig. countless · innumerable不计其数bù jì qí shùmany; much; more; a lot of · too many; in excess · (after a numeral)... odd · how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. duó) · (bound form) multi-; poly-多duō(lit.) as numerous as the hairs of an ox (idiom) · (fig.) innumerable; countless多如牛毛duō rú niú máolit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom); untold numbers · innumerable · thousands upon thousands成千成万chéng qiān chéng wàn
Antonyms
(idiom) very few寥寥无几liáo liáo wú jǐ(idiom) very few寥寥可数liáo liáo kě shǔ