千 (qiān): thousand, used in 鞦韆|秋千[qiu1 qian1]
千 (qiān) is a Chinese character meaning “thousand.” Classified as HSK Level 1 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 丿 (structural) and 十 (structural). It ranks #599 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Definitions
- thousand
- used in 鞦韆|秋千[qiu1 qian1]
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 千
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 千万adverb | qiān wàn | ten million | 4 |
| 成千上万 | chéng qiān shàng wàn | lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom) | 6 |
| 千克measure | qiān kè | kilogram | 4 |
| 千家万户 | qiān jiā wàn hù | every family (idiom) | 6 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 几千 | jǐ qiān | several thousand |
| 千年 | qiān nián | millennium |
| 成百上千 | chéng bǎi shàng qiān | hundreds |
| 秋千 | qiū qiān | swing (seat hung from a frame or branch) |
| 千金 | qiān jīn | thousand jin 斤 (pounds) of gold |
| 千里迢迢 | qiān lǐ tiáo tiáo | (idiom) from a great distance |
| 荡秋千 | dàng qiū qiān | to swing (on a swing) |
| 成千 | chéng qiān | thousands |
| 千方百计 | qiān fāng bǎi jì | lit. thousand ways, a hundred plans (idiom) |
| 千钧一发 | qiān jūn yī fà | lit. a thousand pounds hangs by a thread (idiom) |
| 千秋 | qiān qiū | a thousand years |
| 千疮百孔 | qiān chuāng bǎi kǒng | see 百孔千瘡|百孔千疮[bai3 kong3 qian1 chuang1] |
| 万千 | wàn qiān | myriad |
| 千斤顶 | qiān jīn dǐng | jack (for lifting weight) |
| 大千世界 | dà qiān shì jiè | great wide world |
千 appears in 100 compound words: 69 as the first character, 11 as the last, and 20 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 千 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (53)
to make light of travelling from afar; to go to the trouble of travelling a long distance
by the thousands and tens of thousands; untold numbers; innumerable; thousands upon thousands
by the thousands and tens of thousands; untold numbers; innumerable; thousands upon thousands
by the thousands and tens of thousands; untold numbers; innumerable; thousands upon thousands
by the thousands and tens of thousands; untold numbers; innumerable; thousands upon thousands
by the thousands and tens of thousands; untold numbers; innumerable; thousands upon thousands
by the thousands and tens of thousands; untold numbers; innumerable; thousands upon thousands
Showing 12 of 53 idioms containing 千.
Example Sentences
成千上万的人参加了这场音乐会，现场气氛非常热烈。
Chéng qiān shàng wàn de rén cānjiā le zhè chǎng yīnyuèhuì, xiànchǎng qìfēn fēicháng rèliè.
Thousands of people attended this concert; the atmosphere was very enthusiastic.
受冬季风暴影响 美国数千架次航班被取消
shòu dōng jì fēng bào yǐng xiǎng měi guó shǔ qiān jià cì háng bān bèi qǔ xiāo
Thousands of flights in the United States were canceled due to the winter storm
千城百县看中国·护航春运丨河北交通:智慧高...
qiān chéng bǎi xiàn kàn zhōng guó hù háng chūn yùn 丨 hé běi jiāo tōng : zhì huì gāo . . .
Thousands of cities and counties look at China and escort the Spring Festival丨Hebei transportation: high wisdom...
新春走基层丨95后潜水员与千年白鹤梁的水下之约
xīn chūn zǒu jī céng 丨 hòu qián shuǐ yuán yú qiān nián bái hè liáng de shuǐ xià zhī yāo
New Year walk grassroots 丨 95 divers and the Millennium White Crane Liang underwater appointment
新春走基层丨护送万千乡愁 奔赴团圆之路
xīn chūn zǒu jī céng 丨 hù sòng mò qiān xiāng chóu bēn fù tuán yuán zhī lù
New Year walk grassroots 丨 escort thousands of nostalgia to the reunion road
...河山峡段4座梯级水电站累计发电破100亿千瓦时
. . . hé shān xiá duàn zuò tī jí shuǐ diàn zhàn lěi jì fā diàn pò yì qiān wǎ shí
The four-tier hydropower stations along the HeShan Gorge have cumulatively generated over 10 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity.
我用两千日元买了这本书。
Wǒ yòng liǎng qiān Rìyuán mǎi le zhè běn shū.
I paid two thousand yen for the book.
成千上万的人想要知道答案。
Chéngqiānshàngwàn de rén xiǎng yào zhīdào dá'àn.
Thousands of people wanted to know the answer.
千里之行，始于足下。
Qiānlǐzhīxíng, shǐyúzúxià.
A journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step.
千万不要忘记带教科书。
Qiānwàn bù yào wàngjì dài jiàokēshū.
You must not forget your schoolbooks.
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