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几千

thousands

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

ji3qian1 • jǐqiān

Meaning

Primary

thousands

Alternatives

several thousand

Hint

If the order of the characters were reversed, as in 千几, it would mean "more than a thousand" instead.

Mnemonic

Combine 几 several and 千 thousand and you get 几千 thousands.

Usage

几千 年 的 时间

thousands of years of time

几千 名 学生

thousands of students