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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


图书馆 有 几千 本 书。

The library has thousands of books.

他们 花 了 几千 元 买 这 台 电脑。

They spent thousands of yuan on this computer.

几千 人 来 听 这 场 音乐会。

Thousands of people came to hear this concert.