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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 千幾, it would mean "more than a thousand" instead.

Mnemonic


Combine 幾 several and 千 thousand and you get 幾千 thousands.

Usage


幾千 年 的 時間

thousands of years of time

幾千 名 學生

thousands of students