thousands upon thousands; a great many
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesidiom
thousands and tens of thousands; a great many; countless
neutralUsed to describe a very large, indefinite number of people or things. Functions as a subject, object, or attributive modifier.
Chéng成
qiān千
lěi上
wàn万
de的
rén人
jù聚
jí集
zài在
guǎng广
chǎng场
shàng上
guān观
kàn看
yǎn演
chū出
。
Thousands upon thousands of people gathered in the square to watch the performance.
Zhè这
chǎng场
zāi灾
nàn难
zào造
chéng成
le了
chéng成
qiān千
lěi上
wàn万
de的
shāng伤
wáng亡
。
This disaster caused thousands of casualties.
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Chéng成
qiān千
lěi上
wàn万
de的
xìn信
jiàn件
yǒng涌
xiàng向
le了
bàn办
gōng公
shì室
。
Thousands of letters flooded into the office.
Měi每
nián年
chūn春
tiān天
，
chéng成
qiān千
lěi上
wàn万
de的
hòu候
niǎo鸟
huì会
fēi飞
dào到
zhè这
lǐ里
。
Every spring, thousands upon thousands of migratory birds fly here.