thousands upon thousands; innumerable
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesidiom
thousands upon thousands; countless; a multitude
Used to emphasize a very large, often uncountable number. Variants include 成千累万 (chéng qiān lěi wàn) and 成千成万 (chéng qiān chéng wàn).
Guó国
qìng庆
jié节
qī期
jiān间
，
chéng成
qiān千
shàng上
wàn万
de的
yóu游
kè客
yǒng涌
xiàng向
Tiān天
ān安
mén门
guǎng广
chǎng场
。
During National Day, thousands upon thousands of tourists flocked to Tiananmen Square.
Tā他
wèi为
zhè这
xiàng项
shì事
yè业
juān捐
chū出
le了
chéng成
qiān千
shàng上
wàn万
yuán元
。
He donated tens of thousands of yuan to this cause.
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Guǎng广
chǎng场
shang上
jù聚
jí集
le了
chéng成
qiān千
shàng上
wàn万
de的
kàng抗
yì议
zhě者
。
The square gathered thousands of protesters.
Měi每
nián年
chūn春
tiān天
，
chéng成
qiān千
shàng上
wàn万
de的
yàn燕
zi子
huì会
fēi飞
huí回
zhè这
lǐ里
。
Every spring, thousands of swallows fly back here.