thousands of… millions of…; indicating emphasis
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Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesidiom
describing an extremely large number or quantity
literaryA common four-character idiom pattern used for hyperbolic emphasis. The first and third characters are fixed as 千 and 万. The second and fourth characters are variable nouns or verbs.
Wèi为
le了
zhè这
ge个
xiàng项
mù目
，
tā他
lì历
jìn尽
qiān千
xīn辛
wàn万
kǔ苦
。
He endured countless hardships for this project.
Nà那
bù部
xiǎo小
shuō说
miáo描
xiě写
le了
qiān千
jūn军
wàn万
mǎ马
sī厮
shā杀
de的
hóng宏
dà大
chǎng场
miàn面
。
That novel describes the grand scene of a mighty army in battle.
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Liǎng两
rén人
suī虽
yuǎn远
gé隔
chóng重
yáng洋
，
dàn但
gǎn感
qíng情
qiān千
sī丝
wàn万
lǚ缕
。
Although separated by vast oceans, their feelings are intimately connected.
idiom
used for emphasis; absolutely; truly
literaryUsed to strongly emphasize the truth or intensity of the following adjective or verb.
Tā他
fā发
shì誓
shuō说
zhè这
jiàn件
shì事
qiān千
zhēn真
wàn万
què确
。
He swore that this matter was absolutely true.
Yào要
zuò做
chū出
zhè这
ge个
jué决
dìng定
，
zhēn真
shì是
qiān千
nán难
wàn万
nán难
。
Making this decision is truly extremely difficult.