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Definition(s) for: 成千上万

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
成千上万 chéng qiān - shàng wàn - lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom)
- fig. untold numbers; innumerable; countless

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- 7 5,162 14,535 19,279

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
chéng- surname Cheng
- short name for Chengdu 成都[Cheng2du1]
chéng- to succeed
- to finish
- to complete
- to accomplish
- to become
- to turn into
- to be all right
- OK!
- one tenth
qiān- thousand
qiān- used in 鞦韆|秋千[qiu1qian1]
shǎng- used in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]
shàng- (bound form) up; upper; above; previous
- first (of multiple parts)
- to climb; to get onto; to go up
- to attend (class or university)
- (directional complement) up
- (noun suffix) on; above
- used in 万俟[Mo4 qi2]
wàn- surname Wan
wàn- ten thousand
- a great number

Other Words Containing 成千上万

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
成千上万 - 7 5,162 14,535 19,279