成千成萬

简 成千成万 · 繁 成千成萬
Mandarin · pinyin chéng qiān chéng wàn

Meanings

  1. lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom); untold numbers
  2. innumerable
  3. thousands upon thousands
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成
chéng · completed, finished, fixed
千
qiān · thousand; many, numerous; very; (Cant.) a cheater, swindler
萬
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万
wàn · mò · ten thousand; innumerable
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2–1–2–4 · cheng2 qian1 cheng2 wan4

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sing4 cin1 sing4 maan6

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  1. (idiomatic) by the thousands and tens of thousands; untold numbers; innumerable; thousands upon thousands

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成千成萬 · cheng2 qian1 cheng2 wan4
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Exact source record成千成萬 成千成万 [cheng2 qian1 cheng2 wan4] /lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom); untold numbers/innumerable/thousands upon thousands/