shàng wàn

Translation

  • over ten thousand
  • fig. untold numbers
  • innumerable
  • thousands upon thousands

Examples

  • 上万里无云。
    Not a cloud was to be seen in the sky.
  • 每年有成千上万的外国人访问日本。
    Thousands of foreigners visit Japan every year.
  • 成千上万的人想要知道答案。
    Thousands of people wanted to know the answer.
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