千乘之國 qiān shèng zhī guó

powerful ancient state; state with 1000 chariots

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. (archaic) a state with a thousand chariots (to fight a war) – a powerful state

Characters

Character Meaning
千 qiān HSK 2
thousand; see 秋千qiū qiān
乘 shèng HSK 4
to ride; to make use of; to take advantage of
之 zhī HSK 4
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的de); it
國 guó
country; nation; state