千乘之國 qiān shèng zhī guó

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

千 qiān
HSK 2
thousand; many, numerous; very; (Cant.) a cheater, swindler
乘 shèng
HSK 4
ride, ascend; avail oneself of; numerary adjunct for vehicles
之 zhī
HSK 4
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
國 guó nation, country, nation-state