成千上万 chéng qiān shàng wàn

innumerable; thousands upon thousands

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 5160th word

Definitions

  1. 1. innumerable
  2. 2. thousands upon thousands
  3. 3. lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom); untold numbers

Characters

Character Meaning
成 chéng HSK 3
to become; to succeed; to complete
千 qiān HSK 2
thousand; see 秋千qiū qiān
上 shàng HSK 1
to go up; on top; above
万 wàn HSK 3
ten thousand; a great number; surname Wan