千军万马

• ピンイン: qiān jūn wàn mǎ
• 漢字の分解: 千 = 十 + 人 (thousand); 军 = 冖 (cover) + 车 (chariot) (army/military); 万 = pictograph (ten thousand); 马 = pictograph of a horse

意味

千軍万馬（大軍勢／大勢）

A four-character idiom evoking immense scale and collective force. Used both literally (military history) and figuratively (competitive examinations, market competition, large crowds). Frequently used in news, commentary, and literature to convey the scale of human endeavour.

例文

1. 高考放榜日，千军万马奔赴各大高校报到，校园内人声鼎沸，充满了蓬勃朝气与希望。
2. 面对千军万马的市场竞争，这家创业公司凭借独到的产品定位和精准的用户运营脱颖而出。
3. 古战场遗址上，历史学家重新还原了当年千军万马浴血厮杀、决定王朝命运的那场关键战役。

使い方ガイド

場面: history, competition, military, large crowds

トーン: grand

正しい言い方

• 每年春运期间，千军万马的返乡人潮涌向各大交通枢纽，考验着全国交通运输体系的承载能力。(During the Spring Festival travel rush each year, the massive tide of people returning home surges toward major transport hubs, testing the carrying capacity of the national transport system.)
• 在这场商业竞争中，即便面对千军万马的对手，他依然凭借产品核心竞争力稳占市场一席之地。(In this commercial competition, even facing an overwhelming array of rivals, he still managed to hold a firm market position thanks to the core competitiveness of his product.)

避ける言い方

• 他一个人的力量抵得上千军万马 — this misapplies the idiom; 千军万马 describes an actual large force, not a metaphor for one person's strength; use 以一当百 instead

起源と歴史

千 (thousand) + 军 (army/troops) + 万 (ten thousand) + 马 (horse) — a thousand armies and ten thousand horses; an immense fighting force

文化的背景

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal