成千上万

• 拼音: chéng qiān shàng wàn
• 汉字拆解: 成 = accomplish; 千 = thousand; 上 = above/reach; 万 = ten thousand

含义

Thousands upon thousands; tens of thousands; a great many. An idiom emphasizing a very large quantity.

A common four-character idiom used to emphasize large numbers. More expressive than simply saying 很多. Often used for people, objects, or abstract things. Slightly literary but common in both spoken and written Chinese.

例句

1. 成千上万的游客涌入了这座古城。
2. 这场音乐会吸引了成千上万的歌迷。
3. 成千上万的候鸟每年从北方飞到南方过冬。

用法指南

语境: description, emphasis, crowds

语气: emphatic

正确说法

• 成千上万的人参加了这次抗议活动。(Tens of thousands of people participated in this protest.)
• 网上有成千上万的学习资源。(There are thousands upon thousands of learning resources online.)

错误说法

• 成千上万的三个人 (Contradictory — don't use with specific small numbers)

起源与历史

Idiom combining 成千 (forming thousands) and 上万 (reaching ten-thousands). The structure emphasizes escalating large numbers.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal