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  *千* | 千* | *千
thousand
HSK 2
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HSK 2
kilogram
HSK 2
lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom) / fig. untold numbers; innumerable; countless
HSK 7-9
ten million / countless / many / one must by all means
HSK 3
lit. thousand ways, a hundred plans (idiom); by every possible means
HSK 7-9
countless changes / constant permutation
HSK 7-9
myriad / multitudinous / multifarious
lit. one day, a thousand miles (idiom); rapid progress
thousand miles distant
several thousand
one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom) / (in praise of a piece of writing or calligraphy) each character is perfect / each word is highly valued
extremely difficult
a thousand years / your birthday (honorific)
(idiom) time is gold; every minute is precious
kilowatt-hour
The Book of One Thousand and One Nights
lit. a thousand pounds hangs by a thread (idiom) / fig. (at the) critical; perilous (moment)
HSK 7-9
Thousand Character Classic, 6th century poem used as a traditional reading primer
millennium
kilometer
thousand jin (pounds) of gold / money and riches / (honorific) invaluable (support) / (honorific) daughter
can't be bought for one thousand in gold (idiom)
(idiom) to come in many different shapes; to display a great variety of forms
for all eternity / throughout all ages / eternity (used in an elegiac couplet, wreath etc dedicated to the dead)
kilobyte
to select very carefully
one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom); valuable advice / words of enormous weight
every family (idiom)
HSK 7-9
lit. stake a thousand pieces of gold on one throw (idiom); to throw away money recklessly / extravagant
Chang Dai-chien or Zhang Daqian (1899-1983), one of the greatest Chinese artists of the 20th century
the year 2000 / 2000 years
kilowatt (unit of electric power)
Tales from 5000 Years of Chinese History in three volumes by Cao Yuzhang 曹餘章|曹余章
extremely rare (idiom) / once in a blue moon
a promise worth one thousand in gold (idiom); a promise that must be kept
magnificent army with thousands of men and horses (idiom); impressive display of manpower / all the King's horses and all the King's men
HSK 7-9
a single slip may cause everlasting sorrow (idiom)
hundreds / a large number / lit. by the hundreds and thousands
lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom); untold numbers / innumerable / thousands upon thousands
jack (for lifting weight)
lit. train an army for a thousand days to use it for one morning (idiom) / fig. extensive preparation eventually pays off
linked in countless ways
lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom); untold numbers / innumerable / thousands upon thousands
the slightest difference leads to a huge loss (idiom) / a miss is as good as a mile
(idiom) extremely diverse / to vary greatly
thousands
kilohertz / kHz
thousand island dressing
a general planning in the seclusion of his tent is able to determine the outcome of the distant battle (idiom)
to cheat (in gambling)
(idiom) from a great distance; (to come) from afar
lit. to drop a thousand zhang in one fall (idiom) / fig. (of business, popularity etc) to suffer a sudden, devastating decline / to take a dive
to be able to plan victory from a thousand miles away (idiom)
for all eternity (idiom)
lit. a wise person reflecting a thousand times can still make a mistake (idiom); fig. nobody is infallible
lit. an ant hole may cause the collapse of a great dike (idiom) / fig. huge damage may result from a moment's negligence
thousands (of sth)
totally submissive (idiom)
lit. ten thousand mile horse / fine steed
Chiba (Japanese surname and place name)
to suffer untold hardships (idiom); trials and tribulations / with difficulty / after some effort
goose feather sent from afar, a slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.
giga- / (computer networking) gigabits per second; 1000Base-T
the first year of a millennium (esp. the year 2000)
Chiba prefecture, Japan
Easy to raise an army of one thousand, but hard to find a good general. (idiom)
to face a thousand pointing fingers with a cool scowl (citation from Lu Xun) / to treat with disdain / to defy
thousands of purples and reds (idiom); a blaze of color / fig. a profusion of flourishing trades
kilopascal (kPa, unit of pressure)
Buddhist grottos
lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom); untold numbers / innumerable / thousands upon thousands
absolutely true (idiom) / manifold / true from many points of view
thousands of words (idiom); having a lot of things to say / talking nonstop
lit. a thousand mile journey begins with the first step / fig. big accomplishments come from an accumulation of little achievements made one by one
myriads / hundred billion
goose feather sent from afar (idiom); a trifling gift with a weighty thought behind it / also written 千里送鵝毛|千里送鹅毛
each has its own merits (idiom)
at the critical moment; in the nick of time
Generation Y / Millennial Generation
a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
(archaic) a state with a thousand chariots (to fight a war) – a powerful state
micrometer screw gauge; micrometer
throughout the ages
lit. there are many swift horses, but very few who can spot them (proverb) / fig. many have talent, but few can recognize talent when they see it
light-years (apart) / a million miles (apart) / (i.e. indicates a huge difference or a huge distance)
goose feather sent from afar (idiom); a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it
(idiom) to hack (sb) to pieces (punishment in former times)
kilocycle (KC), equals to 1,000 Hz
kiloton
goose feather sent from afar, a slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.
Kuril Islands, archipelago in Sakhalin, far-eastern Russia
to exhaust every means to achieve sth (idiom)
lit. a promise worth a thousand pieces of gold (idiom) / fig. a promise that can be counted on
after hard work and numerous revisions (idiom) / the vicissitudes of life
hydraulic jack
to swing (on a swing)
Qiandao Lake in Zhejiang, aka Xin'an River Reservoir, created as part of a large hydroelectric project in 1959

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