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  *千* | 千* | *千
thousand
HSK 2
kilogram
HSK 2
ten million / countless / many / one must by all means
HSK 3
lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom) / fig. untold numbers; innumerable; countless
HSK 7-9
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  *韆* | 韆* | *韆
HSK 2
lit. thousand ways, a hundred plans (idiom); by every possible means
HSK 7-9
lit. one day, a thousand miles (idiom); rapid progress
thousand miles distant
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
a thousand years / your birthday (honorific)
(idiom) time is gold; every minute is precious
lit. a thousand mile journey begins with the first step / fig. big accomplishments come from an accumulation of little achievements made one by one
The Book of One Thousand and One Nights
Thousand Character Classic, 6th century poem used as a traditional reading primer
millennium
kilometer
lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom); untold numbers / innumerable / thousands upon thousands
thousand jin (pounds) of gold / money and riches / (honorific) invaluable (support) / (honorific) daughter
for all eternity / throughout all ages / eternity (used in an elegiac couplet, wreath etc dedicated to the dead)
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
myriads / hundred billion
one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom); valuable advice / words of enormous weight
every family (idiom)
HSK 7-9
several thousand
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
kilowatt (unit of electric power)
lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom); untold numbers / innumerable / thousands upon thousands
Tales from 5000 Years of Chinese History in three volumes by Cao Yuzhang 曹餘章|曹余章
lit. ten thousand mile horse / fine steed
the year 2000 / 2000 years
in different poses and with different expressions / in thousands of postures (idiom)
a single slip may cause everlasting sorrow (idiom)
reflect a thousand times and you can still make a mistake (idiom); to err is human
hundreds / a large number / lit. by the hundreds and thousands
goose feather sent from afar, a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it (idiom); It's not the gift that counts, but the thought behind it.
a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
bastard; scumbag; son of a bitch
although small, a steelyard weight may tip a hundred pounds (idiom) / apparently insignificant details can have a large impact / for want of a nail the battle was lost
to be able to plan victory from a thousand miles away (idiom)
to suffer untold hardships (idiom); trials and tribulations / with difficulty / after some effort
lit. train an army for a thousand days to use it for one morning (idiom) / fig. extensive preparation eventually pays off
countless changes / constant permutation
HSK 7-9
thousands
jack (for lifting weight)
fig. a tree may grow a thousand zhang high, but its leaves return to their roots (proverb) / fig. everything has its ancestral home / in old age, an expatriate returns home
thousands of words (idiom); having a lot of things to say / talking nonstop
can't be bought for one thousand in gold (idiom)
thousands (of sth)
to cheat (in gambling)
(idiom) from a great distance; (to come) from afar
Chiba prefecture, Japan
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
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
goose feather sent from afar (idiom); a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it / also written 千里送鵝毛|千里送鹅毛
giga- / (computer networking) gigabits per second; 1000Base-T
make light of traveling a thousand li / go to the trouble of traveling a long distance
the first year of a millennium (esp. the year 2000)
kilopascal (kPa, unit of pressure)
Buddhist grottos
thousand island dressing
each has its own merits (idiom)
a general planning in the seclusion of his tent is able to determine the outcome of the distant battle (idiom)
Generation Y / Millennial Generation
micrometer screw gauge; micrometer
(idiom) extremely diverse / to vary greatly
kilohertz / kHz
lit. an ant hole may cause the collapse of a great dike (idiom) / fig. huge damage may result from a moment's negligence
plethora of things to tackle / multitude of loose ends / very complicated / chaotic
kilobase pair (molecular biology)
a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
light-years (apart) / a million miles (apart) / (i.e. indicates a huge difference or a huge distance)
a promise worth one thousand in gold (idiom); a promise that must be kept
swing (seat hung from a frame or branch)
kilocycle (KC), equals to 1,000 Hz
throughout the ages
after hard work and numerous revisions (idiom) / the vicissitudes of life
to exhaust every means to achieve sth (idiom)
kilowatt-hour
absolutely true (idiom) / manifold / true from many points of view
(coll.) one thousand or almost one thousand
totally submissive (idiom)
(idiom) to come in many different shapes; to display a great variety of forms
kilobit
extremely difficult
to face a thousand pointing fingers with a cool scowl (citation from Lu Xun) / to treat with disdain / to defy
myriad plants and flowers (idiom); rich and colorful
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.
a thousand miles / a thousand li (i.e. 500 kilometers) / a long distance
lit. a wise person reflecting a thousand times can still make a mistake (idiom); fig. nobody is infallible
clairvoyance
Chang Dai-chien or Zhang Daqian (1899-1983), one of the greatest Chinese artists of the 20th century
lit. good deeds do not go beyond the door, evil deeds spread a thousand miles / a good deed goes unnoticed, but scandal spreads fast (idiom)
lit. Train an army for a thousand days to use it for an hour. (idiom); fig. extensive preparation eventually pays off

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