千 qiān
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 十 — ten, tenth
千军万马
qiānjūnwànmǎ
a mighty force; a vast multitude
Characters in this word
军 jūn
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 车 — cart, vehicle
- Made of
- 冖 cover 车 cart, vehicle
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
万 wàn
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 一 — one
马 mǎ
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 马 — horse
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 招聘会一开始，求职的人像千军万马一样涌进大厅。 Zhāopìnhuì yī kāishǐ, qiúzhí de rén xiàng qiānjūn wànmǎ yīyàng yǒng jìn dàtīng. The moment the job fair opened, jobseekers surged into the hall like a vast army.
- 一开闸，千军万马般的人流冲向月台。 Yī kāizhá, qiānjūn wànmǎ bān de rénliú chōng xiàng yuètái. As soon as the gates opened, a torrent of humanity rushed toward the platform.
- 马拉松起跑时，千军万马一起冲出起跑线。 Mǎlāsōng qǐpǎo shí, qiānjūn wànmǎ yīqǐ chōngchū qǐpǎoxiàn. At the start of the marathon, thousands of runners burst across the starting line at once.
Related words
- 千 qiān thousand
- 千克 qiānkè kilogram
- 千万 qiānwàn be sure to; never (for emphasis)
- 成千上万 chéngqiānshàngwàn tens of thousands, numerous
- 千家万户 qiānjiāwànhù countless households
- 千变万化 qiānbiànwànhuà ever-changing; constantly changing
- 千方百计 qiānfāngbǎijì by every possible means
- 千钧一发 qiānjūnyífà at a critical moment; extremely perilous
- 千姿百态 qiānzībǎitài in a great variety of forms; diverse and colourful
- 冠军 guànjūn champion
- 军人 jūnrén soldier
- 亚军 yàjūn runner-up