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千qiānthousand

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千 (qiān) means "thousand," the number 1,000. It comes after a number such as 一, 两, or 三 to count thousands, as in 两千 (two thousand), and it is often followed by a measure word and a noun, as in 一千块钱 (one thousand yuan). Larger numbers build on it in the same way.

What does 千 mean?

  1. 1.

    thousandnumeral

What does the character 千 mean?

  • 千thousand

How do you use 千?

千 normally needs a number in front of it, so you say 一千 rather than 千 alone when counting.

What are some examples of 千 in a sentence?

  1. HSK 3

    这本书一千页。

    Zhè běn shū yìqiān yè.

    This book has one thousand pages.

  2. HSK 3

    图书馆里有三千本书。

    Túshūguǎn li yǒu sānqiān běn shū.

    There are three thousand books in the library.

  3. HSK 4

    这台电脑八千块钱。

    Zhè tái diànnǎo bāqiān kuài qián.

    This computer costs eight thousand yuan.

How is 千 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    这部手机多少钱？

    Zhè bù shǒujī duōshao qián?

    How much is this phone?

  2. Speaker B:

    两千块。

    Liǎngqiān kuài.

    Two thousand yuan.

  3. Speaker A:

    有点贵，有没有便宜的？

    Yǒudiǎn guì, yǒu méiyǒu piányi de?

    That's a bit expensive. Is there a cheaper one?

  4. Speaker B:

    这部只要一千五。

    Zhè bù zhǐ yào yìqiān wǔ.

    This one is only fifteen hundred.

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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.