Tens of thousands in Chinese
tens of thousands · HSK 6
成千上万
- 成 to become
- 千 thousand
- 上 up
- 万 ten thousand
每年有成千上万的游客来这里。 Tens of thousands of tourists come here every year.
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How do you say tens of thousands in Chinese?
Tens of thousands in Chinese is 成千上万 (chéng qiān shàng wàn).
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