上萬 [－万]

Jyutping soeng5 maan6
Pinyin shàng wàn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. over ten thousand
  2. fig. untold numbers
  3. innumerable
  4. thousands upon thousands
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 數詞
    接近​或者​稍為​超過​一萬​，​係​約​略​嘅​估​計
    up to tens of thousands
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    每年有成千上万的外国人访问日本。
    每年有成千上萬的外國人訪問日本。
    měi nián yǒu chéng qiān shàng wàn de wài guó rén fǎng wèn rì běn 。
    • Thousands of foreigners visit Japan every year.
    • Thousands of foreigners visit Japan each year.
    • Every year thousands of foreigners visit Japan.
  2. Mandarin
    成千上万的人对这个广告很失望。
    成千上萬的人對這個廣告很失望。
    chéng qiān shàng wàn de rén duì zhè ge guǎng gào hěn shī wàng 。
    • Thousands of people were deceived by the advertisement.
  3. Mandarin
    成千上万的人想要知道答案。
    成千上萬的人想要知道答案。
    chéng qiān shàng wàn de rén xiǎng yào zhī dào dá àn 。
    • Thousands of people wanted to know the answer.
  4. Mandarin
    天上万里无云。
    天上萬里無雲。
    tiān shàng wàn lǐ wú yún 。
    • Not a single cloud could be seen in the sky.
  5. Mandarin
    成千上万的士兵和市民死去了。
    成千上萬的士兵和市民死去了。
    chéng qiān shàng wàn dī shì bīng hé shì mín sǐ qù le 。
    • Thousands upon thousands of soldiers and civilians died.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    每年七一，都有成千上万嘅香港市民上街，向政府表达诉求。
    每年七一，都有成千上萬嘅香港市民上街，向政府表達訴求。
    mui5 nin4 cat1 jat1, dou1 jau5 sing4 cin1 soeng5 maan6 ge3 hoeng1 gong2 si5 man4 soeng5 gaai1, hoeng3 zing3 fu2 biu2 daat6 sou3 kau4.
    • On 1st July every year, thousands of Hong Kong citizens take to the streets to express their demands to the government.
  2. Cantonese
    成千上万嘅学生上街游行。
    成千上萬嘅學生上街遊行。
    seng4 cin1 soeng5 maan6 ge3 hok6 saang1 soeng5 gaai1 jau4 hang4.
    • Thousands upon thousands of students march on the streets.
  3. Cantonese
    成千上万嘅军队集结喺边境度准备入侵。
    成千上萬嘅軍隊集結喺邊境度準備入侵。
    sing4 cin1 soeng5 maan6 ge3 gwan1 deoi2 zaap6 git3 hai2 bin1 ging2 dou6 zeon3 bei6 jap6 cam1.
    • Thousands of troops have massed along the border in preparation for an invasion.
  4. Cantonese
    中国有上万个政治犯被关押。
    中國有上萬個政治犯被關押。
    • More than 10,000 Chinese political prisoners are in jail.
  5. Cantonese
    佢虽然见惯大场面，但系上到台，对住成千上万嘅观众，都仲系有少少紧张。
    佢雖然見慣大場面，但係上到台，對住成千上萬嘅觀眾，都仲係有少少緊張。
    • He's a seasoned public speaker, but as he went on stage to see thousands of people in the audience, he couldn't help feeling a bit nervous.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    成千上万
    成千上萬
    chéng qiān shàng wàn
    • by the thousands and tens of thousands
  2. Mandarin
    就是这台电脑价格上万，我也会买。
    就是這台電腦價格上萬，我也會買。
    jiù shì zhè tái diàn nǎo jià gé shàng wàn ， wǒ yě huì mǎi ．
    • Even if the price of this computer is over 10,000 yuan, I'm still going to buy it.
    • Even if this computer's price is over 10,000 yuan, I'm still going to buy it.
  3. Mandarin
    成千上万他的支持者聚集在他的周围。
    成千上萬他的支持者聚集在他的周圍。
    chéng qiān shàng wàn tā de zhī chí zhě jù jí zài tā de zhōu wéi ．
    • Thousands upon thousands of his supporters congregated around him.
  4. Mandarin
    匈牙利事件发生以后，我国有些人感到高兴。他们希望在中国也出现一个那样的事件，有成千上万的人上街，去反对人民政府。
    匈牙利事件發生以後，我國有些人感到高興。他們希望在中國也出現一個那樣的事件，有成千上萬的人上街，去反對人民政府。
    xiōng yá lì shì jiàn fā shēng yǐ hòu ， wǒ guó yǒu xiē rén gǎn dào gāo xìng ． tā men xī wàng zài zhōng guó yě chū xiàn yī ge nà yàng de shì jiàn ， yǒu chéng qiān shàng wàn de rén shàng jiē ， qù fǎn duì rén mín zhèng fǔ ．
    • Certain people in our country were delighted by the Hungarian incident. They hoped that something similar would happen in China, that thousands upon thousands of people would take to the streets to demonstrate against the People's Government.