1. lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom); untold numbers2. innumerable3. thousands upon thousands
1. lit. my worn-out broom, a thousand in gold (idiom); fig. sentimental value2. I wouldn't be parted with it for anything.
to be able to plan victory from a thousand miles away (idiom)
myriad plants and flowers (idiom); rich and colorful
百孔千疮 百孔千瘡 bǎi kǒng qiān chuāng 1. heavily damaged2. (fig.) full of holes3. riddled with problems
ten thousand or almost ten thousand
1. fighting everywhere over a thousand miles (idiom); constant fighting across the country2. never-ending struggle
One Thousand and One Nights; Arabian Nights
1. light-years (apart)2. a million miles (apart)3. (i.e. indicates a huge difference or a huge distance)
goose feather sent from afar (idiom); a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it
横眉冷对千夫指 橫眉冷對千夫指 héng méi lěng duì qiān fū zhǐ 1. to face a thousand pointing fingers with a cool scowl (citation from Lu Xun)2. to treat with disdain3. to defy
酒逢知己千杯少 jiǔ féng zhī jǐ qiān bēi shǎo 1. a thousand cups of wine is not too much when best friends meet (idiom)2. when you're with close friends, you can let your hair down
千疮百孔 千瘡百孔 qiān chuāng bǎi kǒng see 百孔千疮[bǎi kǒng qiān chuāng]
see 流芳百世[liú fāng bǎi shì]
see 千方百计[qiān fāng bǎi jì]
kilopascal (kPa, unit of pressure)
damn; friggin'; goddamn; fucking
1. Generation Y2. Millennial Generation
Prescriptions Worth a Thousand in Gold, early Tang compendium of herbal medicine by Sun Simiao 孙思邈[sūn sī miǎo]
kilobase pair (molecular biology)
bastard; scumbag; son of a bitch
1. thousands of miles away2. far away
Tales from 5000 Years of Chinese History in three volumes by Cao Yuzhang 曹余章[cáo yú zhāng]
1. goose feather sent from afar (idiom); a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it2. also written 千里送鹅毛
恶事传千里 惡事傳千里 è shì chuán qiān lǐ evil deeds spread a thousand miles (idiom); scandal spreads like wildfire
液压千斤顶 液壓千斤頂 yè yā qiān jīn dǐng hydraulic jack
螺旋千斤顶 螺旋千斤頂 luó xuán qiān jīn dǐng screw jack
齿条千斤顶 齒條千斤頂 chǐ tiáo qiān jīn dǐng rack and pinion jack
三千大千世界 sān qiān dà qiān shì jiè cosmos (Buddhism)
克孜尔千佛洞 克孜爾千佛洞 kè zī ěr qiān fó dòng Kezil thousand-Buddha grotto in Baicheng 拜城, Aksu 阿克苏地区, Xinjiang
千里达和多巴哥 千里達和多巴哥 qiān lǐ dá hé duō bā gē Trinidad and Tobago
在千钧一发之际 在千鈞一髮之際 zài qiān jūn yī fà zhī jì at the critical moment; in the nick of time
库木吐拉千佛洞 庫木吐拉千佛洞 kù mù tǔ lā qiān fó dòng Kumutula thousand-Buddha grotto in Kuqa, Xinjiang
秤砣虽小压千斤 秤砣雖小壓千斤 chèng tuó suī xiǎo yā qiān jīn 1. although small, a steelyard weight may tip a hundred pounds (idiom)2. apparently insignificant details can have a large impact3. for want of a nail the battle was lost
说一千，道一万 說一千，道一萬 shuō yī qiān , dào yī wàn 1. when all is said and done2. at the end of the day
柏孜克里克千佛洞 bó zī kè lǐ kè qiān fó dòng the Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves, in the Turpan Basin, Xinjiang
千军易得，一将难求 千軍易得，一將難求 qiān jūn yì dé , yī jiàng nán qiú Easy to raise an army of one thousand, but hard to find a good general. (idiom)