千 (cin1 | qian1) : a thousand; many

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千

cin1

qian1

[1] thousand [2] many; numerous; very [3] a Chinese family name [4] [Cantonese] [high clipped tone] [n] card cheat; swindler [v] cheat at cards; swindle

alternate and formal form used on checks, in accounting and banking: 仟

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Stroke count: 3

Level: 1

Radical: 十 (#24)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

千

Don't confuse with:
干于

This word has been viewed 1 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 11th Jul 2009 05:56

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一千 jat1 cin1 yi1 qian1 = one thousand

千萬 cin1 maan6 qian1 wan4 = ten million; myriad; a large amount

千金 cin1 gam1 = daughter / something precious

千米 cin1 mai5 qian1 mi3 = kilometre, 1000m

出千 ceot1 cin1 chu1 qian1 = to cheat; cheating (in Poker, Blackjack, Mahjong, etc.) 粵

幾千 gei2 cin1 ji3 qian1 = several thousand

兩千 loeng5 cin1 liang3 qian1 = two thousand (common formation)

兩千年 loeng5 cin1 nin4 liang3 qian1 nian2 = the year 2000; 2000 years

八千 baat3 cin1 ba1 qian1 = eight thousand; 8000

四千 sei3 cin1 si4 qian1 = four thousand; 4,000

一字千金 jat1 zi6 cin1 gam1 yi1 zi4 qian1 jin1 = one word is worth a thousand taels of gold

七千 cat1 cin1 qi1 qian1 = seven thousand; 7,000 (common formation)

七千萬 cat1 cin1 maan6 qi1 qian1 wan4 = seventy million; 70,000,000 (common formation)

九千 gau2 cin1 jiu3 qian1 = nine thousand; 9,000 (common formation)

九千萬 gau2 cin1 maan6 jiu3 qian1 wan4 = ninety million; 90,000,000 (common formation)

二千 ji6 cin1 er4 qian1 = two thousand; 2,000 (common formation)

二千萬 ji6 cin1 maan6 er4 qian1 wan4 = twenty million; 20,000,000 (common formation)

六千 luk6 cin1 liu4 qian1 = six thousand; 6,000 (common formation)

六千萬 luk6 cin1 maan6 liu4 qian1 wan4 = sixty million; 60,000,000 (common formation)

五千 ng5 cin1 wu3 qian1 = five thousand; 5,000 (common formation)

五千萬 ng5 cin1 maan6 wu3 qian1 wan4 = fifty million; 50,000,000 (common formation)

三千 saam1 cin1 san1 qian1 = three thousand; 3,000 (common formation)

三千萬 saam1 cin1 maan6 san1 qian1 wan4 = thirty million; 30,000,000 (common formation)

千言萬語 cin1 jin4 maan6 jyu5 qian1 yan2 wan4 yu3 = innumerable words

千篇一律 cin1 pin1 jat1 leot6 qian1 pian1 yi1 lv4 = stereotyped

千祈 cin1 kei4 = must; by all means 粵

千秋 cin1 cau1 = a thousand years; (placename) Chin Chau

千祈唔好 cin1 kei4 m4 hou2 = don't ever 粵

老千 lou5 cin1 = con artist 粵

千禧 cin1 hei1 = millennium

成千上萬 sing4 cin1 soeng5 maan6 cheng2 qian1 shang4 wan4 = tens upon thousands; a lot

在家千日好,出外一時難 zoi6 gaa1 cin1 jat6 hou2 ceot1 ngoi6 jat1 si4 naan4 zai4 jia1 qian1 ri4 hao3 chu1 wai4 yi4 shi2 nan2 = A thousand days at home pass smoothly, a day away is beset with problems

千克 cin1 hak1 qian1 ke4 = kilogram

千方百計 cin1 fong1 baak3 gai3 qian1 fang1 bai3 ji4 = by every possible means

千瓦 cin1 ngaa5 qian1 wa3 = kilowatt, a unit of power

千軍萬馬 cin1 gwan1 maan6 maa5 qian1 jun1 wan4 ma3 = (idiom) a large number of people

平方千米 ping4 fong1 cin1 mai5 ping2 fang1 qian1 mi3 = square kilometre

千倍 cin1 pui5 = thousand-fold

數以千計 sou3 ji5 cin1 gai3 = thousands of; by (the) thousands

千葉 cin1 jip6 qian1 ye4 = Chiba

千層糕 cin1 cang4 gou1 qian1 ceng2 gao1 = stuffed cake with egg yolk

一千四百二十九 jat1 cin1 sei3 baak3 ji6 sap6 gau2 yi1 qian1 si4 bai3 er4 shi2 jiu3 = 1429

千家萬戶 cin1 gaa1 maan6 wu6 qian1 jia1 wan4 hu4 = (saying) every family

千禧年 cin1 hei1 nin4 qian1 xi1 nian2 = the millennium

不遠千里 bat1 jyun5 cin1 lei5 bu4 yuan3 qian1 li3 = make light of traveling a thousand li; go to the trouble of traveling a long distance 國

千層麵 cin1 cang4 min6 qian1 ceng2 mian4 = lasagne

大千海鮮煲 daai6 cin1 hoi2 sin1 bou1 = spicy seafood hotpot

千層闊條麵 cin1 cang4 fut3 tiu4*2 min6 = lasagne 粵

千古 cin1 gu2 qian1 gu3 = through the ages; eternal; for all time

千斤 cin1 gan1 qian1 jin1 = [mech.] a hoisting jack, jack, pawl; a thousand catties (very heavy); weighty

千秋萬歲 cin1 cau1 maan6 seoi3 qian1 qiu1 wan4 sui4 = aeon; eon

一刻千金 jat1 hak1 cin1 gam1 yi1 ke4 qian1 jin1 = every minute is precious

千揀萬揀,揀着個爛燈盞 cin1 gaan2 maan6 gaan2 ,gaan2 zoek6 go3 laan6 dang1 zaan2 = to make a bad choice out of a large number of options (esp with a wife)

打悠千 daa2 jau4 cin1 = to swing (on a rope swing)

千里光 cin1 lei5 gwong1 = Senecio scandens (ragwort)

萬水千山 maan6 seoi2 cin1 saan1 wan4 shui3 qian1 shan1 = a long and difficult road; far away place

一擲千金 jat1 zaak6 cin1 gam1 yi1 zhi4 qian1 jin1 = stake a thousand pieces of gold in one throw; spend money like water

千里送鵝毛，禮輕情意重 cin1 lei5 sung3 ngo4 mou4, lai5 hing1 cing4 ji3 zung6 = the meaning is more important than the value of the present

人無千日好，花無百日紅 jan4 mou4 cin1 jat6 hou2, faa1 mou4 baak3 jat6 hung4 = treasure what you have, since it cannot be good forever

千里送鵝毛，物輕情意重 cin1 lei5 sung3 ngo4 mou4, mat6 hing1 cing4 ji3 zung6 = the meaning is more important than the value of the present

千分之一 cin1 fan6 zi1 jat1 qian1 fen1 zhi1 yi1 = one in a thousand

千斤頂 cin1 gan1 ding2 qian1 jin1 ding3 = hoisting jack; jack

千粒重 cin1 lap1 zung6 = mass of 1000 kernel; 1000 kernel weight

成百上千 sing4 baak3 soeng5 cin1 cheng2 bai3 shang4 qian1 = hundreds; a large number; lit. by the hundreds and thousands

千絲萬縷 cin1 si1 maan6 lau5 qian1 si1 wan4 lv3 = countless ties; a thousand and one links

千載一時 cin1 zoi2 jat1 si4 qian1 zai3 yi1 shi2 = (of an opportunity) only once in a thousand years/golden

千載 cin1 zoi2 = a thousand years

千真萬確 cin1 zan1 maan6 kok3 qian1 zhen1 wan4 que4 = absolutely true

千萬富翁 cin1 maan6 fu3 jung1 qian1 wan4 fu4 weng1 = multimillionaire

千猜 cin1 caai1 = anyhow, lax 粵

吊秋千 diu3 cau1 cin1 = a trapeze

吊秋千表演者 diu3 cau1 cin1 biu2 jin2 ze2 = a trapeze artist (common formation)

出老千 ceot1 lou5 cin1 chu1 lao3 qian1 = to cheat; to use of fraud and manipulation 粵

一失足成千古恨 jat1 sat1 zuk1 sing4 cin1 gu2 han6 yi4 shi1 zu2 cheng2 qian1 gu3 hen4 = a moment's error can bring a lifelong regret

彪炳千古 biu1 bing2 cin1 gu2 biao1 bing3 qian1 gu3 = shine throughout the ages

各有千秋 gok3 jau5 cin1 cau1 ge4 you3 qian1 qiu1 = each has its own advantages or superiority; each has its own merits

得人恩果千年記 dak1 jan4 jan1 gwo2 cin1 nin4 gei3 de2 ren2 en1 guo3 qian1 nian2 ji4 = to remember someone's favour to oneself for a 1000 years; to be grateful for what others have done for oneself

十萬九千七 sap6 maan6 gau2 cin1 cat1 shi2 wan4 jiu3 qian1 qi1 = a huge sum; a huge number 粵

醜事傳千里 cau2 si6 cyun4 cin1 lei5 chou3 shi4 chuan2 qian1 li3 = scandalous news spreads a thousand miles; the news of shameful affairs spreads fast

千峯萬壑 cin1 fung1 maan6 kok3 qian1 feng1 wan4 he4 = describes rolling hills with overlapping peaks and valleys

千年期 cin1 nin4 kei4 qian1 nian2 qi2 (Taiwan) / qian1 nian2 qi1 (PRC) = millennium

一笑千金 jat1 siu3 cin1 gam1 yi1 xiao4 qian1 jin1 = a gleaming or charming smile is priceless

千辛萬苦 cin1 san1 maan6 fu2 qian1 xin1 wan4 ku3 = countless hardships

大千世界 daai6 cin1 sai3 gaai3 da4 qian1 shi4 jie4 = boundless (as in the universe)

一日千里 jat1 jat6 cin1 lei5 yi1 ri4 qian1 li3 = rapid progress, one day a thousand li of distance

一諾千金 jat1 nok6 cin1 gam1 yi1 nuo4 qian1 jin1 = promise that must be kept

千夫所指 cin1 fu1 so2 zi2 qian1 fu1 suo3 zhi3 = condemned by the public

千金之體 cin1 gam1 zi1 tai2 qian1 jin1 zhi1 ti3 = precious body

千金貴體 cin1 gam1 gwai3 tai2 qian1 jin1 gui4 ti3 = precious noble body

千錘百鍊 qin1 ceoi4 baak3 lin6 qian1 chui2 bai3 lian4 = (after) hard work or numerous revisions

千里走單騎 cin1 lei5 zau2 daan1 ke4 qian1 li3 zou3 dan1 qi2 = to embark alone on a long and treacherous journey

千周 cin1 zau1 qian1 zhou1 = kilohertz (kHz)

千字節 cin1 zi6 zit3 qian1 zi4 jie2 = kilobyte

千島群島 cin1 dou2 kwan4 dou2 qian1 dao3 qun2 dao3 = Kuril islands

楊千嬅 joeng4 cin1 waa4 yang2 qian1 hua2 = Miriam Yeung

千陽 cin1 joeng4 qian1 yang2 = Qianyang (place in Shaanxi)

千里迢迢 cin1 lei5 tiu4 tiu4 qian1 li3 tiao2 tiao2 = a far distance; from afar

千山萬水 cin1 saan1 maan6 seoi2 qian1 shan1 wan4 shui3 = many mountains and rivers; a long journey

千載難逢 cin1 zoi2 naan4 fung4 qian1 zai3 nan2 feng2 = extremely rare; once in a thousand years; "once in a blue moon"

千吉字節 cin1 gat1 zi6 zit3 qian1 ji2 zi4 jie2 = a terabyte (TB)

味千拉麵 mei6 cin1 laai1 min6 = Ajisen ramen restaurant

千禧嬰兒 cin1 hei1 jing1 ji4 qian1 xi1 ying1 er2 = millennium infant; millennium baby (common formation)

千葉銀行 cin1 jip6 ngan4 hong4 = Chiba Bank, Ltd. (common formation)

一失足千古恨 jat1 sat1 zuk1 cin1 gu2 han6 yi1 shi1 zu2 qian1 gu3 hen4 = a single mistake can cause eternal regret

令千金 ling6 cin1 gam1 ling4 qian1 jin1 = your daughter [polite]

千里眼 cin1 lei5 ngaan5 qian1 li3 yan3 = far sight god

千金難買早知道 cin1 gam1 naan4 maai5 zou2 zi1 dou6*3 qian1 jin1 nan2 mai3 zao3 zhi1 dao4 = if only I would have known earlier 粵

一髮千鈞 jat1 faat3 cin1 gwan1 yi1fa3 (TW) fa4 (PRC) qian1 jun1 = to hang by a thread; be in a precarious situation

千王 cin1 wong4 qian1 wang2 = scam artist; con man; trickster 粵

千葉孝 cin1 jip6 haau3 qian1 yie4 xiao4 = Takashi Chiba

千葉美加 cin1 jip6 mei5 gaa1 qian1 ye4 mei3 jia1 = Mika Chiba

田中千繪 tin4 zung1 cin1 kui2 tian2 zhong1 qian1 hui4 = Chie Tanaka

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你千祈唔好插手粵
You must not, by any means, interfere.
[Lit. you 1000-exhortations don't insert-hand [i.e. put it where it doesn't belong.]]

千祈唔好講大話。粵
Don't ever tell lies.

漢字是歷史上最古老的文字之一，大概四千歲了。國
Chinese characters are one of history's most ancient writing scripts, approximately four thousand years old.

我捉到你出千！粵
I caught your cheating!

要成功就要一步一步嚟，千祈要切忌太急進粵
Take things one step at a time; avoid being rash and hasty if you want to succeed.

佢哋開緊會﹐好快就會決定數千員工嘅命運。粵
They are holding a meeting which would soon decide the fate of thousands of employees.
[The second part of this sentence is a relative clause. The Cantonese clause differs from the English one by omitting the relative pronoun "which". ]

呢啲山路係咁𪙛𠸉㗎喇，千祈要用低波行呀。粵
You must engage low gears when you drive as these mountain roads are very uneven.

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