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  cin1   jyutping
  qian1   pinyin
[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:
nounadjective
Stroke count: 3
Level: 1
Radical: (#24)

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This character was last edited on 23rd Mar 2008

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detail  jat1 cin1  yi1 qian1 = one thousand
detail  cin1 maan6  qian1 wan4 = ten million; myriad; a large amount
detail  cin1 gam1   = daughter / something precious
detail  cin1 mai5  qian1 mi3 = kilometre, 1000m
detail  ceot1 cin1  chu1 qian1 = to cheat; cheating (in Poker, Blackjack, Mahjong, etc.)
detail  gei2 cin1  ji3 qian1 = several thousand
detail  loeng5 cin1 nin4  liang3 qian1 nian2 = the year 2000; 2000 years
detail  baat3 cin1  ba1 qian1 = eight thousand; 8000
detail  sei3 cin1  si4 qian1 = four thousand; 4,000
detail  jat1 zi6 cin1 gam1  yi1 zi4 qian1 jin1 = one word is worth a thousand taels of gold
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Showing all 5 examples containing 千
detail 漢字歷史古老文字之一大概四千 edit
Chinese characters are one of history's most ancient writing scripts, approximately four thousand years old.
detail 千祈唔好講大話 edit
Don't ever tell lies.
detail 出千 edit
I caught your cheating!
detail 成功就要一步一步千祈切忌 edit
Take things one step at a time; avoid being rash and hasty if you want to succeed.
detail 呢啲山路就係千祈低波 edit
You must engage low gears when you drive as these mountain roads are very uneven.

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