万 萬 wàn num. ten thousand / a great number 千方百计 千方百計 qiān fāng bǎi jì lit. thousand ways, a hundred plans (idiom) / by every possible means syn 万马奔腾 萬馬奔騰 wàn mǎ bēn téng lit. (like) ten thousand horses galloping (idiom) / fig. going full steam ahead syn 千儿八百 千兒八百 qiān r bā bǎi (coll.) one thousand or almost one thousand 万人 萬人 wàn rén ten thousand people / all the people / everyman 千里 qiān lǐ a thousand miles / a thousand li (i.e. 500 kilometers) / a long distance 十万 十萬 shí wàn hundred thousand 一万 一萬 yī wàn ten thousand 一千 yī qiān one thousand 千金 qiān jīn thousand jin 斤 (pounds) of gold / money and riches / (honorific) invaluable (support) / (honorific) daughter syn 数万 數萬 shù wàn several tens of thousands / many thousand 几千 幾千 jǐ qiān several thousand 两千 兩千 liǎng qiān two thousand 三万 三萬 sān wàn 30 thousand 上万 上萬 shàng wàn over ten thousand / fig. untold numbers / innumerable / thousands upon thousands 五万 五萬 wǔ wàn 50 thousand 万丈 萬丈 wàn zhàng lit. ten thousand fathoms / fig. extremely high or deep / lofty / bottomless syn 千秋 qiān qiū a thousand years / your birthday (honorific) 万户 萬戶 wàn hù ten thousand houses or households 千里马 千里馬 qiān lǐ mǎ lit. ten thousand mile horse / fine steed syn 四千 sì qiān four thousand / 4 000 八千 bā qiān eight thousand / 8000 万年历 萬年曆 wàn nián lì perpetual calendar / ten thousand year calendar / Islamic calendar introduced to Yuan China by Jamal al-Din 紮馬剌丁|扎马剌丁 千篇一律 qiān piān yī lǜ thousand articles, same rule (idiom) / stereotyped and repetitive / once you've seen one, you've seen them all syn 千钧一发 千鈞一髮 qiān jūn yī fà a thousand pounds hangs by a thread (idiom) / imminent peril / a matter of life or death syn 阿拉丁 ā lā dīng Aladdin, character in one of the tales in the The Book of One Thousand and One Nights 腰缠万贯 腰纏萬貫 yāo chán wàn guàn lit. ten thousand strings of cash in money belt (idiom) / carrying lots of money / extremely wealthy / loaded syn 一落千丈 yī luò qiān zhàng lit. to drop a thousand zhang in one fall (idiom) / fig. (of business, popularity etc) to suffer a sudden, devastating decline / to take a dive syn 万水千山 萬水千山 wàn shuǐ qiān shān ten thousand crags and torrents (idiom) / the trials and tribulations of a long journey / a long and difficult road syn 凌迟 凌遲 líng chí the lingering death / the death of a thousand cuts (old form of capital punishment) syn 万贯 萬貫 wàn guàn ten thousand strings of cash / very wealthy / millionaire 一掷千金 一擲千金 yī zhì qiān jīn lit. stake a thousand pieces of gold on one throw (idiom) / to throw away money recklessly / extravagant syn 一日千里 yī rì qiān lǐ lit. one day, a thousand miles (idiom) / rapid progress syn 不远千里 不遠千里 bù yuǎn qiān lǐ make light of traveling a thousand li / go to the trouble of traveling a long distance syn 一诺千金 一諾千金 yī nuò qiān jīn a promise worth one thousand in gold (idiom) / a promise that must be kept syn 孙思邈 孫思邈 sūn sī miǎo Sun Simiao (c. 581-682), doctor and herbalist of the Sui and Tang dynasty, author of Prescriptions Worth a Thousand in Gold 千金要方[Qian1 jin1 Yao4 fang1] 千字文 qiān zì wén Thousand Character Classic, 6th century poem used as a traditional reading primer 鹏程万里 鵬程萬里 péng chéng wàn lǐ the fabled roc flies ten thousand miles (idiom) / one's future prospects are brilliant syn 千金方 qiān jīn fāng Prescriptions Worth a Thousand in Gold, early Tang compendium of herbal medicine by Sun Simiao 孫思邈|孙思邈[Sun1 Si1 miao3] 万儿八千 萬兒八千 wàn r bā qiān ten thousand or almost ten thousand 百端待举 百端待舉 bǎi duān dài jǔ a thousand things remain to be done (idiom) / numerous tasks remain to be undertaken 一字千金 yī zì qiān jīn one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom) / (in praise of a piece of writing or calligraphy) each character is perfect / each word is highly valued syn 一言千金 yī yán qiān jīn one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom) / valuable advice / words of enormous weight 千虑一失 千慮一失 qiān lǜ yī shī reflect a thousand times and you can still make a mistake (idiom) / to err is human syn 千虑一得 千慮一得 qiān lǜ yī dé a thousand tries leads to one success (idiom, humble expr.) / Even without any notable ability on my part, I may still get it right sometimes by good luck. 千金一掷 千金一擲 qiān jīn yī zhì lit. stake a thousand pieces of gold on one throw (idiom) / to throw away money recklessly / extravagant syn 百废待举 百廢待舉 bǎi fèi dài jǔ many things waiting to be done (idiom) / a thousand things to do 万死不辞 萬死不辭 wàn sǐ bù cí ten thousand deaths will not prevent me (idiom) / ready to risk life and limb to help out syn 转战千里 轉戰千里 zhuǎn zhàn qiān lǐ fighting everywhere over a thousand miles (idiom) / constant fighting across the country / never-ending struggle 万人之敌 萬人之敵 wàn rén zhī dí a match for ten thousand enemies 决胜千里 決勝千里 jué shèng qiān lǐ to be able to plan victory from a thousand miles away (idiom) 二十万 二十萬 èr shí wàn 200 thousand 百废待兴 百廢待興 bǎi fèi dài xīng many things waiting to be done (idiom) / a thousand things to do syn 千经万卷 千經萬卷 qiān jīng wàn juǎn lit. a thousand sutras, ten thousand scrolls / fig. the vast Buddhist canon 行万里路胜读万卷书 行萬里路勝讀萬捲書 xíng wàn lǐ lù shèng dú wàn juǎn shū to travel a thousand miles beats reading a thousand books 读万卷书，行万里路 讀萬卷書，行萬里路 dú wàn juàn shū , xíng wàn lǐ lù lit. read ten thousand books and travel ten thousand miles (idiom) / fig. acquire knowledge from study and wisdom from practical experience 千秋万岁 qiān qiū wàn suì (idiom) A thousand autumns and ten thousand years / describes an extremely long period of time. 一干一方 yī gān yī fāng (idiom) A euphemistic code used in Ming official circles for bribes: “gan” meant one thousand and “fang” ten thousand, based on the graphic similarity of the characters involved. 万室之邑 wàn shì zhī yì (idiom) A town or fief with ten thousand households, that is, ten thousand resident families. 千语万言 qiān yǔ wàn yán (idiom) Describes someone who speaks at great length. It is equivalent to “a thousand words and ten thousand utterances.” 千金买骨 qiān jīn mǎi gǔ (idiom) To spend a thousand pieces of gold on the bones of a thousand-li horse. It describes an eagerness to attract and recruit talented people. 逾千越万 yú qiān yuè wàn (idiom) To exceed a thousand or ten thousand / used to emphasize that a quantity is extremely large. 三万七千 三萬七千 sān wàn qī qiān 37 thousand 万维天罗地网 萬維天羅地網 wàn wéi tiān luó dì wǎng World Wide Web (WWW) / lit. ten-thousand dimensional net covering heaven and earth / term coined by China News Digest and abbr. to 萬維網|万维网[Wan4 wei2 wang3] 一千零一夜 yī qiān líng yī yè The Book of One Thousand and One Nights 一夫当关，万夫莫开 一夫當關，萬夫莫開 yī fū dāng guān , wàn fū mò kāi one man can hold the pass against ten thousand enemies (idiom) 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 阿克蘇地區|阿克苏地区, Xinjiang 千岛酱 千島醬 qiān dǎo jiàng thousand island dressing 千年前 qiān nián qián a thousand years ago 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) 千里之外 qiān lǐ zhī wài thousand miles distant 千金一诺 千金一諾 qiān jīn yī nuò a promise worth one thousand in gold (idiom) / a promise that must be kept 千金要方 qiān jīn yào fāng Prescriptions Worth a Thousand in Gold, early Tang compendium of herbal medicine by Sun Simiao 孫思邈|孙思邈[Sun1 Si1 miao3] 千金难买 千金難買 qiān jīn nán mǎi can't be bought for one thousand in gold (idiom) 天地玄黄 天地玄黃 tiān dì xuán huáng first line of the Thousand Character Classic 千字文[Qian1 zi4 wen2] 好事不出门，恶事传千里 好事不出門，惡事傳千里 hǎo shì bù chū mén , è shì chuán qiān lǐ lit. good deeds do not go beyond the door, evil deeds spread a thousand miles / a good deed goes unnoticed, but scandal spreads fast (idiom) 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 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 敝帚千金 bì zhǒu qiān jīn lit. my worn-out broom, a thousand in gold (idiom) / fig. sentimental value / I wouldn't be parted with it for anything. syn 智者千虑，必有一失 智者千慮，必有一失 zhì zhě qiān lǜ , bì yǒu yī shī lit. a wise person reflecting a thousand times can still make a mistake (idiom) / fig. nobody is infallible 柏克里克千佛洞 bó kè lǐ kè qiān fó dòng Paziklike thousand-Buddha grotto in the Turpan basin, Xinjiang 横眉冷对，千夫指 橫眉冷對，千夫指 héng méi lěng duì , qiān fū zhǐ to face a thousand fingers with a cool scowl (modern idiom) / to treat with disdain / to defy 王希孟 wáng xī mèng Wang Ximeng (c. 1096-c. 1119), Song artist, probably teenage prodigy who died young, painter of Thousand Miles of Landscape 千里江山 万人之敵 萬人之敵 wàn rén zhī dí a match for ten thousand enemies 万人敵 萬人敵 wàn rén dí a match for ten thousand enemies 万年前 萬年前 wàn nián qián ten thousand years ago 万里江山 萬里江山 wàn lǐ jiāng shān lit. ten thousand miles of rivers and mountains / a vast territory (idiom) 万里追踪 萬里追蹤 wàn lǐ zhuī zōng to pursue for ten thousand miles 养兵千日，用兵一时 養兵千日，用兵一時 yǎng bīng qiān rì , yòng bīng yī shí lit. Train an army for a thousand days to use it for an hour. (idiom) / fig. extensive preparation eventually pays off 养兵千日，用在一朝 養兵千日，用在一朝 yǎng bīng qiān rì , yòng zài yī cháo lit. Train an army for a thousand days to use it for one morning. (idiom) / fig. extensive preparation eventually pays off 千里之行，始于足下 千里之行，始於足下 qiān lǐ zhī xíng , shǐ yú zú xià lit. a thousand mile journey begins with the first step / fig. big accomplishments come from an accumulation of little achievements made one by one 万人敌 萬人敵 wàn rén dí a match for ten thousand enemies 横眉冷对千夫指 橫眉冷對千夫指 héng méi lěng duì qiān fū zhǐ to face a thousand pointing fingers with a cool scowl (citation from Lu Xun) / to treat with disdain / to defy 千里搭长棚，没有不散的宴席 千里搭長棚，沒有不散的宴席 qiān lǐ dā cháng péng , méi yǒu bù sàn de yàn xí even if you build a thousand-league awning for it, every banquet must come to an end (idiom) 在家千日好，出门一时难 在家千日好，出門一時難 zài jiā qiān rì hǎo , chū mén yī shí nán lit. at home, one can spend a thousand days in comfort, but spending a day away from home can be challenging (idiom) / fig. there's no place like home 舍得一身剐，敢把皇帝拉下马 捨得一身剮，敢把皇帝拉下馬 shě de yī shēn guǎ , gǎn bǎ huáng dì lā xià mǎ one who does not fear the death of thousand cuts will dare to unhorse the emperor (proverb) / to a fearless person, no fence is high enough 树高千丈，落叶归根 樹高千丈，落葉歸根 shù gāo qiān zhàng , luò yè guī gēn fig. a tree may grow a thousand zhang high, but its leaves return to their roots (proverb) / fig. everything has its ancestral home / in old age, an expatriate returns home / see 樹高千丈，葉落歸根|树高千丈，叶落归根[shu4 gao1 qian1 zhang4 , ye4 luo4 gui1 gen1] 树高千丈，叶落归根 樹高千丈，葉落歸根 shù gāo qiān zhàng , yè luò guī gēn fig. a tree may grow a thousand zhang high, but its leaves return to their roots (proverb) / fig. everything has its ancestral home / in old age, an expatriate returns home 