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千军万马 (qiān jūn wàn mǎ): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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千军万马

千军万马 (qiān jūn wàn mǎ): Thousands of soldiers and horses / a formidable army (noun/idiom) — Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

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Character Breakdown

千 • qiān • thousand • HSK 3.0 · L1

HSK 3.0 · L1

qiān千

thousand

军 • jūn • army, military forces

jūn军

army, military forces

万 • wàn • ten thousand • HSK 3.0 · L2

HSK 3.0 · L2

wàn万

ten thousand

马 • mǎ • horse • HSK 3.0 · L3

HSK 3.0 · L3

mǎ马

horse

Word Info

Pinyinqiān jūn wàn mǎ

Meaningthousands of soldiers and horses / a formidable army

Characters4

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

Syntaxnoun/idiom

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More common words that include characters from 千军万马.

Words with 千

千万qiān wànten million
千克qiān kèkilogram
千家万户qiān jiā wàn hùevery family (idiom)
千方百计qiān fāng bǎi jìmake every attempt to; use every means to
成千上万chéng qiān shàng wànlit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom); untold numbers
千变万化qiān biàn wàn huàever-changing / myriad changes
千姿百态qiān zī bǎi tàivarious forms
千钧一发qiān jūn yí fàat a critical juncture / hanging by a thread

Words with 军

军事jūn shìmilitary affairs
冠军guàn jūnchampion
亚军yà jūnsecond place; runner-up
军人jūn rénserviceman

Words with 万

千万qiān wànten million
万一wàn yījust in case; if by any chance
万分wàn fēnvery much; extremely
万物wàn wùall things; everything in nature

Words with 马

马上mǎ shàngimmediately
马路mǎ lùstreet
马虎mǎ hucareless
马力mǎ lìHorsepower

军队

jūn duì

armed forces; troops

季军jì jūnthird place

将军jiāng jūngeneral; admiral

军官jūn guānOfficer

千家万户

qiān jiā wàn hù

every family (idiom)

成千上万chéng qiān shàng wànlit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom); untold numbers

万万wàn wànAbsolutely

万能wàn néngAlmighty

马桶

mǎ tǒng

Toilet

骏马jùn mǎSteed / Fine horse

黑马hēi mǎDark horse

斑马线bān mǎ xiànZebra crossing

4.

How to Use 千军万马 in Sentences

Idiomwith过独木桥

qiān千

jūn军

wàn万

mǎ马

guò过

dú独

mù木

qiáo桥

neutral

a fierce competition

Similewith如

rú如

qiān千

jūn军

wàn万

mǎ马

Verb + Objectwith指挥

zhǐ指

huī挥

qiān千

jūn军

wàn万

mǎ马

Noun + Modifierwith势

qiān千

jūn军

wàn万

mǎ马

zhī之

shì势

5.

Example Sentences with 千军万马

tā他

yǒu有

hěn很

duō多

wán玩

jù具

，

neutral

like a mighty army

formal

command a mighty army

formal

Written

the momentum of a mighty army

xiàng像

qiān千

jūn军

wàn万

mǎ马

yī一

yàng样

。

He has many toys, like a mighty army.

miàn面

duì对

qiān千

jūn军

wàn万

mǎ马

bān般

de的

yú舆

lùn论

yā压

lì力

，

tā他

yī依

rán然

zhèn镇

dìng定

zì自

ruò若

。

Facing the formidable pressure of public opinion, he remained calm and composed.

nán难

dào道

jǐn仅

píng凭

wǒ我

men们

jǐ几

rén人

，

jiù就

néng能

dǐ抵

dǎng挡

zhù住

duì对

fāng方

de的

qiān千

jūn军

wàn万

mǎ马

ma吗

？

Can just a few of us really hold back the opponent's formidable army?

jié节

rì日

shí时

，

jiē街

shàng上

de的

rén人

xiàng像

qiān千

jūn军

wàn万

mǎ马

yī一

yàng样

duō多

。

During the festival, there are as many people on the street as a mighty army.

tā他

dān单

qiāng枪

pǐ匹

mǎ马

dì地

chuǎng闯

le了

jìn进

qù去

，

shēn身

hòu后

bìng并

wú无

qiān千

jūn军

wàn万

mǎ马

。

He charged in alone, with no formidable army behind him.