Word "千" (qiān)

Description

"千" is a numeral in the Chinese language that means "thousand". It is used to denote the number 1000.

Examples

• 这个城市有五千万人口。(Zhège chéngshì yǒu wǔ qiān wàn rénkǒu.) - This city has a population of five million people.
• 我买了千本书。(Wǒ mǎi le qiān běn shū.) - I bought a thousand books.

Key Points

• Used to denote the number 1000.
• Commonly appears in numerical expressions and counts.