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- for all eternity
- throughout all ages
- eternity (used in an elegiac couplet, wreath etc dedicated to the dead)
- thousand jin 斤 (pounds) of gold
- money and riches
- (honorific) invaluable (support)
- (honorific) daughter
- genuflection, a form of salutation in Qing times performed by men, going down on the right knee and reaching down with the right hand
- Thousand Character Classic, 6th century poem used as a traditional reading primer
Trad. 千山區
- Qianshan district of Anshan city 鞍山市[An1 shan1 shi4], Liaoning
Trad. 千島湖
- Qiandao Lake in Zhejiang, aka Xin'an River Reservoir, created as part of a large hydroelectric project in 1959
- Prescriptions Worth a Thousand in Gold, early Tang compendium of herbal medicine by Sun Simiao 孫思邈|孙思邈[Sun1 Si1 miao3]
Trad. 千陽縣
- Qianyang County in Baoji 寶雞|宝鸡[Bao3 ji1], Shaanxi
Trad. 張大千
- Chang Dai-chien or Zhang Daqian (1899-1983), one of the greatest Chinese artists of the 20th century
- 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
Trad. 轉戰千里
- fighting everywhere over a thousand miles (idiom); constant fighting across the country
- never-ending struggle
Trad. 百計千方
- to exhaust every means to achieve sth (idiom)
Trad. 殺千刀的
- bastard; scumbag; son of a bitch
- 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
Trad. 成千上萬
- lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom)
- fig. untold numbers; innumerable; countless
Trad. 成千成萬
- lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom); untold numbers
- innumerable
- thousands upon thousands
Trad. 不遠千里
- make light of traveling a thousand li
- go to the trouble of traveling a long distance
Trad. 成千累萬
- lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom); untold numbers
- innumerable
- thousands upon thousands
Trad. 千乘之國
- (archaic) a state with a thousand chariots (to fight a war) – a powerful state
Trad. 一擲千金
- lit. stake a thousand pieces of gold on one throw (idiom); to throw away money recklessly
- extravagant
Trad. 千兒八百
- (coll.) one thousand or almost one thousand
Trad. 千刀萬剮
- (idiom) to hack (sb) to pieces (punishment in former times)
- one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom); valuable advice
- words of enormous weight
Trad. 千千萬萬
- lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom); untold numbers
- innumerable
- thousands upon thousands
Trad. 千叮萬囑
- repeatedly urging
- imploring over and over again
- lit. one day, a thousand miles (idiom); rapid progress
- fantastic oddities of every description (idiom)
Trad. 千姿百態
- (idiom) to come in many different shapes; to display a great variety of forms
Trad. 千嬌百媚
- (idiom) (of a woman) bewitching; charming
Trad. 一諾千金
- lit. a promise worth a thousand pieces of gold (idiom)
- fig. a promise that can be counted on
- great wide world
- marvelously diverse world
- (Buddhism) cosmos (abbr. for 三千大千世界[san1 qian1 da4 qian1 shi4 jie4])
Trad. 千島群島
- Kuril Islands, archipelago in Sakhalin, far-eastern Russia
- (idiom) (of a cliff, mountain etc) steep; lofty; imposing
Trad. 千差萬別
- (idiom) extremely diverse
- to vary greatly
Trad. 千慮一失
- reflect a thousand times and you can still make a mistake (idiom); to err is human
Trad. 千慮一得
- 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.
Trad. 千方百計
- lit. thousand ways, a hundred plans (idiom); by every possible means
Trad. 千瘡百孔
- see 百孔千瘡|百孔千疮[bai3 kong3 qian1 chuang1]
Trad. 千真萬確
- absolutely true (idiom)
- manifold
- true from many points of view
- thousand articles, same rule (idiom); stereotyped and repetitive
- once you've seen one, you've seen them all
Trad. 千絲萬縷
- (idiom) intricately interconnected
Trad. 千言萬語
- thousands of words (idiom); having a lot of things to say
- talking nonstop
Trad. 千變萬化
- countless changes
- constant permutation
Trad. 千變萬軫
- constantly changing, ever-varying (idiom)
Trad. 萬兒八千
- ten thousand or almost ten thousand
Trad. 千軍萬馬
- magnificent army with thousands of men and horses (idiom); impressive display of manpower
- all the King's horses and all the King's men
Trad. 千載難逢
- extremely rare (idiom)
- once in a blue moon
Trad. 千辛萬苦
- to suffer untold hardships (idiom); trials and tribulations
- with difficulty
- after some effort
- hundreds
- a large number
- lit. by the hundreds and thousands
- (idiom) time is gold; every minute is precious
- a good reputation to last down the generations
Trad. 決勝千里
- to be able to plan victory from a thousand miles away (idiom)
- (idiom) from a great distance; (to come) from afar
Trad. 千里鵝毛
- goose feather sent from afar (idiom); a trifling gift with a weighty thought behind it
- also written 千里送鵝毛|千里送鹅毛[qian1 li3 song4 e2 mao2]
Trad. 千金一擲
- lit. stake a thousand pieces of gold on one throw (idiom); to throw away money recklessly
- extravagant
- myriad plants and flowers (idiom); rich and colorful
Trad. 千金一諾
- a promise worth one thousand in gold (idiom); a promise that must be kept
- Prescriptions Worth a Thousand in Gold, early Tang compendium of herbal medicine by Sun Simiao 孫思邈|孙思邈[Sun1 Si1 miao3]
Trad. 千金難買
- can't be bought for one thousand in gold (idiom)
Trad. 千鈞一髮
- lit. a thousand pounds hangs by a thread (idiom)
- fig. (at the) critical; perilous (moment)
Trad. 千錘百鍊
- after hard work and numerous revisions (idiom)
- the vicissitudes of life
Trad. 千頭萬緒
- plethora of things to tackle
- multitude of loose ends
- very complicated
- chaotic
Trad. 百姿千態
- in different poses and with different expressions
- in thousands of postures (idiom)
Trad. 千鹼基對
- kilobase pair (molecular biology)
Trad. 百媚千嬌
- see 千嬌百媚|千娇百媚[qian1 jiao1 bai3 mei4]
Trad. 百孔千瘡
- heavily damaged
- (fig.) full of holes
- riddled with problems
- lit. my worn-out broom, a thousand in gold (idiom); fig. sentimental value
- I wouldn't be parted with it for anything.
Trad. 萬水千山
- ten thousand crags and torrents (idiom); the trials and tribulations of a long journey
- a long and difficult road
Trad. 萬紫千紅
- thousands of purples and reds (idiom); a blaze of color
- fig. a profusion of flourishing trades
- Tales from 5000 Years of Chinese History in three volumes by Cao Yuzhang 曹餘章|曹余章[Cao2 Yu2 zhang1]
Trad. 惡事傳千里
- evil deeds spread a thousand miles (idiom); scandal spreads like wildfire
Trad. 齒條千斤頂
- rack and pinion jack
Trad. 十萬八千里
- light-years (apart)
- a million miles (apart)
- (i.e. indicates a huge difference or a huge distance)
Trad. 千里寄鵝毛
- goose feather sent from afar (idiom); a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it
- also written 千里送鵝毛|千里送鹅毛
Trad. 千里送鵝毛
- goose feather sent from afar (idiom); a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it
- The Book of One Thousand and One Nights
Trad. 四兩撥千斤
- lit. four ounces can move a thousand catties (idiom)
- fig. to achieve much with little effort
Trad. 克孜爾千佛洞
- Kezil thousand-Buddha grotto in Baicheng 拜城, Aksu 阿克蘇地區|阿克苏地区, Xinjiang
- cosmos (Buddhism)
Trad. 秤砣雖小壓千斤
- although small, a steelyard weight may tip a hundred pounds (idiom)
- apparently insignificant details can have a large impact
- for want of a nail the battle was lost
Trad. 說一千，道一萬
- when all is said and done
- at the end of the day
Trad. 在千鈞一髮之際
- at the critical moment; in the nick of time
- a thousand cups of wine is not too much when best friends meet (idiom)
- when you're with close friends, you can let your hair down
Trad. 庫木吐拉千佛洞
- Kumutula thousand-Buddha grotto in Kuqa, Xinjiang
Trad. 千里達及托巴哥
- Trinidad and Tobago (Tw)
Trad. 千里達和多巴哥
- Trinidad and Tobago
Trad. 橫眉冷對千夫指
- to face a thousand pointing fingers with a cool scowl (citation from Lu Xun)
- to treat with disdain
- to defy
- a single slip may cause everlasting sorrow (idiom)
- the Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves, in the Turpan Basin, Xinjiang
Trad. 失之毫厘，謬以千里
- a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
Trad. 失之毫釐，差之千里
- a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
Trad. 失之毫釐，差以千里
- a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
Trad. 養兵千日，用兵一時
- lit. Train an army for a thousand days to use it for an hour. (idiom); fig. extensive preparation eventually pays off
Trad. 養兵千日，用在一時
- see 養兵千日，用兵一時|养兵千日，用兵一时[yang3 bing1 qian1 ri4 , yong4 bing1 yi1 shi2]
Trad. 養兵千日，用在一朝
- lit. train an army for a thousand days to use it for one morning (idiom)
- fig. extensive preparation eventually pays off
- lit. a wealthy person does not sit under the eaves (idiom); fig. a rich man does not expose himself to danger
Trad. 老驥伏櫪，志在千里
- lit. an old steed in the stable still aspires to gallop 1000 miles (idiom); fig. old people may still cherish high aspirations
Trad. 智者千慮，必有一失
- lit. a wise person reflecting a thousand times can still make a mistake (idiom); fig. nobody is infallible
Trad. 千軍易得，一將難求
- Easy to raise an army of one thousand, but hard to find a good general. (idiom)
Trad. 千里之堤，毀於蟻穴
- see 千里之堤，潰於蟻穴|千里之堤，溃于蚁穴[qian1 li3 zhi1 di1 , kui4 yu2 yi3 xue2]
Trad. 千里之堤，潰於蟻穴
- lit. an ant hole may cause the collapse of a great dike (idiom)
- fig. huge damage may result from a moment's negligence
Trad. 千里之行，始於足下
- lit. a thousand mile journey begins with the first step
- fig. big accomplishments come from an accumulation of little achievements made one by one
Trad. 樹高千丈，落葉歸根
- 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]
Trad. 樹高千丈，葉落歸根
- 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
Trad. 差之毫釐，失之千里
- the slightest difference leads to a huge loss (idiom)
- a miss is as good as a mile
Trad. 差之毫釐，謬以千里
- the slightest difference leads to a huge error (idiom)
- a miss is as good as a mile