English–Chinese
“thousand” in Chinese
Chinese
Pronunciation
Pinyinqiān
Example
他赚了千块钱。tā zhuàn le qiān kuài qián
He earned a thousand yuan.
How to say “thousand” in Chinese
“Thousand” in Chinese is 千 (qiān).
The place-value unit that gathers ten hundreds into the number 1000.
Example sentences with 千
这次旅行我们准备了一千块钱的预算。zhè cì lǚ xíng wǒ men zhǔn bèi le yì qiān kuài qián de yù suàn
For this trip, we prepared a budget of one thousand yuan.
Tips for using 千
- A money amount often includes its currency unit after the number, so a statement about earning money normally identifies whether the amount is in yuan, kuai, or another unit.