千军万马
qiānjūn-wànmǎ · magnificent army with thousands of men and horses (idiom); impressive display of manpower; all the King's horses and all the King's men
Character breakdown
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How to learn 千军万马
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Words with the same characters
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thousand; used in 鞦韆|秋千[qiu1 qian1]
万wànsurname Wan; ten thousand; a great number
马mǎhorse; CL:匹[pi3]; horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess; knight in Western chess; surname Ma; abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4]
马路mǎlùstreet; road; CL:條|条[tiao2]
马上mǎshàngat once; right away; immediately; on horseback (i.e. by military force)
千克qiānkèkilogram