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千军万马

qiān jūn wàn mǎ

4-character word Traditional 千軍萬馬

What 千军万马 means

1. magnificent army with thousands of men and horses (idiom); impressive display of manpower
2. all the King's horses and all the King's men

The characters in 千军万马

• 千qiānthousand
• 军jūn(bound form) army; military
• 万wànten thousand; a great number
• 马mǎhorse; horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess; knight in Western chess

Example sentences

• 胃里如同千军万马开过。
  Wèi lǐ rútóng qiānjūnwànmǎ kāi guo.
  An army marches on its stomach.