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数以千计

shù yǐ qiān jì

4-character word Traditional 數以千計

What 数以千计 means

1. thousands (of sth)

The characters in 数以千计

• 数shùnumber; figure; several; a few
• 以yǐto use; by means of; according to
• 千qiānthousand
• 计jìto calculate; to compute; to count

Example sentences

• 数以千计的人涌向了诺姆。
  Shùyǐqiānjì de rén yǒng xiàng le nuò mǔ.
  Thousands of people rushed to Nome.
• 数以千计的蜡烛点亮了仪式中的教堂。
  Shùyǐqiānjì de làzhú diǎnliàng le yíshì zhōng de jiàotáng.
  Thousands of candles illuminated the church during the ceremony.