千秋
qiān qiū
Pinyin
Definition
千秋
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- a thousand years
- your birthday (honorific)
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 thousand
- 1 ten million
- 2 countless
- 3 many
- 4 one must by all 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
- 1 surname Qiu
- 1 the Mid-autumn festival, the traditional moon-viewing festival on the 15th of the 8th lunar month
Idioms (20)
一失足成千古恨
- 1 a single slip may cause everlasting sorrow (idiom)
一字千金
- 1 one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom)
- 2 (in praise of a piece of writing or calligraphy) each character is perfect
- 3 each word is highly valued
一掷千金
- 1 lit. stake a thousand pieces of gold on one throw (idiom); to throw away money recklessly
- 2 extravagant
一日三秋
- 1 a single day apart seems like three seasons (idiom)
一日不见,如隔三秋
- 1 one day apart seems like three years (idiom)
Sample Sentences
这听起来倒是像这么回事儿,那各国免税店那么多,价格还各不相同,特产也是各有千秋,怎么找到最值得买的啦?
It really does sound like it. So given that there are so many duty-free stores in every country, and the prices are all different, each with their own expertise in local delicacies, how do you find the stuff most worth buying?
啊哈哈哈哈,也没有那么糟糕啦,人家是平胸骨感时尚范儿,你那是波涛汹涌肉欲范儿,各有千秋,都挺好都挺好!
Ha ha ha, it's not that bad. Those other people are all flat-chested and bony fashionistas. Whereas you're a chick with raging sex appeal. Each of you have your advantages, you're both good!
其实这两本书各有千秋,你不妨都买来看看。
Actually, each book has something to recommend it. There'd be no harm in buying both.