千: thousand | swing

千 qiān

numeral
: thousand; many, numerous, very
: (cant.) cheater, swindler

韆 [千] qiān

noun
: swing

Kun Reading

千 | ち chi

numeric
: 1,000; thousand

千萬[万] qian1wan4: ten million; countless; many; one must by all means
[千万 | せんばん senban
OR ちよろず chiyorozu: exceedingly; very many; very much; indeed; a great many
OR せんまん senman: 10,000,000; ten million; myriad]

千里 qian1li3: a thousand miles; a thousand li (i.e. 500 kilometers); a long distance
[せんり seri: 1000 ri; long distance]

數[数]千 shu4qian1: several thousands
[数千 | すうせん suusen: thousands]

幾[几]千 ji3qian1: several thousands
[幾千 | いくせん ikkusen: thousands]

韆 [千] qian1: swing

鞦韆 [秋千] qiu1qian1: swing; seesaw; trapeze
[鞦韆 | ぶらんこ buranko: swing]

盪鞦韆 [荡秋千] dang4 qiu1qian1: to swing (on a swing)

Japanese common word | expression | yojijukugo 四字熟語 | idiom | proverb
千千 | ちぢ chiji
: thousands; great number of; variety

*一字千金 | いちじせんきん ichiji senkin
: (yoji) word of great value

**一刻千金 | いっこくせんきん ikkoku senkin
: (yoji) every moment is precious; time is money; precious time

一日千秋 | いちにちせんしゅう ichinichi senshuu OR いちじつせんしゅう ichijitsu senshuu
: (yoji) (waiting) impatiently; (spending) many a weary day; each moment seeming like an eternity

***一擲千金 | いってきせんきん itteki senkin
: (yoji) being lavish with one’s money; spending a huge sum of money at once on a treat

一攫千金 | いっかくせんきん ikkaku senkin
: (yoji) getting rich quick; making a killing; making a fortune at a single stroke
OR
一獲千金 | いっかくせんきん ikkaku senkin

一笑千金 | いっしょうせんきん isshou senkin
: (yoji) A smile of a beautiful woman is worth a thousand pieces of gold; enchanting smile of a glamorous woman

一瀉千里 | いっしゃせんり issha senri
: (yoji) one swift effort; rush through one’s work; fast-talking, writing, etc.

****一諾千金 | いちだくせんきん ichidaku senkin
: (yoji) one’s word is worth 1,000 pieces of gold; a promise should be kept at all cost

失礼千万 | しつれいせんばん shitsurei senban
: (yoji) extremely rude (impertinent, impolite)
OR
無礼千万 | ぶれいせんばん burei senban

奇怪千万 | きっかいせんばん kikkaisenban
: (yoji) very strange (mysterious, weird); bizarre; monstrous; outrageous

あの世千日この世一日 | あのよせんにちこのよいちにち anoyo sennichi kono yo ichinichi
: (proverb) a day in life is better than a thousand days in the afterlife; better one day in this world than a thousand in the next

千丈の堤も蟻の一穴より | せんじょうのつつみもありのいっけつより senjou no tsutsumi mo ari no ikketsuyori
: A little leak will sink a great ship

******千里も一里 | せんりもいちり senri mo ichiri
: a journey of a thousand miles feels like only one mile (when going to see the one you love)
OR
千里の行も足下に始まる | せんりのこうもそっかにはじまる senri no kou mo sokkani hajimaru
: a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
OR
千里の道も一歩から | せんりのみちもいっぽから senri no michi mo ippokara

千金の裘は一狐の腋に非ず | せんきんのきゅうはいっこのえきにあらず senkin no kyuu wa ikkonoeki ni arazu
: an expensive fur coat will not be made with a single fox alone; to rule a country requires many great men

春宵一刻値千金 | しゅんしょういっこくあたいせんきん shunshou ikkokuatai senkin
: a moment of time in a spring evening is worth a thousand pieces of gold

*****悪事千里 | あくじせんり akujisenri
: (yoji) bad news traveling fast; ill news spreading like wildfire
OR
悪事千里を行く | あくじせんりをいく akuji senri o iku
: bad news travels fast
OR
悪事千里を走る | あくじせんりをはしる akuji senri o hashiru
: bad news travels quickly

愚者も千慮に一得 | ぐしゃもせんりょにいっとく gusha mo senryo ni ittoku
: Even fools can give good counsel.

*******知者も千慮に一失 | ちしゃもせんりょにいっしつ chisha mo senryo ni isshitsu
: Even Homer sometimes nods

目明き千人盲千人 | めあきせんにんめくらせんにん meaki sennin mekura sennin
: Some are wise and some are otherwise

鶴は千年亀は万年 | つるはせんねんかめはまんねん tsuru wa sennen kame wa mannen
: Cranes live for 1000 years, turtles live for 10,000 years

目元千両口元万両 | めもとせんりょうくちもとまんりょう me moto senryou kuchi moto manryou
: (proverb) (woman with) beautiful eyes and mouth

Chinese expression | chengyu 成語 | idiom | proverb
千方百計[计] qian1 fang1 bai3 ji4
: thousand ways, a hundred plans; by every possible means

千軍萬馬 [千军万马] qian1 jun1 wan4 ma3
: magnificent army with thousands of men and horses; impressive display of manpower; all the King’s horses and all the King’s men

千真萬確 [千真万确] qian1 zhen1 wan4 que4
: absolutely true; manifold; true from many points of view

千辛萬苦 [千辛万苦] qian1 xin1 wan4 ku3
: to suffer untold hardships; trials and tribulations; with difficulty; after some effort

*一字千金 yi1 zi4 qian1 jin1
: one word worth a thousand in gold; valuable advice; words of enormous weight

**一刻千金 yi1 ke4 qian1 jin1
: time is gold; every minute counts

一日千里 yi1 ri4 qian1 li3
: lit. one day, a thousand miles; rapid progress

***一擲千金 [一掷千金] yi1 zhi4 qian1 jin1
: lit. stake a thousand pieces of gold on one throw; to throw away money recklessly; extravagant

一言千金 yi1 yan2 qian1 jin1
: one word worth a thousand in gold; valuable advice; words of enormous weight
OR
****一諾千金 [一诺千金] yi1 nuo4 qian1 jin1
: a promise worth one thousand in gold; a promise that must be kept

*****惡事傳千里 [恶事传千里] e4 shi4 chuan2 qian1 li3
: evil deeds spread a thousand miles; scandal spreads like wildfire

一失足成千古恨 | yi1 shi1 zu2 cheng2 qian1 gu3 hen4
: lit. one wrong step causes thousand hatred. A single slip may cause lasting sorrow.

千里之堤，潰於蟻穴 [千里之堤，溃于蚁穴] qian1 li3 zhi1 di1 , kui4 yu2 yi3 xue2
: An ant hole causing the collapse of a great dike. Huge damage from a moment’s negligence.

******千里之行，始於足下 [千里之行，始于足下] qian1 li3 zhi1 xing2 , shi3 yu2 zu2 xia4
: lit. a thousand mile journey begins with the first step; big accomplishments come from an accumulation of little achievements made one by one

千里搭長棚，沒有不散的宴席 [千里搭长棚，没有不散的宴席] qian1 li3 da1 chang2 peng2 , mei2 you3 bu4 san4 de5 yan4 xi2
: even if you build a thousand-league awning for it, every banquet must come to an end

好事不出門，惡事傳千里 [好事不出门，恶事传千里] hao3 shi4 bu4 chu1 men2 , e4 shi4 chuan2 qian1 li3
: lit. good deeds do not go beyond the door, evil deeds spread a thousand miles; a good deed goes unnoticed, but scandal spreads fast

家累千金，坐不垂堂 jia1 lei3 qian1 jin1 , zuo4 bu4 chui2 tang2
: rich person does not sit under the eaves; prudent not to place oneself in danger

差之毫釐，失之千里 [差之毫厘，失之千里] cha1 zhi1 hao2 li2 , shi1 zhi1 qian1 li3
: the slightest difference leads to a huge loss; a miss is as good as a mile

樹高千丈，葉落歸根 [树高千丈，叶落归根] shu4 gao1 qian1 zhang4 , ye4 luo4 gui1 gen1
: fig. a tree may grow a thousand zhang high, but its leaves return to their roots (proverb); fig. everything has its ancestral home; in old age, an expatriate returns home

******智者千慮，必有一失 [智者千虑，必有一失] zhi4 zhe3 qian1 lǔ4 , bi4 you3 yi1 shi1
: lit. a wise person reflecting a thousand times can still make a mistake; fig. nobody is infallible

禮輕人意重，千里送鵝毛 [礼轻人意重，千里送鹅毛] li3 qing1 ren2 yi4 zhong4 , qian1 li3 song4 e2 mao2
: goose feather sent from afar, a slight present but weighty meaning. It’s not the present the counts, it’s the thought behind it.

秤砣雖小壓千斤 [秤砣虽小压千斤] cheng4 tuo2 sui1 xiao3 ya1 qian1 jin1
: although small, a steelyard weight may tip a hundred pounds; insignificant details can have a large impact; for want of a nail the battle was lost

養兵千日，用兵一時 [养兵千日，用兵一时] yang3 bing1 qian1 ri4 , yong4 bing1 yi1 shi2
: lit. Train an army for a thousand days to use it for an hour. fig. extensive preparation eventually pays off

在家千日好，出門一時難 [在家千日好，出门一时难] zai4 jia1 qian1 ri4 hao3 , chu1 men2 yi1 shi2 nan2
: lit. at home, one can spend a thousand days in comfort, but spending a day away from home can be challenging; fig. there’s no place like home