Definition
一千两 literally means 'one thousand liangs (两)'. 两 is a traditional Chinese unit of weight (approx. 50 g), most famously used for silver ingots (银子) in imperial China. In historical and literary contexts, 一千两 refers to a large fortune in silver. It functions as a noun phrase combining a number and a classifier.
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one thousand liangs (a traditional Chinese unit of weight, approx. 50 g each)one thousand taels of silver (archaic, a large sum of money)
Examples
- 一千两。Tā yuànyì chū yī qiān liǎng yínzi mǎi nà fú huà.He was willing to offer one thousand taels of silver to buy that painting.
- ，一千两。Gǔ shíhou, yī qiān liǎng jiùshì yì bǐ dà cáifù.In ancient times, one thousand liangs was a considerable fortune.
- 一千两。Tā yòng yī qiān liǎng báiyín xiū le yí zuò qiáo.He used one thousand liangs of white silver to build a bridge.
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