Definition
数以千计 is a fixed phrase meaning 'numbering in the thousands' or 'thousands of'. It is used as a modifier before a noun (e.g., 数以千计的人 'thousands of people') and is more formal and emphatic than 几千. Note that 数 (shù) here means 'number' and is read in the fourth tone, not the third tone shǔ. The phrase is common in news and written Chinese.
f.e.
thousands ofnumbering in the thousands
Examples
- 数以千计。shǔ de yóukè měi nián dōu lái zhè zuò gǔchéng cānguān.Thousands of tourists visit this ancient city every year.
- ，数以千计。Zài zhè chǎng zāinàn zhōng, shǔ de jiātíng shīqù le jiāyuán.In this disaster, thousands of families lost their homes.
- 数以千计。Zhè jiā gōngsī gùyòng le shǔ de yuángōng.This company employs thousands of employees.
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