千 qiān
“thousand”
numeral, time wordHSK 2 · 2021 list level 2
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
千 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 162: 千 qiān — Level 1; official annotation 1 (数). PDF page 84
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 千
千 means "thousand." It is used in numbers before a measure word or noun, usually with a number before it, as in 一千 or 两千三百. It is common in everyday prices, distances, and quantities.
例句Example sentences
- 这个手机一千块钱。zhè ge shǒu jī yì qiān kuài qián.This phone is one thousand yuan.
- 我们学校有两千多个学生。wǒ men xué xiào yǒu liǎng qiān duō gè xué sheng.Our school has more than two thousand students.
- 他跑了一千米。tā pǎo le yì qiān mǐ.He ran one thousand meters.
常见错误Common mistakes
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✗我有千块钱。
✓我有一千块钱。
In an exact everyday number, 千 normally needs 一 before it: 一千.
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✗我有十千块钱。
✓我有一万块钱。
Chinese groups large numbers by 万, so 10,000 is 一万, not 十千.
义项All meanings
- qiān: thousand
- qiān: see 秋千