one thousand in Chinese

How to write 一千

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一千 is written entirely with characters at HSK 1 level or below. The beginner band covers the first, most essential words every learner needs.

一千 in a sentence

• 一yī千qiān米mǐ等děng于yú一yī公gōng里lǐ。

  One thousand meters equals one kilometer.

• 这zhè幅fú画huà卖mài了le一yī千qiān块kuài。

  This painting sold for a thousand yuan.

• 这zhè座zuò城chéng市shì有yǒu一yī千qiān年nián的de历lì史shǐ。

  This city has a thousand years of history.

一千 vs 千 vs 干

Similar and easily confused words, and how they differ.

• 千 qiān thousand (bound form)

  一千 is the full number; 千 appears in compounds — 千万 'ten million; by all means'.

• 干 gān dry; to do

  Look-alike trap — 干 starts with a flat 一, 千 with a falling slash. 干 means 'dry' (gān) or 'do' (gàn), not a number.