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"成千上万" is formed by the sequential combination of the character 成 (chéng), meaning "to become" or "to amount to", with 千 (qiān) meaning "thousand", and 上 (shàng), meaning "to reach" or "up to", with 万 (wàn) meaning "ten thousand". The phrase literally structures as "amounting to thousands and reaching ten thousands", where the numerals are linked by verbs to express a progressive increase in scale, thereby denoting a very large quantity.
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运动会上有成千上万的观众。
成千上万的游客来到了这座古城参观。
成千上万的候鸟每年都会飞过这片湖泊。
这项新技术有潜力去改善成千上万人的生活。
战争导致了成千上万的平民流离失所，酿成了人道主义危机。