幾千 jiˇ qianˉ

(Thousands, few thousand)

Thousands, A few thousand

幾千年

jiˇ qianˉ nianˊ

(Thousands of)

Thousands of years

千年 qianˉ nianˊ

(Thousand)

Thousand year, Thousand year old

千年前

qianˉ nianˊ qianˊ

(thousand years)

A thousand years ago, A thousand years before, A thousand years earlier

年前 nianˊ qianˊ

(Before the)

Before the New Year

幾

Almost, Few, How Much, How many, Minute, Nearly, Omen, Portent, Several, Small, Some, Tiny, When, Which

A few, Several, Some, Which, When, How many, How Much, (Ji1), Small, Minute, Tiny, Almost, Nearly, Omen, Portent

千

Many, Numerous, Thousand, Very

Thousand, 1000, Numerous, Very, Many

年

Year, person's

Year, Person's Age

前

Advance, Before, First, Former, Forwards, Front, Proceed

Before, First, Forwards, Front, Former, Advance, Proceed