數以百萬計的軍人戰死沙場。

Thousands upon thousands of soldiers died in the war.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

=1 數 shǔ
  1. to count
  2. to count as; to regard as
  3. to enumerate; to list
=1 數 shù
  1. number; figure
  2. several; a few
=1 數 shuò (literary) frequently; repeatedly
=2 以 yǐ old variant of 以 yǐ
=2 以 yǐ old variant of 以 yǐ
=2 以 Yǐ abbr. for Israel 以色列 Yǐsèliè
=2 以 yǐ
  1. to use
  2. by means of
  3. according to
  4. in order to
  5. because of
  6. at (a certain date or place)
3 百萬 bǎiwàn million
=4 計 Jì surname Ji
=4 計 jì
  1. to calculate
  2. to compute
  3. to count
  4. to regard as important
  5. to plan
  6. ruse
  7. meter
  8. gauge
=5 的 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 pígéde "one made of leather" or 跑堂儿的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. dì or di in poetry and songs
=5 的 dī a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì)
=5 的 dí really and truly
=5 的 dì (bound form) bull's-eye; target
6 軍人 jūnrén
  1. serviceman
  2. soldier
  3. military personnel
7 戰死沙場 zhànsǐshāchǎng (idiom) to die in battle