千载一遇 qiānzǎiyīyù the chance of a lifetime Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 千载 千載 qiānzǎi thousand years (literary) a thousand years; a very long time一 yī numeral one one; the number 1; single; alone遇 yù verb to encounter (bound form) to meet by chance; to encounter or happen upon; to suffer or be subjected to