千万 (千萬)
qiān wàn
Pinyin
Definition
千万 (千萬)
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- ten million
- countless
- many
- one must by all means
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
一失足成千古恨
- 1 a single slip may cause everlasting sorrow (idiom)
一字千金
- 1 one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom)
- 2 (in praise of a piece of writing or calligraphy) each character is perfect
- 3 each word is highly valued
一掷千金
- 1 lit. stake a thousand pieces of gold on one throw (idiom); to throw away money recklessly
- 2 extravagant
一日千里
- 1 lit. one day, a thousand miles (idiom); rapid progress
一落千丈
- 1 lit. to drop a thousand zhang in one fall (idiom)
- 2 fig. (of business, popularity etc) to suffer a sudden, devastating decline
- 3 to take a dive
Sample Sentences
为了遏制疫情向外蔓延,自1月23日起,作为中国重要交通枢纽,这座城市暂停市内公交运营,关闭离汉通道,近千万武汉市民蛰伏家中,进行特殊的战斗。
In order to contain the spread, starting from January 23rd, as an important transportation hub in China, this city has suspended public transport, closed down all channels leaving Wuhan, and left nearly ten million of Wuhan citizens staying at home, fighting a special battle.
一点就通啊,那第四种老板是猫头鹰型的。他们一丝不苟,重视细节。你的报告就得用数据去说服他,数据自然是千万不能出错,不然他会否定你的一切。
You've really gotten the hang of this. So now, the fourth type of boss - The Owl. They are meticulous, and care about the details. In your reports, you should use figures to convince him, and whatever you do, you can't make any mistakes! Otherwise, he'll reject everything you do.
好好好,我这就带你进去,我先去给里面的保安通报一下,你等在门口千万别走开啊,我去去就来。(说完,朝厂里面走去,消失在转角)
OK, OK. I'll bring you in. I'll go and notify the security guard first. You wait here by the gate and don't move whatever you do. I'll be back in a jiffy. (After saying this, he walks in the direction of the factory and disappears around the corner.
好吧,那你千万要小心。防疫工作一定得做好,知道吗?
Alright, you really have to be careful. Make sure to take all the preventive measures, okay?
开店前千万别赶鸭子上架,安全检查没做好就别营业,免得出人命了。
Don’t rush before opening a store. Don’t launch until the safety precautions are taken for fear of fatal consequences.
在投资的时候,千万别贪心,要不然连房子都没了。
Don’t be greedy when it comes to investment, or you would even lose the house.
我不是个很会给建议的人,但千万不要为批评感到伤心或因此偏离了道路。
I’m not a very good one to give advice; but just don’t let the critics discourage you or push you off course.
持续整晚的大火使馆藏二千万件藏品遭受了无可估量的损失堪称浩劫。
It was a catastrophic loss as the fire which lasted for the whole night caused the loss of 20 million items in the collection.
巴西国博有逾二千万件藏品,其中最珍贵的包括美洲最早的人类头骨化石、落在巴西境内最大的陨石等。
Brazil has more than 20 million collections, the most precious of which include the earliest human skull fossils in the Americas and the largest meteorites in Brazil.