万 (萬)
wàn
Pinyin
Definition
万 (萬)
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- ten thousand
- a great number
万 (萬)
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- surname Wan
Character Decomposition
Compounds (1)
- 1 to take a step
- 2 to stride
Related Words (20)
Idioms (20)
一夫当关,万夫莫开
- 1 one man can hold the pass against ten thousand enemies (idiom)
一本万利
- 1 small capital, huge profit (idiom); to put in a little and get a lot out
以一驭万
- 1 to control a key point is to be master of the situation (idiom)
以防万一
- 1 to guard against the unexpected (idiom); just in case
- 2 prepared for any eventualities
千千万万
- 1 lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom); untold numbers
- 2 innumerable
- 3 thousands upon thousands
Sample Sentences
据世卫组织报告,全球新冠肺炎确诊人数已超过127万,病亡人数逾7万。中国工程院院士、著名呼吸病学专家钟南山说:“希望各国都能继续全力投入到疫情防控中去,相信我们终将战胜疫情。”
According to a WHO report, confirmed cases of COVID-19 has exceeded 1.27 million, and caused around 70 thousand deaths. Zhong Nan Shan, a fellow of Chinese Academy of Engineering and a renowned respiratory expert said, "I hope every country is putting every effort into preventing and controlling the pandemic, and I believe that we will defeat it as last."
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.
宋】杨万里
[Song] Yang Wan Li
孙子曰:凡用兵之法,驰车千驷,革车千乘,带甲十万,千里馈粮。
Sun tzu said: To mobilize an army, we need light and heavy vehicles of 1000 each, 100,000 soldiers, food and necessities.
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?
恭喜、恭喜!祝你万事如意,大吉大利。
Congratulations! I wish you all your dreams come true and wish you all the luck.
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.
杂交稻比常规稻增产20%左右,每年增产的粮食可养活7000万人。
Production from hybrid rice is about 20% higher compared with conventional rice, and the annual increase in grain production can feed 70 million people.
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.
这座中世纪哥特式建筑位于巴黎市中心塞纳河畔,1163年始建,1345年完工,是法国最具代表性的文物古迹之一,1991年由联合国教科文组织列入世界遗产名录,每年吸引至少1300万名游客。
This medieval Gothic building is located on the banks of the Seine in central Paris. It was built in 1163 and completed in 1345. It is one of the most representative cultural relics in France. It was listed by UNESCO on the World Heritage List in 1991 and attracts at least 13 million tourists annually.