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万
wàn
Description
“万”是一个数字，表示一千的十倍，也就是10000。
"万" is a number meaning ten times a thousand, that is, 10,000.
我们常用它来说很大的数量，比如一百万人。
We often use "万" to express very large quantities, such as one million people.
Meanings
万wàn
ten thousand (the number 10,000)
这台电脑要一万块钱。
This computer costs ten thousand yuan.
万wàn
a great many; countless; myriad
这里有成千上万人。
There are tens of thousands of people here.
万一wànyī
in case; just in case; if by chance
万一下雨，我们就不去了。
If it rains, we won't go.
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Notes
- Nuance
万 is a counting unit; Chinese groups large numbers by 万 (10,000) rather than thousand.
- Etymology
simplified form of 萬; originally depicted a scorpion, later borrowed for the number.
In videos
“差不多有20万的中国人，”
““才10万？我们一年20万都不够花！””
“那整个区可能不只成千上万 成万、成百万”
“那一个人一生大概会做10万到15万个梦”
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