万
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mò / wàn · ten thousand

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Readings & meanings

万 has 2 dictionary pronunciations. The examples show how each reading behaves in real words.

mò

used in 万俟[Mo4 qi2]

wàn

ten thousand; a great number

千万qiān wàn · ten million
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3Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 万

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Example sentences

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Qiān wàn bú yào !千万不要!

Please don't!

Source: Tatoeba #9778760 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wànyī wǒ lái wǎn de huà, jiù bié děng wǒ le.万一我来晚的话,就别等我了。

If for some reason I'm late, please don't wait for me.

Source: Tatoeba #394205 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Chéng qiān shàng wàn de rén sǐ yú wēn yì.成千上万的人死于瘟疫。

Thousands upon thousands have died from the epidemic.

Source: Tatoeba #1691794 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Qián bú shì wàn néng de.钱不是万能的。

Money is not everything.

Source: Tatoeba #1021007 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Qiān wàn bié wù huì wǒ de yì sī.千万别误会我的意思。

Please don't mistake my meaning.

Source: Tatoeba #4282947 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Qiān wàn bié xiāng xìn yí gè shǒu lǐ ná shǒu qiāng de nǚ rén.千万别相信一个手里拿手枪的女人。

Never trust a woman with a pistol in hand.

Source: Tatoeba #425909 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 万 in context

  1. Say mò / wàn, then recall the core meaning: ten thousand.
  2. Write all 3 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 千万 (qiān wàn), meaning “ten million”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 万 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.