Ten thousand in Chinese: 万 (wàn)

wàn

ten thousand

HSK 3Traditional: 2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1ten thousand
  2. 2a great number

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wàn

/ u/ anˋ/ fourth tone

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  • 苏联万岁!

    sū lián wàn suì!

    Long live the Soviet Union!

  • 金钱万能。

    jīn qián wàn néng。

    Money talks.

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