wàn

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  1. 1. ten thousand
  2. 2. a great number

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Words Containing 万

千家万户
qiān jiā wàn hù

every family (idiom)

千万
qiān wàn

ten million

千变万化
qiān biàn wàn huà

countless changes

千军万马
qiān jūn wàn mǎ

magnificent army with thousands of men and horses (idiom); impressive display of manpower

成千上万
chéng qiān shàng wàn

innumerable

万一
wàn yī

just in case

万分
wàn fēn

very much

万古长青
wàn gǔ cháng qīng

remain fresh

万无一失
wàn wú yī shī

surefire; absolutely safe (idiom)

万能
wàn néng

omnipotent

万万
wàn wàn

absolutely

鹏程万里
péng chéng wàn lǐ

the fabled roc flies ten thousand miles (idiom)

一本万利
yī běn wàn lì

small capital, huge profit (idiom); to put in a little and get a lot out

上万
shàng wàn

over ten thousand

不怕一万,就怕万一
bù pà yī wàn , jiù pà wàn yī

better to be safe than sorry (proverb)

以一驭万
yǐ yī yù wàn

to control a key point is to be master of the situation (idiom)

以不变应万变
yǐ bù biàn yìng wàn biàn

(idiom) to deal with varying circumstances by adhering to a basic principle

以防万一
yǐ fáng wàn yī

to guard against the unexpected (idiom); just in case

伊万卡
yī wàn kǎ

Ivanka (name)

亿万
yì wàn

millions and millions

亿万富翁
yì wàn fù wēng

billionaire

亿万富豪
yì wàn fù háo

multimillionaire

包罗万象
bāo luó wàn xiàng

all-embracing

十万
shí wàn

hundred thousand

十万位
shí wàn wèi

the hundred thousands place (or column) in the decimal system

十万八千里
shí wàn bā qiān lǐ

light-years (apart)

十万火急
shí wàn huǒ jí

most urgent

千刀万剐
qiān dāo wàn guǎ

to hack (sb) to pieces (punishment in former times)

千千万万
qiān qiān wàn wàn

innumerable

千叮万嘱
qiān dīng wàn zhǔ

repeatedly urging

千差万别
qiān chā wàn bié

(idiom) extremely diverse

千挑万选
qiān tiāo wàn xuǎn

to select very carefully

千真万确
qiān zhēn wàn què

absolutely true (idiom)

千秋万代
qiān qiū wàn dài

throughout the ages

千丝万缕
qiān sī wàn lǚ

linked in countless ways

千经万卷
qiān jīng wàn juǎn

lit. a thousand sutras, ten thousand scrolls; fig. the vast Buddhist canon

千言万语
qiān yán wàn yǔ

thousands of words (idiom); having a lot of things to say

千变万轸
qiān biàn wàn zhěn

constantly changing, ever-varying (idiom)

千辛万苦
qiān xīn wàn kǔ

with difficulty

千难万难
qiān nán wàn nán

extremely difficult

千头万绪
qiān tóu wàn xù

plethora of things to tackle

南波万
nán bō wàn

(Internet slang) number one (loanword)

友谊万岁
yǒu yì wàn suì

see 友誼地久天長|友谊地久天长[yǒu yì dì jiǔ tiān cháng]

塞万提斯
sāi wàn tí sī

Cervantes

家和万事兴
jiā hé wàn shì xīng

if the family lives in harmony all affairs will prosper (idiom)

家赀万贯
jiā zī wàn guàn

immensely rich

成千成万
chéng qiān chéng wàn

innumerable

成千累万
chéng qiān lěi wàn

innumerable

排除万难
pái chú wàn nán

to overcome all obstacles

挂一漏万
guà yī lòu wàn

to mention some but omit many others (idiom)

数以万计
shù yǐ wàn jì

tens of thousands

数百万
shù bǎi wàn

several million

数万
shù wàn

several tens of thousands

晴空万里
qíng kōng wàn lǐ

a clear and boundless sky

百万
bǎi wàn

million

百万位
bǎi wàn wèi

the millions place (or column) in the decimal system

百万吨
bǎi wàn dūn

megaton

百万富翁
bǎi wàn fù wēng

millionaire

百万赫兹
bǎi wàn hè zī

megahertz (physics, electronics)

瞬息万变
shùn xī wàn biàn

in an instant a myriad changes (idiom); rapid substantial change

等效百万吨当量
děng xiào bǎi wàn dūn dāng liàng

equivalent megatonnage (EMT)

米格尔·德·塞万提斯·萨维德拉
mǐ gé ěr · dé · sāi wàn tí sī · sà wéi dé lā

Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547-1616), Spanish novelist, poet and playwright, author of Don Quixote 堂吉訶德|堂吉诃德[táng jí hē dé]

耶烈万
yē liè wàn

Yerevan, capital of Armenia

腰缠万贯
yāo chán wàn guàn

lit. ten thousand strings of cash in money belt (idiom); carrying lots of money

茨万吉拉伊
cí wàn jí lā yī

Morgan Tsvangirai (1952-2018), Zimbabwean politician

华润万家
huá rùn wàn jiā

CR Vanguard or China Resources Vanguard Shop, a supermarket chain in Hong Kong and mainland China

万丈
wàn zhàng

lit. ten thousand fathoms

万丈光芒
wàn zhàng guāng máng

boundless radiance; splendor

万丈高楼平地起
wàn zhàng gāo lóu píng dì qǐ

towering buildings are built up from the ground (idiom)

万不得已
wàn bù dé yǐ

only when absolutely essential (idiom); as a last resort

万世
wàn shì

all ages

万世师表
wàn shì shī biǎo

model teacher of every age (idiom)

万丹
wàn dān

Wantan township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[píng dōng xiàn], Taiwan

万丹乡
wàn dān xiāng

Wantan township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[píng dōng xiàn], Taiwan

万事
wàn shì

all things

万事亨通
wàn shì hēng tōng

everything is going smoothly (idiom)

万事俱备,只欠东风
wàn shì jù bèi , zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng

lit. everything is ready, all we need is an east wind (idiom)

万事大吉
wàn shì dà jí

everything is fine (idiom); all is well with the world

万事如意
wàn shì rú yì

to have all one's wishes (idiom)

万事得
wàn shì dé

Mazda Motor Corporation

万事皆备,只欠东风
wàn shì jiē bèi , zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng

everything is ready, all we need is an east wind (idiom)

万事起头难
wàn shì qǐ tóu nán

the first step is the hardest (idiom)

万事通
wàn shì tōng

jack-of-all-trades; know-it-all

万事达
wàn shì dá

MasterCard

万事开头难
wàn shì kāi tóu nán

every beginning is difficult (idiom)

万人
wàn rén

ten thousand people

万人之敌
wàn rén zhī dí

a match for ten thousand enemies

万人敌
wàn rén dí

a match for ten thousand enemies

万人空巷
wàn rén kōng xiàng

the multitudes come out from everywhere, emptying every alleyway (to celebrate)

万代
wàn dài

Bandai toy company

万代千秋
wàn dài qiān qiū

after innumerable ages

万代兰
wàn dài lán

Vanda genus of orchids

万位
wàn wèi

the ten thousands place (or column) in the decimal system

万亿
wàn yì

trillion

万全
wàn quán

Wanquan county in Zhangjiakou 張家口|张家口[zhāng jiā kǒu], Hebei

万全县
wàn quán xiàn

Wanquan county in Zhangjiakou 張家口|张家口[zhāng jiā kǒu], Hebei

万分痛苦
wàn fēn tòng kǔ

excruciating

万劫不复
wàn jié bù fù

consigned to eternal damnation

万千
wàn qiān

myriad

万博省
wàn bó shěng

Huambo province of Angola

万古千秋
wàn gǔ qiān qiū

for all eternity (idiom)

万古长新
wàn gǔ cháng xīn

to remain forever new (idiom)

万名
wàn míng

all names

万国
wàn guó

all nations

万国博览会
wàn guó bó lǎn huì

universal exposition

万国宫
wàn guó gōng

Palais des Nations

万国码
wàn guó mǎ

Unicode

万国邮政联盟
wàn guó yóu zhèng lián méng

Universal Postal Union

万国邮联
wàn guó yóu lián

Universal Postal Union (UPU)

万国音标
wàn guó yīn biāo

International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)

万寿山
wàn shòu shān

Longevity Hill in the Summer Palace 頤和園|颐和园[yí hé yuán], Beijing

万寿无疆
wàn shòu wú jiāng

may you enjoy boundless longevity (idiom)

万夫不当
wàn fū bù dāng

lit. unbeatable by even 10,000 men (idiom)

万安
wàn ān

Wan'an county in Ji'an 吉安, Jiangxi

万安县
wàn ān xiàn

Wan'an county in Ji'an 吉安, Jiangxi

万家乐
wàn jiā lè

Macro (brand)

万家灯火
wàn jiā dēng huǒ

(of a city etc) ablaze with lights

万宁
wàn níng

Wanning City, Hainan

万宁市
wàn níng shì

Wanning City, Hainan

万宝路
wàn bǎo lù

Marlboro (cigarette)

万山特区
wàn shān tè qū

Wanshan special county in Tongren prefecture 銅仁地區|铜仁地区[tóng rén dì qū], Guizhou

万山镇
wàn shān zhèn

Wanshan township in Tongren prefecture 銅仁地區|铜仁地区[tóng rén dì qū], Guizhou

万峦
wàn luán

Wanluan township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[píng dōng xiàn], Taiwan

万峦乡
wàn luán xiāng

Wanluan township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[píng dōng xiàn], Taiwan

万州
wàn zhōu

Wanzhou suburbs of north Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan

万州区
wàn zhōu qū

Wanzhou suburban district of north Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan

万年
wàn nián

Wannian county in Shangrao 上饒|上饶, Jiangxi

万年历
wàn nián lì

perpetual calendar

万年县
wàn nián xiàn

Wannian county in Shangrao 上饒|上饶, Jiangxi

万年青
wàn nián qīng

Nippon lily (Rohdea japonica)

万幸
wàn xìng

very lucky indeed

万念俱灰
wàn niàn jù huī

every hope turns to dust (idiom); completely disheartened

万恶
wàn è

everything that is evil

万恶之源
wàn è zhī yuán

the root of all evil

万恶滔天
wàn è tāo tiān

so much evil that it reaches all the way to heaven (idiom)

万应灵丹
wàn yìng líng dān

panacea

万户
wàn hù

also translated as Marquis

万户侯
wàn hù hóu

high nobles

万托林
wàn tuō lín

ventolin, aka salbutamol, an asthma drug

万智牌
wàn zhì pái

Magic the gathering (online fantasy game of card collecting and battling)

万历
wàn lì

reign name of Ming emperor (1573-1619)

万有
wàn yǒu

universal

万有引力
wàn yǒu yǐn lì

gravity

万柏林
wàn bó lín

Wanbolin district of Taiyuan city 太原市[tài yuán shì], Shanxi

万柏林区
wàn bó lín qū

Wanbolin district of Taiyuan city 太原市[tài yuán shì], Shanxi

万荣
wàn róng

Wanrong County in Yuncheng 運城|运城[yùn chéng], Shanxi

万荣县
wàn róng xiàn

Wanrong county in Yuncheng 運城|运城[yùn chéng], Shanxi

万荣乡
wàn róng xiāng

Wanrong or Wanjung township in Hualien County 花蓮縣|花莲县[huā lián xiàn], east Taiwan

万岁
wàn suì

Long live (the king, the revolution etc)!

万死不辞
wàn sǐ bù cí

ten thousand deaths will not prevent me (idiom); ready to risk life and limb to help out

万民
wàn mín

all the people

万水千山
wàn shuǐ qiān shān

ten thousand crags and torrents (idiom); the trials and tribulations of a long journey

万泉河
wàn quán hé

Wanquan River, Hainan

万洋山
wàn yáng shān

Mt Wanyang between Jiangxi and Hunan

万源
wàn yuán

Wanyuan, county-level city in Dazhou 達州|达州[dá zhōu], Sichuan

万源市
wàn yuán shì

Wanyuan, county-level city in Dazhou 達州|达州[dá zhōu], Sichuan

万物
wàn wù

all things

万用表
wàn yòng biǎo

multimeter

万盛
wàn shèng

Wansheng suburban district of Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan

万盛区
wàn shèng qū

Wansheng suburban district of Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan

万目睽睽
wàn mù kuí kuí

thousands of staring eyes (idiom)

万众一心
wàn zhòng yī xīn

millions of people all of one mind (idiom); the people united

万福玛丽亚
wàn fú mǎ lì yà

Hail Mary

万秀区
wàn xiù qū

Wanxiu district of Wuzhou city 梧州市[wú zhōu shì], Guangxi

万科
wàn kē

Vanke, large Chinese real estate company, founded in 1984

万箭穿心
wàn jiàn chuān xīn

lit. to have one's heart pierced by thousands of arrows (idiom)

万籁俱寂
wàn lài jù jì

not a sound to be heard (idiom)

万籁无声
wàn lài wú shēng

not a sound to be heard (idiom)

万紫千红
wàn zǐ qiān hóng

thousands of purples and reds (idiom); a blaze of color

万维天罗地网
wàn wéi tiān luó dì wǎng

World Wide Web (WWW)

万维网
wàn wéi wǎng

World Wide Web (WWW)

万维网联合体
wàn wéi wǎng lián hé tǐ

W3C, global Internet steering committee

万县
wàn xiàn

Wanxian port city on the Changjiang or Yangtze river in Sichuan, renamed Wanzhou district in Chongqing municipality in 1990

万县地区
wàn xiàn dì qū

Wanxian prefecture in Sichuan, renamed Wanzhou district of Chongqing municipality in 1990

万县市
wàn xiàn shì

Wanxian port city on the Changjiang or Yangtze river in Sichuan, renamed Wanzhou district in Chongqing municipality in 1990

万县港
wàn xiàn gǎng

Wanxian port city on the Changjiang or Yangtze river in Sichuan, renamed Wanzhou district in Chongqing municipality in 1990

万圣节
wàn shèng jié

All Saints (Christian festival)

万圣节前夕
wàn shèng jié qián xī

All Saints' Eve

万圣节前夜
wàn shèng jié qián yè

Halloween

万能曲尺
wàn néng qū chǐ

universal bevel (to measure angles)

万能梗
wàn néng gěng

Airedale terrier

万能梗犬
wàn néng gěng quǎn

Airedale terrier

万能钥匙
wàn néng yào shi

master key

万般
wàn bān

every kind

万般无奈
wàn bān wú nài

to have no way out

万艾可
wàn ài kě

Viagra

万花筒
wàn huā tǒng

kaleidoscope

万华
wàn huá

Wanhua District of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市[tái běi shì], Taiwan

万华区
wàn huá qū

Wanhua District of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市[tái běi shì], Taiwan

万变不离其宗
wàn biàn bù lí qí zōng

many superficial changes but no departure from the original stand (idiom); plus ça change, plus ça reste la mème chose

万象
wàn xiàng

Vientiane, capital of Laos

万象更新
wàn xiàng gēng xīn

(in the spring) nature takes on a new look (idiom)

万豪
wàn háo

Marriott International (hotel chain)

万贯
wàn guàn

ten thousand strings of cash

万贯家财
wàn guàn jiā cái

vast wealth

万载
wàn zài

Wanzai county in Yichun 宜春, Jiangxi

万载县
wàn zài xiàn

Wanzai county in Yichun 宜春, Jiangxi

万邦
wàn bāng

all nations

万里
wàn lǐ

Wan Li (1916-2015), PRC politician

万里江山
wàn lǐ jiāng shān

lit. ten thousand miles of rivers and mountains