不怕一万，就怕万一

bù pà yī wàn , jiù pà wàn yī

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Definitions

1. better to be safe than sorry (proverb)
2. to be prepared just in case

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Child Words of 不怕一万，就怕万一

• 一 一 yī: one
• 不 不 bù: no; not so
• 就 就 jiù: (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then
• 怕 怕 pà: to be afraid
• 万 万 wàn: ten thousand
• 万一 万一 wàn yī: just in case
• 不怕 不怕 bù pà: fearless