不怕一万，就怕万一

bù pà yī wàn , jiù pà wàn yī

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Definitions

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

Child Words of 不怕一万，就怕万一

一
yī

one

不
bù

no; not so

就
jiù

(after a suppositional clause) in that case; then

怕
pà

to be afraid

万
wàn

ten thousand

万一
wàn yī

just in case

不怕
bù pà

fearless