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wàn
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English Definitionten thousand; a great number; (Chinese surname)
See also see 万俟 (from traditional character )
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Pinyinwàn
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(After Tone Sandhi)
Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄨㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping)maan6
Part of Speech(数) numeral
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Part of language/large numbers
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=2 TOCFL=2

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Words With Same Head Word    
万一wànyījust in case; if by any chance; contingency
万岁wànsuìLong live (the king, the revolution etc)!; Your Majesty; His Majesty
万分wànfēnvery much; extremely; one ten thousandth part
万物wànwùall things; all that exists
万事wànshìall things
Words With Same Tail Word    
千万qiānwànten million; countless; many; one must by all means
万万wànwànabsolutely; wholly
上万shàngwànover ten thousand; fig. untold numbers; innumerable; thousands upon thousands
数万shùwànseveral tens of thousands; many thousand
成千上万chéngqiān shàngwànlit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom); untold numbers; innumerable; thousands upon thousands
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