万 (萬) wàn

1. wàn number ten thousand
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity
   Notes: (Guoyu '萬' n 1; Kroll 2015 '萬' 1, p. 468; Unihan '萬'; XHZD '万' 1)
2. wàn adverb absolutely
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 绝对 (Guoyu '萬' adv 1; Kroll 2015 '萬' 2, p. 468; XHZD '万' 2)
3. wàn adjective many; myriad; innumerable
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 多 (Guoyu '萬' adj 1; Kroll 2015 '萬' 1, p. 468; Unihan '萬'; XHZD '万' 1)
4. wàn proper noun Wan
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
   Notes: (XHZD '万' 3)
5. mò proper noun Mo
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
   Notes: In the compound surname 万俟 (XHZD '万' mò)
6. wàn noun scorpion dance
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 蝎 (Han Dian '万' n 2; Kroll 2015 '萬' 3)

Contained in

• 家财万贯(家財萬貫) a family with multiple fortunes
• 千万亿(千萬億) a trillion
• 万变不离其宗(萬變不離其宗) many superficial changes but no departure from the original stand
• 万贯家私(萬貫家私) abundant family wealth
• 千丝万缕(千絲萬縷) linked in countless ways
• 万品(萬品) myriad things
• 千生万死(千生萬死) a thousand lives and ten thousand deaths; very dangerous
• 万里(萬里) far away; ten thousand li ; Wan Li
• 万端(萬端) very many ; all kinds of ways
• 千方万计(千方萬計) by all means possible
• 万家灯火(萬家燈火) (of a city etc) ablaze with lights
• 万应灵丹(萬應靈丹) panacea
• 挂一漏万(掛一漏萬) to mention some but omit many others; to leave out much more than one includes
• 千千万万(千千萬萬) by the thousands and tens of thousands; untold numbers; innumerable; thousands upon thousands
• 亿万(億萬) millions and millions
• 鹏程万里(鵬程萬里) the fabled roc flies ten thousand miles; one's future prospects are brilliant
• 万马齐喑(萬馬齊喑) thousands of horses, all mute; no-one dares to speak out; an atmosphere of political oppression
• 万儿八千(萬兒八千) ten thousand or almost ten thousand
• 万籁无声(萬籟無聲) not a sound to be heard ; dead silent
• 屈指行程二万 counting up, we've done [travelled] twenty thousand in all
• 万代千秋(萬代千秋) after innumerable ages
• 万目睽睽(萬目睽睽) thousands of staring eyes
• 钱不是万能的，没钱是万万不能的(錢不是萬能的，沒錢是萬萬不能的) money isn't everything, but without money you can do nothing
• 万物母(萬物母) mother of the myriad living things
• 友谊万岁(友誼萬歲) Auld Lang Syne
• 万一(萬一) a very small probability ; if by any chance ; one ten thousandth
• 万代兰(萬代蘭) Vanda genus of orchids
• 万箭穿心(萬箭穿心) to have one's heart pierced by thousands of arrows; overcome with sorrow; to lambaste
• 千技万叶(千技萬葉) a myriad of branches and leaves
• 以防万一(以防萬一) to guard against the unexpected; just in case; prepared for any eventualities
• 万千(萬千) myriad; multitudinous; multifarious
• 万水千山只等闲(萬水千山只等閒) thousands of rivers and mountains are barriers slight
• 千叮万嘱(千叮萬囑) repeatedly urging; imploring over and over again
• 万豪(萬豪) Marriott International (hotel chain)
• 万种(萬種) many kinds
• 万里长城(萬里長城) the Great Wall
• 地东西万余里(地東西萬餘里) territory is over 10,000 li from east to west
• 雷霆万钧(雷霆萬鈞) ten thousand thunderbolts; a great force
• 千刀万剐(千刀萬剮) to make mincemeat of somebody; to hack somebody to pieces

Also contained in

万隆 、 万年县 、 万县 、 万秀区 、 中国万网 、 万县市 、 万艾可 、 万维网联盟 、 万金川 、 万洋山 、 米格尔·德·塞万提斯·萨维德拉 、 万人空巷

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• 卷九十三　志第四十二: 　食貨一 Volume 93 Treatises 46: Finance and Economics 1 History of Yuan 元史 — count: 186
• 卷八十二 志第五十八 食貨六 Volume 82 Treatises 58: Finance and Economics 6 History of Ming 明史 — count: 157
• 卷四十 志第二十: 地理三 Volume 40 Treatises 20: Geography 3 Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 154
• 卷三十九 志第十九: 地理二 Volume 39 Treatises 19: Geography 2 Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 147
• 卷三十八 志第十八: 地理一 Volume 38 Treatises 18: Geography 1 Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 146
• 卷107下 律曆志三下 Volume 107b Treatise 3: Treatise on Music and Calendars 2 Book of Wei 魏書 — count: 137
• 卷一百七十五 志第一百二十八 食貨上三 Volume 175 Treatises 128: Finance and Economics 1c History of Song 宋史 — count: 132
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• 卷四十 志第十六 地理一 Volume 40 Treatises 16: Geography 1 History of Ming 明史 — count: 111
• 卷四十一 志第二十一: 地理四 Volume 41 Treatises 21: Geography 4 Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 107

Collocations

• 万乘 (萬乘) 萬乘之國 — Mencius 孟子, 梁惠王上 King Hui of Liang I — count: 39
• 万章 (萬章) 萬章問曰 — Mencius 孟子, 滕文公下 Teng Wen Gong II — count: 24
• 万二 (萬二) 然則二萬二千六百有六旬也 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 襄公 Lord Xiang — count: 9
• 宋万 (宋萬) 宋萬弑其君捷及其大夫仇牧 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 莊公 Lord Zhang — count: 9
• 万钟 (萬鐘) 養弟子以萬鐘 — Mencius 孟子, 公孫丑下 Gong Sun Chou II — count: 8
• 二万 (二萬) 然則二萬二千六百有六旬也 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 襄公 Lord Xiang — count: 8
• 万家 (萬家) 率萬家而城方三里 — Mozi 墨子, 卷十五 雜守 Book 15 - Miscellaneous Measures in Defense — count: 7
• 四万 (四萬) 吾至四萬 — Guanzi 管子, 揆度第七十八 Chapter 78: Examining Standards — count: 7
• 万八千 (萬八千) 地之東西二萬八千里 — Guanzi 管子, 地數第七十七 Chapter 77: Land Management — count: 7
• 万室 (萬室) 萬室之國 — Mencius 孟子, 告子下 Gaozi II — count: 5