Chinese
wàn
Meaning: ten thousand
Part of Speech: Number

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Example sentences

他讀了一萬多本書。
他读了一万多本书。
He has read over ten thousand books.
這架飛機目前的飛行高度是三萬英尺。
The current flight altitude of this airplane is 30,000 feet.
這家工廠每年產出數萬臺電腦。
This factory produces tens of thousands of computers every year.
這次展覽已經吸引了超過一百萬人次參觀。
This exhibition has already attracted over one million visitors.
家書抵萬金。
A letter from home is worth ten thousand gold pieces.

Usage Notes

Used to denote the number 10,000, or figuratively to mean a very large number.

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