万

wàn

numeral★Beginner

formal

Ten thousand; a large but unspecified number

他赚了上万块钱。

He earned tens of thousands of yuan.

万众瞩目

Under the gaze of the masses

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Often used to represent a large, vague quantity rather than the exact number 10,000.

Collocations

上万tens of thousands万一in case万万by no means

万事大吉phrase

everything is going well

万无一失phrase

foolproof

'万' is commonly used in financial contexts to denote large sums of money.

While '万' literally means 10,000, it is often used to represent a large, unspecified number.

Derived from the Chinese numeral system, representing the unit of ten thousand (10,000).

In modern usage, '万' is often used to denote a large but imprecise quantity rather than the exact number 10,000.

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