千萬

Mandarin

simpl. 千万
trad.

Adjective

千萬 (traditional, Pinyin qiānwàn, simplified 千万)

  1. tens of millions of

Adverb

千萬 (traditional, Pinyin qiānwàn, simplified 千万)

  1. absolutely; by all means
    千萬
    qiānwàn yào lái
    You gotta come!
  2. (when used negatively) under no circumstances; don't ever
    千萬這麼
    qiānwàn bié zhème shuō
    Don't ever talk like that!

Number

千萬 (traditional, Pinyin qiānwàn, simplified 千万))

  1. ten million

References

  • 2005, Yu Feng; Zhijie Jia, Jie Cai, Yaohua Shi, Judith M. Amory, Pop Chinese: A Cheng & Tsui Handbook Of Contemporary Colloquial Expressions (Cheng & Tsui Asian Dictionary Series) (话是这么说:中国当代流行语手册) (in English/Chinese), Boston: Cheng & Tsui, ISBN 0-88727-424-2:
  • 1997, Jerome P. Keuper, Chinese 1000: Idiomatic and Colloquial Expressions (中国话:习惯用法和口语的表达法) (in English/Mandarin), Florida: Krieger Publishing Company, ISBN 1-57524-006-8:

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