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万wànten thousand

HSK 2word

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万 (wàn) means "ten thousand." It appears in 这个电脑一万块。 (This computer costs ten thousand kuai.), 这个房子要一百万。 (This house costs one million.), and 这个城市有三百万人。 (This city has three million people.) In the dialogue, when asked how much the computer cost, B replies 一万块。 (Ten thousand kuai.)

What does 万 mean?

  1. 1.

    ten thousandnumeral

What does the character 万 mean?

  • 万ten thousand

How do you use 万?

See it in 一万块, 一百万 and 三百万人

What are some examples of 万 in a sentence?

  1. 这个电脑一万块。

    Zhège diànnǎo yí wàn kuài.

    This computer costs ten thousand kuai.

  2. 这个房子要一百万。

    Zhège fángzi yào yì bǎi wàn.

    This house costs one million.

  3. 这个城市有三百万人。

    Zhège chéngshì yǒu sān bǎi wàn rén.

    This city has three million people.

How is 万 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    你的电脑多少钱?

    Nǐ de diànnǎo duōshao qián?

    How much was your computer?

  2. Speaker B:

    一万块。

    Yí wàn kuài.

    Ten thousand kuai.

  3. Speaker A:

    太贵了!

    Tài guì le!

    That's too expensive!

  4. Speaker B:

    是,可是很好用。

    Shì, kěshì hěn hǎo yòng.

    Yes, but it's very easy to use.

Can you use 万 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank (ten thousand): 这个电脑一___块。 (This computer costs ten thousand kuai.)
  2. 2.What is 一万?
  3. 3.What does 一百万 mean?

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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.