Sentence #333239 from Tatoeba · translation adapted
How 万一 is built
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万wànten thousand
万 is a single shape of 3 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.
一yīone
一 is a single shape of 1 stroke. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.
Memory aidOne stroke for one, the way people once counted with rods.
How to write 万一
万 3 strokes · 一 1 strokes
Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.
Stroke order chart for 万一 (wànyī). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.
万一 (wànyī) means “just in case” or “if by any chance”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it wànyī: wàn with a 4th tone, then yī with a 1st tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 万一 is written 萬一. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type wanyi with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 万一 from the suggestions. Typing wanyi into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
万一 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.
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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.
万wàn4th tone, falling
一yī1st tone, high and level
