Usage of the character 万

Wanrong County in Yuncheng 運城／运城 ( Yùnchéng), Shanxi
Wanrong or Wanjung township in Hualian County 花蓮縣／花莲县 ( Huālián Xiàn), East Taiwan
Vang Vieng, town in central Laos

Wàndān

万丹

[萬丹]

Wantan township in Pingtung County 屏東縣／屏东县 ( Píngdōng Xiàn), Taiwan

Wàn Lǐ

万里

[萬里]

Wan Li (1916-2015), PRC politician

Wàn Hù

万户

[萬戶]

ducal title meaning lord of 10,000 households
also translated as Marquis

Wànshèng

万盛

[萬盛]

Wansheng suburban district of Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan

Wànháo

万豪

[萬豪]

Marriott International (hotel chain)

wànwèi

万位

[萬位]

the ten thousands place (or column) in the decimal system

wànwàn

万万

[萬萬]

absolutely
wholly

Wànlǐ

万里

[萬里]

Wanli township in New Taipei City 新北市 ( Xīnběishì), Taiwan

wànnán

万难

[萬難]

countless difficulties
extremely difficult
against all odds

wànhù

万户

[萬戶]

ten thousand houses or households

Wàndānxiāng

万丹乡

[萬丹鄉]

Wantan township in Pingtung County 屏東縣／屏东县 ( Píngdōng Xiàn), Taiwan

wànnénggēng

万能㹴

[萬能㹴]

Airedale terrier

wànhuātǒng

万花筒

[萬花筒]

kaleidoscope

bǎiwàndūn

百万吨

[百萬噸]

megaton
million tons

Wànluánxiāng

万峦乡

[萬巒鄉]

Wanluan township in Pingtung County 屏東縣／屏东县 ( Píngdōng Xiàn), Taiwan

Wànquánxiàn

万全县

[萬全縣]

Wanquan county in Zhangjiakou 張家口／张家口 ( Zhāngjiākǒu), Hebei

Wànniánxiàn

万年县

[萬年縣]

Wannian county in Shangrao 上饒／上饶, Jiangxi

wànréndí

万人敌

[萬人敵]

a match for ten thousand enemies

wànshòujú

万寿菊

[萬壽菊]

Aztec or African marigold (Tagetes erecta)

Zhōng Wànxué

钟万学

[鍾萬學]

Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (1966-), Indonesian politician, governor of Jakarta (2014-)

Wànwéiwǎng

万维网

[萬維網]

World Wide Web (WWW)

Lángzhīwàn

郎之万

[郎之萬]

Langevin (name)

Yīwànkǎ

伊万卡

[伊萬卡]

Ivanka (name)

Wàn'ānxiàn

万安县

[萬安縣]

Wan'an county in Ji'an 吉安, Jiangxi

wànniánqīng

万年青

[萬年青]

Nippon lily (Rohdea japonica)

wànguómǎ

万国码

[萬國碼]

Unicode
also written 統一碼／统一码 (tǒngyīmǎ)

Wànshèngjié

万圣节

[萬聖節]

All Saints (Christian festival)

Wànshèngqū

万盛区

[萬盛區]

Wansheng suburban district of Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan

Xiāo Wàncháng

萧万长

[蕭萬長]

Vincent C. Siew (1939-), Taiwanese diplomat and Kuomintang politician, prime minister 1997-2000, vice president 2008-2012

Xīwànní

西万尼

[西萬尼]

Silvaner (grape type)

wànjīnyóu

万金油

[萬金油]

Tiger Balm, an ointment applied topically to treat all manner of aches and pains
(fig.) (coll.) jack of all trades

Wànlǐxiāng

万里乡

[萬里鄉]

Wanli township in New Taipei City 新北市 ( Xīnběishì), Taiwan

Wànxiànshì

万县市

[萬縣市]

Wanxian port city on the Changjiang or Yangtze river in Sichuan, renamed Wanzhou district in Chongqing municipality in 1990

Wànshòushān

万寿山

[萬壽山]

Longevity Hill in the Summer Palace 頤和園／颐和园 ( Yíhéyuán), Beijing

Wànróngxiāng

万荣乡

[萬榮鄉]

Wanrong or Wanjung township in Hualien County 花蓮縣／花莲县 ( Huālián Xiàn), east Taiwan

wànhùhóu

万户侯

[萬戶侯]

Marquis (highest Han dynasty ducal title meaning lord of 10,000 households)
high nobles

Wànxiàngǎng

万县港

[萬縣港]

Wanxian port city on the Changjiang or Yangtze river in Sichuan, renamed Wanzhou district in Chongqing municipality in 1990

Wàndàilán

万代兰

[萬代蘭]

Vanda genus of orchids

nánbōwàn

南波万

[南波萬]

(Internet slang) number one (loanword)

Wànróngxiàn

万荣县

[萬榮縣]

Wanrong county in Yuncheng 運城／运城 ( Yùnchéng), Shanxi

Wànshìdé

万事得

[萬事得]

Mazda Motor Corporation
also known as 馬自達／马自达

Wànshān Qū

万山区

[萬山區]

Wanshan, a district of Tongren 銅仁市／铜仁市 ( Tongrén Shì), Guizhou

Wànguógōng

万国宫

[萬國宮]

Palais des Nations

Wànzàixiàn

万载县

[萬載縣]

Wanzai county in Yichun 宜春, Jiangxi

Wànbǎolù

万宝路

[萬寶路]

Marlboro (cigarette)

Wàn'àikě

万艾可

[萬艾可]

Viagra

shùbǎiwàn

数百万

[數百萬]

several million

wàntuōlín

万托林

[萬托林]

ventolin, aka salbutamol, an asthma drug

wànshìtōng

万事通

[萬事通]

jack-of-all-trades; know-it-all

Wànquán Hé

万泉河

[萬泉河]

Wanquan River, Hainan

wànyòngbiǎo

万用表

[萬用表]

multimeter

Wànxiùqū

万秀区

[萬秀區]

Wanxiu district of Wuzhou city 梧州市 ( Wúzhōushì), Guangxi

wànniánlì

万年历

[萬年曆]

perpetual calendar
ten thousand year calendar
Islamic calendar introduced to Yuan China by Jamal al-Din 紮馬剌丁／扎马剌丁

Wànníngshì

万宁市

[萬寧市]

Wanning City, Hainan

bǎiwànwèi

百万位

[百萬位]

the millions place (or column) in the decimal system

wànzhìpái

万智牌

[萬智牌]

Magic the gathering (online fantasy game of card collecting and battling)

Wànbóshěng

万博省

[萬博省]

Huambo province of Angola

Wànnàdù

万那杜

[萬那杜]

Vanuatu, country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean (Tw)

Wànbólín

万柏林

[萬柏林]

Wanbolin district of Taiyuan city 太原市 ( Tàiyuánshì), Shanxi

Wànshìdá

万事达

[萬事達]

MasterCard

Wànzhōu Qū

万州区

[萬州區]

Wanzhou, a district of Chongqing 重慶／重庆 ( Chongqíng)

Wànhuá Qū

万华区

[萬華區]

Wanhua District of Taipei City 臺北市／台北市 ( Táiběi Shì), Taiwan

Wànyuánshì

万源市

[萬源市]

Wanyuan, county-level city in Dazhou 達州／达州 ( Dázhōu), Sichuan

Wàn Qíróng

万齐融

[萬齊融]

Wan Qirong (active c. 711), Tang dynasty poet

shíwànwèi

十万位

[十萬位]

the hundred thousands place (or column) in the decimal system

Wànlíngjié

万灵节

[萬靈節]

All Saints' Day (Christian festival on 2nd November)

Guījiǎwàn

龟甲万

[龜甲萬]

Kikkoman, Japanese brand of soy sauce, food seasonings etc

Wànshèngyè

万圣夜

[萬聖夜]

Halloween (abbr. for 萬聖節前夜／万圣节前夜 ( Wànshèngjié Qiányè))

Yēlièwàn

耶烈万

[耶烈萬]

Yerevan, capital of Armenia
also written 埃里溫／埃里温 ( Aīlǐwēn)

wànyuánhù

万元户

[萬元戶]

household with savings or annual income of 10,000 yuan or more (considered a large amount in the 1970s, when the term became established)

wànlíngdān

万灵丹

[萬靈丹]

panacea
cure-all

Wànyángshān

万洋山

[萬洋山]

Mt Wanyang between Jiangxi and Hunan

Wànjiālè

万家乐

[萬家樂]

Macro (brand)

wànshìhēngtōng

万事亨通

[萬事亨通]

everything is going smoothly (idiom)

qiānsīwànlü

千丝万缕

[千絲萬縷]

linked in countless ways

shíwànhuǒjí

十万火急

[十萬火急]

most urgent
posthaste
express

qiāntiāowànxuǎn

千挑万选

[千挑萬選]

to select very carefully

wànmǎbēnténg

万马奔腾

[萬馬奔騰]

lit. (like) ten thousand horses galloping (idiom)
fig. going full steam ahead

qiānjīngwànjuǎn

千经万卷

[千經萬卷]

lit. a thousand sutras, ten thousand scrolls; fig. the vast Buddhist canon

qiānqiūwàndài

千秋万代

[千秋萬代]

throughout the ages

Wànguóyóulián

万国邮联

[萬國郵聯]

Universal Postal Union (UPU)

wànzhàngguāngmáng

万丈光芒

[萬丈光芒]

boundless radiance; splendor

páichúwànnán

排除万难

[排除萬難]

to overcome all obstacles
to overcome countless difficulties

qíngkōngwànlǐ

晴空万里

[晴空萬里]

a clear and boundless sky

wànguànjiācái

万贯家财

[萬貫家財]

vast wealth

shùyǐwànjì

数以万计

[數以萬計]

tens of thousands
numerous

wànshòuwújiāng

万寿无疆

[萬壽無疆]

may you enjoy boundless longevity (idiom)
long may you live

yìwànfùháo

亿万富豪

[億萬富豪]

multimillionaire

wàngǔchángxīn

万古长新

[萬古長新]

to remain forever new (idiom)

wànlǐjiāngshān

万里江山

[萬里江山]

lit. ten thousand miles of rivers and mountains
a vast territory (idiom)

bǎiwànfùwēng

百万富翁

[百萬富翁]

millionaire

wànrénzhīdí

万人之敌

[萬人之敵]

a match for ten thousand enemies

wàn'ètāotiān

万恶滔天

[萬惡滔天]

(idiom) the evil is overwhelming

wànlǐtiáotiáo

万里迢迢

[萬里迢迢]

(adverbial phrase used with verbs such as 歸／归 (guī) or 赴 (fù) etc) traveling a great distance

wàngǔqiānqiū

万古千秋

[萬古千秋]

for all eternity (idiom)

wànshìshībiǎo

万世师表

[萬世師表]

model teacher of every age (idiom)
eternal paragon
refers to Confucius (551-479 BC) 孔子 ( Kǒngzǐ)

wànniànjùhuī

万念俱灰

[萬念俱灰]

every hope turns to dust (idiom); completely disheartened

wàntóuzuāndòng

万头钻动

[萬頭鑽動]

milling crowds

bǎiwànhèzī

百万赫兹

[百萬赫茲]

megahertz (physics, electronics)

bāoluówànxiàng

包罗万象

[包羅萬象]

all-embracing
all-inclusive

Wànlǐ Chángchéng

万里长城

[萬里長城]

the Great Wall

qiāndāowànguǎ

千刀万剐

[千刀萬剮]

to hack (sb) to pieces (punishment in former times)

qiānbiànwànhuà

千变万化

[千變萬化]

countless changes
constant permutation

chéngqiānshàngwàn

成千上万

[成千上萬]

lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom); untold numbers
innumerable
thousands upon thousands

wànlǐwúyún

万里无云

[萬里無雲]

cloudless

wànnéngyàoshi

万能钥匙

[萬能鑰匙]

master key
skeleton key
passkey

wànjiébùfù

万劫不复

[萬劫不復]

consigned to eternal damnation
with no hope of reprieve

Sāiwàntísī

塞万提斯

[塞萬提斯]

Cervantes
abbr. for 米格爾·德·塞萬提斯·薩維德拉／米格尔·德·塞万提斯·萨维德拉 ( Mǐgé'ěr·dé· Sāiwàntísī· Sàwéidélā)

Wànlǐ Chángjiāng

万里长江

[萬里長江]

Changjiang River
Yangtze River

chéngqiānlěiwàn

成千累万

[成千累萬]

lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom); untold numbers
innumerable
thousands upon thousands

wànshìrúyì

万事如意

[萬事如意]

to have all one's wishes (idiom)
best wishes
all the best
may all your hopes be fulfilled

yǐyīyùwàn

以一驭万

[以一馭萬]

to control a key point is to be master of the situation (idiom)

yíchòuwànnián

遗臭万年

[遺臭萬年]

to have one's name go down in history as a byword for infamy (idiom)

qiānyánwànyǔ

千言万语

[千言萬語]

thousands of words (idiom); having a lot of things to say
talking nonstop

qiānjiāwànhù

千家万户

[千家萬戶]

every family (idiom)

wànfūbùdāng

万夫不当

[萬夫不當]

lit. unbeatable by even 10,000 men (idiom)
fig. extremely brave and strong

qiānzhēnwànquè

千真万确

[千真萬確]

absolutely true (idiom)
manifold
true from many points of view

wànfēntòngkǔ

万分痛苦

[萬分痛苦]

excruciating

wànzhòngyīxīn

万众一心

[萬眾一心]

millions of people all of one mind (idiom); the people united

wànmǎqíyīn

万马齐喑

[萬馬齊喑]

thousands of horses, all mute (idiom); no-one dares to speak out
an atmosphere of political oppression

péngchéngwànlǐ

鹏程万里

[鵬程萬里]

the fabled roc flies ten thousand miles (idiom)
one's future prospects are brilliant

qiāntóuwànxù

千头万绪

[千頭萬緒]

plethora of things to tackle
multitude of loose ends
very complicated
chaotic

shùnxīwànbiàn

瞬息万变

[瞬息萬變]

in an instant a myriad changes (idiom); rapid substantial change

guàyīlòuwàn

挂一漏万

[掛一漏萬]

to mention some but omit many others (idiom)
to leave out much more than one includes

wànzǐqiānhóng

万紫千红

[萬紫千紅]

thousands of purples and reds (idiom); a blaze of color
fig. a profusion of flourishing trades

jīngkǒngwànzhuàng

惊恐万状

[驚恐萬狀]

convulsed with fear (idiom)

wànbānwúnài

万般无奈

[萬般無奈]

to have no way out
to have no alternative

chéngqiānchéngwàn

成千成万

[成千成萬]

lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom); untold numbers
innumerable
thousands upon thousands

wànlàiwúshēng

万籁无声

[萬籟無聲]

not a sound to be heard (idiom)
dead silent

wànlàijùjì

万籁俱寂

[萬籟俱寂]

not a sound to be heard (idiom)

yīběnwànlì

一本万利

[一本萬利]

small capital, huge profit (idiom); to put in a little and get a lot out

wànyìnglíngdān

万应灵丹

[萬應靈丹]

panacea

qiānxīnwànkǔ

千辛万苦

[千辛萬苦]

to suffer untold hardships (idiom); trials and tribulations
with difficulty
after some effort

wànshuǐqiānshān

万水千山

[萬水千山]

ten thousand crags and torrents (idiom); the trials and tribulations of a long journey
a long and difficult road

wànyòngzìyuán

万用字元

[萬用字元]

(computing) wildcard character (Tw)

Wànguó Yīnbiāo

万国音标

[萬國音標]

International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)

wànsǐbùcí

万死不辞

[萬死不辭]

ten thousand deaths will not prevent me (idiom); ready to risk life and limb to help out

yāochánwànguàn

腰缠万贯

[腰纏萬貫]

lit. ten thousand strings of cash in money belt (idiom); carrying lots of money
extremely wealthy
loaded

wàngǔchángqīng

万古长青

[萬古長青]

remain fresh
last forever
eternal

zàofúwànmín

造福万民

[造福萬民]

to benefit thousands of people

wànjiādēnghuǒ

万家灯火

[萬家燈火]

(of a city etc) ablaze with lights

wànyǒuyǐnlì

万有引力

[萬有引力]

gravity

wànshìdàjí

万事大吉

[萬事大吉]

everything is fine (idiom); all is well with the world

qiānjūnwànmǎ

千军万马

[千軍萬馬]

magnificent army with thousands of men and horses (idiom); impressive display of manpower
all the King's horses and all the King's men

qiānchāwànbié

千差万别

[千差萬別]

(idiom) extremely diverse
to vary greatly

wàn'èzhīyuán

万恶之源

[萬惡之源]

the root of all evil

wànxiànggēngxīn

万象更新

[萬象更新]

(in the spring) nature takes on a new look (idiom)

qiānbiànwànzhěn

千变万轸

[千變萬軫]

constantly changing, ever-varying (idiom)

jīnqiánwànnéng

金钱万能

[金錢萬能]

money is omnipotent (idiom)
with money, you can do anything
money talks

wànbùdéyǐ

万不得已

[萬不得已]

only when absolutely essential (idiom); as a last resort

Huárùn Wànjiā

华润万家

[華潤萬家]

CR Vanguard or China Resources Vanguard Shop, a supermarket chain in Hong Kong and mainland China

qiānqiānwànwàn

千千万万

[千千萬萬]

lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom); untold numbers
innumerable
thousands upon thousands

suìshī-wànduàn

碎尸万段

[碎屍萬段]

(idiom) to cut up sb's body into thousands of pieces (a hyperbolic threat)

fēngqíngwànzhǒng

风情万种

[風情萬種]

(idiom) captivating; charming

wàndàiqiānqiū

万代千秋

[萬代千秋]

after innumerable ages

wànrbāqiān

万儿八千

[萬兒八千]

ten thousand or almost ten thousand

Wànbólínqū

万柏林区

[萬柏林區]

Wanbolin district of Taiyuan city 太原市 ( Tàiyuánshì), Shanxi

wànwúyīshī

万无一失

[萬無一失]

surefire; absolutely safe (idiom)

wànmùkuíkuí

万目睽睽

[萬目睽睽]

thousands of staring eyes (idiom)

Yǒuyìwànsuì

友谊万岁

[友誼萬歲]

see 友誼地久天長／友谊地久天长 ( Yǒuyìdìjiǔtiāncháng)

yìwànfùwēng

亿万富翁

[億萬富翁]

billionaire
multimillionaire

qiānnánwànnán

千难万难

[千難萬難]

extremely difficult

qiāndīngwànzhǔ

千叮万嘱

[千叮萬囑]

repeatedly urging
imploring over and over again

jiāzīwànguàn

家赀万贯

[家貲萬貫]

immensely rich

wànnéngqūchǐ

万能曲尺

[萬能曲尺]

universal bevel (to measure angles)

wànrénkōngxiàng

万人空巷

[萬人空巷]

the multitudes come out from everywhere, emptying every alleyway (to celebrate)
the whole town turns out

wànjiànchuānxīn

万箭穿心

[萬箭穿心]

lit. to have one's heart pierced by thousands of arrows (idiom)
fig. overcome with sorrow
fig. to lambaste; to rip sb to shreds

yǐfángwànyī

以防万一

[以防萬一]

to guard against the unexpected (idiom); just in case
prepared for any eventualities

Wànfú Mǎlìyà

万福玛丽亚

[萬福瑪麗亞]

Hail Mary
Ave Maria (religion)

Wànshèngjié Qiányè

万圣节前夜

[萬聖節前夜]

Halloween

jīnqiánfēiwànnéng

金钱非万能

[金錢非萬能]

money is not omnipotent
money isn't everything
money can't buy you love

Wànshèngjié Qiánxī

万圣节前夕

[萬聖節前夕]

All Saints' Eve
Halloween

shíwànbāqiānlǐ

十万八千里

[十萬八千里]

light-years (apart)
a million miles (apart)
(i.e. indicates a huge difference or a huge distance)

Bāwàn Dàzàngjīng

八万大藏经

[八萬大藏經]

Tripitaka Koreana, Buddhist scriptures carved on 81,340 wooden tablets and housed in the Haein Temple 海印寺 ( Hǎiyìnsì) in South Gyeongsang province of South Korea

wànguóbólǎnhuì

万国博览会

[萬國博覽會]

universal exposition
world expo

wànshìqǐtóunán

万事起头难

[萬事起頭難]

the first step is the hardest (idiom)

Cíwànjílāyī

茨万吉拉伊

[茨萬吉拉伊]

Morgan Tsvangirai (1952-2018), Zimbabwean politician

jiāhéwànshìxīng

家和万事兴

[家和萬事興]

if the family lives in harmony all affairs will prosper (idiom)

wànshìkāitóunán

万事开头难

[萬事開頭難]

every beginning is difficult (idiom)
getting started is always the hardest part

yǐbùbiànyìngwànbiàn

以不变应万变

[以不變應萬變]

(idiom) to deal with varying circumstances by adhering to a basic principle

Wànwéi Tiānluó Dìwǎng

万维天罗地网

[萬維天羅地網]

World Wide Web (WWW)
lit. ten-thousand dimensional net covering heaven and earth
term coined by China News Digest and abbr. to 萬維網／万维网 ( Wànwéiwǎng)

Wànguó Yóuzhèng Liánméng

万国邮政联盟

[萬國郵政聯盟]

Universal Postal Union

wànwéiwǎngliánhétǐ

万维网联合体

[萬維網聯合體]

W3C, global Internet steering committee

wànbiànbùlíqízōng

万变不离其宗

[萬變不離其宗]

many superficial changes but no departure from the original stand (idiom); plus ça change, plus ça reste la mème chose

shuōyīqiān,dàoyīwàn

说一千，道一万

[說一千，道一萬]

when all is said and done
at the end of the day

děngxiàobǎiwàndūndāngliàng

等效百万吨当量

[等效百萬噸當量]

equivalent megatonnage (EMT)

wànzhànggāolóupíngdìqǐ

万丈高楼平地起

[萬丈高樓平地起]

towering buildings are built up from the ground (idiom)
great oaks from little acorns grow

Gāolí Bāwàn Dàzàngjīng

高丽八万大藏经

[高麗八萬大藏經]

Tripitaka Koreana, Buddhist scriptures carved on 81,340 wooden tablets and housed in the Haein Temple 海印寺 ( Hǎiyìnsì) in South Gyeongsang province of South Korea

tānlánshìwàn'èzhīyuán

贪婪是万恶之源

[貪婪是萬惡之源]