千万

Mandarin

simpl.		千万
trad.		千萬

Pronunciation

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Adjective

千万 (simplified, Pinyin qiānwàn, traditional 千萬)

1. tens of millions of

Adverb

千万 (simplified, Pinyin qiānwàn, traditional 千萬)

1. absolutely; by all means

   千万要来！

   qiānwàn yào lái

   You gotta come!

2. (when used negatively) under no circumstances; don't ever

   千万别这么说！

   qiānwàn bié zhème shuō

   Don't ever talk like that!

Number

千万 (simplified, Pinyin qiānwàn, traditional 千萬)

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: