ten thousand

if by any chance ⇒ 万一他不在,把信交给他的秘书。 Wànyī tā bù zài, bǎ xìn jiāogěi tā de mìshū. → If by any chance he isn't there, give the letter to his secretary.

( 书 ) the ages ⇒ 他的发明会流传万世。 Tā de fāmíng huì liúchuán wànshì. → His invention will be passed on through the ages.

extremely

long live

very lucky

the whole of creation ⇒ 春天到了,万物复苏。 Chūntiān dào le, wànwù fùsū. → Spring has arrived — everything is coming back to life.

( 无所不能 ) omnipotent

( 书 ) everything under the sun

ten million

million ⇒ 百万富翁 bǎiwàn fùwēng → millionaire

( 贬 ) jack of all trades

as a last resort

the whole town turns out ⇒ 这位奥斯卡得主访问上海时,万人空巷。 Zhè wèi Àosīkǎ dézhǔ fǎngwèn Shànghǎi shí, wàn rén kōng xiàng. → When the Oscar winner visited Shanghai, the whole town turned out.

be sure of success ⇒ 我们为这次登山活动做了精心准备,以确保万无一失。 Wǒmen wèi zhè cì dēngshān huódòng zuòle jīngxīn zhǔnbèi, yǐ quèbǎo wàn wú yī shī. → We made careful preparations for climbing the mountain, so as to be sure of success.

blaze of colour ( 英 ) 或 color ( 美 )

resplendent

all-inclusive

different in every possible way

be far from exhaustive

be occupied with important matters

fast-changing

go far ⇒ 祝你鹏程万里,事业有成。 Zhù nǐ péng chéng wàn lǐ, shìyè yǒu chéng. → I hope your undertaking succeeds and that you go far.