万 wàn
“ten thousand; a great number”
numeral, time wordHSK 3 · 2021 list level 2Traditional 萬
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
万 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 449: 万 wàn — Level 2; official annotation 2 (数). PDF page 91
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 万
万 means “ten thousand.” It is a numeral used in everyday counting, especially for money, people, and large quantities; Chinese groups large numbers by 万, so 10,000 is 一万, not 十千. The usual pattern is a number before 万, followed by a measure word or noun when needed.
例句Example sentences
- 这个城市有一百万人。zhè ge chéng shì yǒu yì bǎi wàn rén.This city has one million people.
- 他花了两万块钱买电脑。tā huā le liǎng wàn kuài qián mǎi diàn nǎo.He spent twenty thousand yuan to buy a computer.
- 每年有上万人来这儿旅游。měi nián yǒu shàng wàn rén lái zhèr lǚ yóu.Every year tens of thousands of people come here to travel.
义项All meanings
- mò: used in 俟
- Wàn: surname Wan
- wàn: ten thousand; a great number
相关词语Related words
- 千万 qiān wàn