wàn​yī HSK4

just in case

  • created sense approved 万一/萬一 · wàn​yī · just in case — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    万一 / 萬一

    wàn​yī

    just in case

    Used to express a low-probability event or hypothesis, usually for something undesirable; in the unlikely event that; if by any chance.

    万 (literal) → 万/萬 · wàn · ten thousand 一 (literal) → 一 · yī · one

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  • created sense approved 万一/萬一 · wàn​yī · contingency — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    万一 / 萬一

    wàn​yī

    contingency

    A possible but unlikely event or accident; an eventuality.

    万 (literal) → 万/萬 · wàn · ten thousand 一 (literal) → 一 · yī · one

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  • created sense approved 万一/萬一 · wàn​yī · one ten-thousandth — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    万一 / 萬一

    wàn​yī

    one ten-thousandth

    (bound form) A very small percentage; literally one part in ten thousand.

    万 (literal) → 万/萬 · wàn · ten thousand 一 (literal) → 一 · yī · one

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