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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

万万 [wànwàn]
  1. 1. adverb absolutely
    万万没想到他这么无礼。
    I had absolutely no idea that he was so rude.
  2. 2. numeral hundred million

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

万万 [wànwàn]
  1. 1. (used in the negative) absolutely
    万万没有想到。
    This idea never occurred to me.
    那是万万不行的。
    That's absolutely out of the question. or That won't do at all.
    对此万万不可大意。
    You must under no circumstances take this lightly.
    我们万万想不到她会这么做。
    老师万万不能体罚学生。
    这件事你万万不可泄露出去。
  2. 2. hundred million

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

万万 [wànwàn]
  1. 1. 数目,一万个万,即亿。
  2. 2. 绝对;无论如何
    万万不能泄漏。
    万万要不得。

Examples

万万没有想到。
This idea never occurred to me. 万万
那是万万不行的。
That's absolutely out of the question. or That won't do at all. 万万
对此万万不可大意。
You must under no circumstances take this lightly. 万万
我们万万想不到她会这么做。 万万
老师万万不能体罚学生。 万万
这件事你万万不可泄露出去。 万万
万万不可虚张声势。
这次的任务非常重要,万万不能当成儿戏! 儿戏
这是一个钱可通神的时代, 没钱是万万不能的。
This is an age when money can move the Gods. You can do nothing without money. 钱可通神
万万没想到丈夫递给她一纸修书。
It had never occurred to her that her husband would hand her a letter of divorce. 休书

Word Decomposition


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nciku Note

万万 vs. 千万

“万万”和“千万”都有一定、无论如何的意思。“万万”的语气比“千万”要重。“万万”多用在否定句式中,几乎不用在肯定句式中,但是“千万”则可以,“千万”多用在命令式的祈使句中而不用在陈述句中。
Both 万万 and 千万 mean “to be sure to do something." 万万 is stronger than 千万. 万万 is mostly used in negative sentences and almost never in a positive one. The usage of 千万 is not so limited. 千万 mostly appears in imperative sentences and not in declarative ones.

“万万”用在“不”、“没有”、“不可”、“不能”等前面,表示特别强调否定。当“万万”用在命令式中时可以换用“千万”。
When 万万 is used in front of 不,没有,不可,不能,etc., it especially stresses the negation. 万万 in an imperative sentence can be replaced by 千万.
(1)他不懂事,刚才说的那些话你可千万(万万)别当真啊!
(2)听说那个路段很危险,你开车的时候千万(万万)要小心啊。
(3)回去以后千万别忘了给我写信啊。
(4)我万万没有想到事情会变成这样。
(5)这个号码你可千万别记错了。

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