萬千

简 万千 · 繁 萬千
Mandarin · pinyin wàn qiān

Meanings

  1. myriad
  2. multitudinous
  3. multifarious
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千
qiān · thousand; many, numerous; very; (Cant.) a cheater, swindler
万
wàn · mò · ten thousand; innumerable
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4–1 · wan4 qian1

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maan6 cin1

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adj

  1. many; numerous; multitudinous
  2. multifarious

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