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万一
萬一
wànyī
1. just in case
2. if by any chance
3. contingency
HSK 5

Character Breakdown

万
wàn
ten thousand; innumerable
HSK 3 3 丶
一
yī
one; a, an; alone
HSK 1 1 丶

Compound Words (2)

以防万一
yǐfángwànyī
to guard against the unexpected (idiom); just in case
不怕一万，就怕万一
bùpàyīwàn,jiùpàwànyī
better to be safe than sorry (proverb)

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