Word: 万 (wàn) Traditional: 萬 万 dictionary entry wàn ten thousand; a great number; surname Wan Full dictionary entry for 万 Example sentences using 万 5 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 光速有声速的八十八万多倍。 Guāngsù yǒu shēngsù de bā shíbā wàn duō bèi. The speed of light is more than eighty-eight thousand times the speed of sound. 我们花一万二千元买了这辆车。 Wǒmen huā yí wàn èr qiān yuán mǎile zhè liàng chē. We bought this car for 12,000. 我算了算，这次旅行要花大概一万块人民币。 Wǒ suànle suàn, zhècì lǚxíng yào huā dàgài yí wàn kuài rénmínbì. I've calculated that I'll spend about ten thousand RMB on this trip. 我要用一万美元买你们的房子。 Wǒ yào yòng yí wàn měiyuán mǎi nǐmen de fángzi. I will buy your house for ten thousand dollars. 100万人在战争中失去了生命。 Yìbǎi wàn rén zài zhànzhēng zhōng shīqùle shēngmìng. One million people lost their lives in the war.