万一

万一 wànyī in a sentence

If by any chance (contingency)

Full dictionary entry HSK 5 2 sentences

万一 (wànyī) means If by any chance (contingency). Below are 2 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.

Dictionary examples

万一 下雨怎么办?

Wànyī xià yǔ zěnme bàn?

What if it rains?

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 万一

带上伞,以防 万一 。

Dài shàng sǎn, yǐfáng wànyī.

Take an umbrella, just in case.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 万一

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How is 万一 used in a sentence?

This page shows 2 sentences using 万一 (wànyī, "If by any chance (contingency)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.

Are these sentences machine generated?

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Is 万一 an HSK word?

Yes — 万一 is on the official HSK 5 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 5 page.

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