万 wàn
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 一 — one
万无一失
wànwúyìshī
foolproof; absolutely safe; sure-fire
Characters in this word
一 yī
- Strokes
- 1
- Radical
- 一 — one
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
失 shī
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 大 — big, great, vast, high, deep
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 出发前再检查一遍装备，确保万无一失。 Chūfā qián zài jiǎnchá yí biàn zhuāngbèi, quèbǎo wànwúyīshī. Check the equipment once more before setting out, to make sure everything is foolproof.
- 这套方案经过反复测试，执行起来万无一失。 Zhè tào fāng'àn jīngguò fǎnfù cèshì, zhíxíng qǐlái wànwúyīshī. This plan has been tested again and again; it can be carried out without a single failure.
- 会计把每个数字都核对了两遍，记账万无一失。 Kuàijì bǎ měi gè shùzì dōu hèduìle liǎng biàn, jìzhàng wànwúyīshī. The accountant checked every figure twice, so the bookkeeping was error-free.
Related words
- 万 wàn ten thousand
- 千万 qiānwàn be sure to; never (for emphasis)
- 万一 wànyī in case; what if
- 成千上万 chéngqiānshàngwàn tens of thousands, numerous
- 千家万户 qiānjiāwànhù countless households
- 万物 wànwù all things, everything
- 包罗万象 bāoluówànxiàng all-embracing; all-inclusive
- 鹏程万里 péngchéngwànlǐ to have a bright future
- 千变万化 qiānbiànwànhuà ever-changing; constantly changing
- 千军万马 qiānjūnwànmǎ a mighty force; a vast multitude
- 万分 wànfēn extremely; exceedingly
- 万能 wànnéng 万能; all-purpose; omnipotent