MEANING/意义
    万一
      
  • wàn yī
      
    sound for pinyin
      
      1
      
    contingency; just in case; if by any chance
    Type adverb/副词; conjunction/连词  
        
      2
      
    just in case; in case (sth happens) 
    Type conjunction/连词; noun/名词  
        
EXAMPLES/列句
  • 万一有问题
      
      
    wàn yī yǒu wèn tí
      
    sound for pinyin
    just in case there are any problems; if by any chance there are any problems

  • 万一出了问题怎么办。
      
      
    wàn yī chū le wèn tí zěn me bàn .
      
    sound for pinyin
    What if there is an accident?
COMBINATIONS/组合
  • 万一有事
      
    wàn yī yǒu shì
      
    sound for pinyin
    in case something happens; in case of an unexpected incident

  • 防备万一
      
    fáng bèi wàn yī
      
    sound for pinyin
    be prepared for the worst; be prepared for all eventuality

  • 以防万一
      
    yǐ fáng wàn yī
      
    sound for pinyin
    to be prepared for all emergencies; to do ... in case the unexpected happens

  • 不怕一万,就怕万一
      
    bù pà yí wàn ,jiù pà wàn yī
      
    sound for pinyin
    be prepared for the one risk in a million, be prepared for all eventualities
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