ten million in Mandarin

You can remember the meaning of 千万 with this easy mnemonic:

An art collector is getting aggressive to try to negotiate for a painting he desperately wants. The price started at one thousand (千), then ten thousand (万) but the owner wouldn't budge even with an offer of ten million!

Using mnemonics to remember the meaning of Chinese characters like can have an enormous impact on how long to learn Mandarin it takes.

• 千
• 万

• 千万
• 万一
• 万岁
• 百万
• 以防万一

The reading of 千万 is qiān wàn.

You can remember how to say 千万 with this useful mnemonic:

"Anything to change (qiān) your mind! I want (wàn) that painting!"

Using mnemonics to remember the reading of Chinese vocabulary like has a huge impact on how long to learn Mandarin it takes.

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