万万 wànwàn hundred million
hundred million; (figuratively) enormous quantity; absolutely; certainly (usually followed by a negative expression)
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How it is used
- Beyond the literal 'hundred million', its live use is as an emphatic adverb 'absolutely', almost always with a negative - 万万没想到 (wànwàn méi xiǎngdào) I absolutely never expected; 这事万万不可 (zhè shì wànwàn bùkě) this must on no account happen.
- Stronger than 千万; 万万 pairs with negatives (不, 没, 别), so avoid 万万要.