Chinese word

万分

Pronunciation

Pinyinwàn fēn

Meaning

  • adverbextremely

Example

我对你的帮助感激万分。wǒ duì nǐ de bāng zhù gǎn jī wàn fēn

I am extremely grateful for your help.

Illustration for 万分 (extremely)

More examples

公司对您的支持表示万分感谢。gōng sī duì nín de zhī chí biǎo shì wàn fēn gǎn xiè

The company is extremely grateful for your support.

Core concept

The far end of a scale, where a feeling reaches an extreme and a quantity shrinks to one tiny share of the whole.

Common phrases

  • 万分感谢wàn fēn gǎn xiè

    extremely thankful

  • 感激万分gǎn jī wàn fēn

    extremely grateful

  • 万分抱歉wàn fēn bào qiàn

    extremely sorry

Similar words

很hěn: Shows a high degree in ordinary descriptions and everyday speech.
非常fēi cháng: Shows a very high degree with strong emphasis.
十分shí fēn: Shows that something reaches a full or high degree.
极其jí qí: Strongly emphasizes an extremely high degree.

Definition in Chinese

表示极其、非常强烈的程度，常用于固定搭配以强调说话者的感情或态度，单独在句中使用较少。biǎo shì jí qí fēi cháng qiáng liè de chéng dù cháng yòng yú gù dìng dā pèi yǐ qiáng diào shuō huà zhě de gǎn qíng huò tài dù dān dú zài jù zhōng shǐ yòng jiào shǎo

Word origin

万 (wàn, "ten thousand") + 分 (fēn, "part") describes one part of ten thousand, a numerical idea that developed a figurative use for an extreme degree.

Usage tips

  • This intensifier usually belongs to set emotional or attitudinal expressions rather than ordinary descriptions, which helps explain why it may sound formal in casual conversation.

Opposites

Related words

  • 万分之一wàn fēn zhī yīone ten-thousandthnumber

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