万万

• Pinyin: wàn wàn
• Desglose de hanzi: 万 = 萬 simplified (ten thousand, pictograph of scorpion); doubled for emphasis

Significado

en absoluto; bajo ningún concepto

Almost always appears in negative constructions: 万万不可, 万万没想到, 万万不能. The first example conveys absolute prohibition; the second expresses total surprise ('never in a million years'). Carries a strong, somewhat dramatic tone. Common in formal speech, warnings, and emotional outbursts.

Ejemplos

1. 你万万不可在这个关键时刻放弃，坚持就是胜利。
2. 他万万没想到，这个看似普通的决定会改变他的一生。
3. 这件事万万不能泄露出去，否则后果不堪设想。

Guía de uso

Contexto: warning, surprise, emphasis

Tono: emphatic

Correcto

• 这个秘密万万不能说出去！(This secret must absolutely never be let out!)
• 我万万没料到他会在这个时候辞职。(I absolutely never expected him to resign at a time like this.)

Incorrecto

• 在肯定句中单独使用万万作为'非常'的替换，如'万万好' — 万万 only works in negative or surprise contexts; for positive intensification use 非常 or 极其

Origen e historia

万万 = ten thousand × ten thousand (a hundred million), used hyperbolically to mean 'absolutely' or 'under no circumstances.' A classical intensifier.

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal