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万无一失 (wàn wú yī shī) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

万无一失 (wàn wú yī shī) is a Chinese word: foolproof, surefire, without the slightest risk of failure. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 万无一失

成语 chéng yǔ idiom

foolproof, surefire, without the slightest risk of failure

这个计划万无一失,我们一定会成功。

zhè ge jì huà wàn wú yī shī wǒ men yī dìng huì chéng gōng

This plan is foolproof, we will definitely succeed.

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Word breakdown

万 wàn — ten thousand, myriad (representing all possible cases)

无 wú — without, not have (negation)

一 yī — one, single (emphasizes not even one)

失 shī — mistake, failure, loss (what is being avoided)

Structure & writing
1 万 wàn — ten thousand
万 is a component in 2 characters

万 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

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2 无 wú — to not have, opposite of "有"
无 is a component in 1 characters

无 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

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3 一 yī — the smallest positive integer; one (①used before a measure word ②used before a noun ③indicates a single action or a brief/tentative action)
一 is a component in 58 characters
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一 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

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4 失 shī — to lose; to be deprived of (opposite of 得)
失 is a component in 4 characters

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