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一
yī
1.
one
2.
1
3.
single
4.
a (article)
5.
as soon as
6.
entire
7.
whole
8.
all
9.
throughout
10.
"one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
11.
also pr. <yāo> for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
一一
yīyī
one by one
一下
yīxià
(used after a verb) give it a go
一世
yīshì
generation
一并
yībìng
variant of [[一併|一并]], to lump together
一串
yīchuàn
strand
一些
yīxiē
some
一代
yīdài
generation
一并
yībìng
to lump together
一来
yīlái
on one hand,...
一价
yījià
monovalent (chemistry)
一元
yīyuán
single variable (math.)
一共
yīgòng
altogether
一再
yīzài
repeatedly
一准
yīzhǔn
certainly
一切
yīqiè
everything
一则
yīzé
on the one hand
一匙
yīchí
spoonful
一半
yībàn
half
一口
yīkǒu
readily
一句
yījù
a line of verse
Example Sentences (10)
人人都会使用语言，但是怎么用语言把话说好却是一门艺术。
Rénrén dōu huì shǐyòng yǔyán, dànshì zěnme yòng yǔyán bǎ huà shuō hǎo què shì yí mén yìshù.
Everyone can use language, but how to use language to speak well is an art.
Text 4
这家商店衣服真多！这件一百元，怎么样？
Zhè jiā shāngdiàn yīfu zhēn duō! Zhè jiàn yì bǎi yuán, zěnme yàng?
This store has so many clothes! This one is 100 yuan, how is it?
Text 3
我昨天晚上做了一个特别奇怪的梦，梦到自己正在一座桥上走，走着走着，突然开过来一辆车，非常危险，接着又梦见我跳到车上，跟警察一起抓住了一个坏人。
Wǒ zuótiān wǎnshang zuò le yī gè tèbié qíguài de mèng, mèngdào zìjǐ zhèngzài yī zuò qiáo shàng zǒu, zǒuzhe zǒuzhe, tūrán kāi guòlái yī liàng chē, fēicháng wēixiǎn, jiēzhe yòu mèngjiàn wǒ tiào dào chē shàng, gēn jǐngchá yīqǐ zhuāzhù le yī gè huàirén.
Last night I had a very strange dream: I dreamed I was walking on a bridge, and as I was walking, a car suddenly drove over, which was very dangerous. Then I dreamed I jumped onto the car and, together with the police, caught a bad guy.
Text 3
你还记得王红吗？我在报纸上看到一篇关于她的新闻，她现在已经是一个有名的作家了。
Nǐ hái jìde Wáng Hóng ma? Wǒ zài bàozhǐ shàng kàndào yì piān guānyú tā de xīnwén, tā xiànzài yǐjīng shì yí gè yǒumíng de zuòjiā le.
Do you still remember Wang Hong? I saw a news story about her in the newspaper, and she is already a famous writer now.
Text 3
还差一双筷子，你去拿一下。
Hái chà yì shuāng kuàizi, nǐ qù ná yíxià.
We're still short a pair of chopsticks; go get one.
Text 3
我昨天晚上做了一个特别奇怪的梦，梦到自己正在一座桥上走，走着走着，突然开过来一辆车，非常危险，接着又梦见我跳到车上，跟警察一起抓住了一个坏人。
Wǒ zuótiān wǎnshang zuò le yī gè tèbié qíguài de mèng, mèngdào zìjǐ zhèngzài yī zuò qiáo shàng zǒu, zǒuzhe zǒuzhe, tūrán kāi guòlái yī liàng chē, fēicháng wēixiǎn, jiēzhe yòu mèngjiàn wǒ tiào dào chē shàng, gēn jǐngchá yīqǐ zhuāzhù le yī gè huàirén.
Last night I had a very strange dream: I dreamed I was walking on a bridge, and as I was walking, a car suddenly drove over, which was very dangerous. Then I dreamed I jumped onto the car and, together with the police, caught a bad guy.
Text 3
早上听新闻说明天有一个叫“地球一小时”的活动，你对这个活动了解吗？
Zǎoshàng tīng xīnwén shuō míngtiān yǒu yígè jiào "dìqiú yī xiǎoshí" de huódòng, nǐ duì zhège huódòng liǎojiě ma?
This morning I heard on the news that there will be an event called "Earth Hour" tomorrow, do you know about this event?
Text 3
除了春节，中秋节以外，啤酒节也是这里很重要的一个节日。
Chúle Chūnjié, Zhōngqiūjié yǐwài, Píjiǔjié yě shì zhèlǐ hěn zhòngyào de yí gè jiérì.
In addition to the Spring Festival and the Mid-Autumn Festival, the Beer Festival is also a very important festival here.
Text 4
Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 1
- Character Frequency Rank
- 1
- Word Frequency Rank
- 14 of 84,292
- Radical Number
- 1