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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)
现在的大学生一遇到不明白的问题，可以马上在网上查找答案，几秒钟就把问题解决了，这比我们上学的时候方便多了。
Xiànzài de dàxuéshēng yí yùdào bù míngbái de wèntí, kěyǐ mǎshàng zài wǎngshàng cházhǎo dá'àn, jǐ miǎozhōng jiù bǎ wèntí jiějué le, zhè bǐ wǒmen shàngxué de shíhòu fāngbiàn duō le.
Nowadays, college students can immediately look up answers online when they encounter a question they don't understand and solve it in a few seconds. This is much more convenient than when we were in school.
Text 2
椅子上有一本中文书，那是谁的书？
Yǐzi shàng yǒu yì běn zhōngwén shū, nà shì shéi de shū?
There is a Chinese book on the chair. Whose book is that?
Text 2
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
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
最近天气越来越凉快了，风一刮，草地上就会有一层厚厚的黄叶，看来秋天已经到了。
Zuìjìn tiānqì yuè lái yuè liángkuài le, fēng yì guā, cǎodì shàng jiù huì yǒu yì céng hòu hòu de huángyè, kànlái qiūtiān yǐjīng dào le.
Lately the weather has been getting cooler and cooler; when the wind blows, there will be a thick layer of yellow leaves on the grass; it seems autumn has already arrived.
Text 1
我听一位医生说过一句话："最好的医生是自己，最好的药是时间，最好的运动是散步。"
Wǒ tīng yí wèi yīshēng shuō guò yí jù huà: "Zuì hǎo de yīshēng shì zìjǐ, zuì hǎo de yào shì shíjiān, zuì hǎo de yùndòng shì sànbù."
I once heard a doctor say: "The best doctor is yourself, the best medicine is time, the best exercise is walking."
Text 5
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
Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 1
- Character Frequency Rank
- 1
- Word Frequency Rank
- 14 of 84,292
- Radical Number
- 1