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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)
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
我今天看见你和一个女的进了咖啡店，她是谁啊？
Wǒ jīntiān kànjiàn nǐ hé yí gè nǚ de jìn le kāfēi diàn, tā shì shéi a?
I saw you and a woman go into a coffee shop today. Who is she?
Text 2
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
时间过得真快，新的一年快要到了！
Shíjiān guò de zhēn kuài, xīn de yì nián kuài yào dào le!
Time flies, the new year is almost here!
Text 2
听说你男朋友李进跟你是一个学校的，是你同学吗？
Tīngshuō nǐ nán péngyou Lǐ Jìn gēn nǐ shì yí ge xuéxiào de, shì nǐ tóngxué ma?
I heard your boyfriend Li Jin is from the same school as you. Is he your classmate?
Text 1
我是一个中学老师，教学生画画儿。
Wǒ shì yí gè zhōngxué lǎoshī, jiāo xuéshēng huà huàr.
I am a middle school teacher and teach students to draw.
Text 4
来中国快一年了，你适应这儿的生活了吗？
Lái Zhōngguó kuài yī nián le, nǐ shìyìng zhèr de shēnghuó le ma?
You've been in China for almost a year. Have you gotten used to life here?
Text 1
她是我今天在路上遇到的一个老同学。
Tā shì wǒ jīntiān zài lù shang yùdào de yí gè lǎo tóngxué.
She is an old classmate I met on the way today.
Text 2
Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 1
- Character Frequency Rank
- 1
- Word Frequency Rank
- 14 of 84,292
- Radical Number
- 1