one; a, an; alone

DEFINITIONS

一 yī
  • one
  • 1
  • single
  • a (article)
  • as soon as
  • entire
  • whole
  • all
  • throughout
  • "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
  • also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit

STROKES

WORDS

手包办 yī shǒu bāo bàn to take care of a matter all by oneself; to run the whole show
斑 yī bān lit. one spot (on the leopard); fig. one small item in a big scheme
方 yī fāng a party (in a contract or legal case); one side; area; region
步到位 yī bù dào wèi to settle a matter in one go
马平川 yī mǎ píng chuān flat land one could gallop straight across (idiom); wide expanse of flat country
二分之 èr fēn zhī yī one half
性 wéi yī xìng uniqueness
统 dà yī tǒng unification (of the nation); large scale unification
把汗 niē yī bǎ hàn to break out into a cold sweat (idiom)
略胜筹 lüè shèng yī chóu slightly better; a cut above
百闻不如见 bǎi wén bù rú yī jiàn seeing once is better than hearing a hundred times (idiom); seeing for oneself is better than hearing from many others; seeing is believing
众口词 zhòng kǒu yī cí all of one voice; unanimous
体 tǒng yī tǐ whole; single entity
黄粱梦 huáng liáng yī mèng see 黃粱夢|黄粱梦[huang2 liang2 meng4]
元化 yī yuán huà integration; integrated; unified
准 yī zhǔn certainly; also written 一準|一准[yi1 zhun3]
刀切 yī dāo qiē lit. to cut all at one stroke (idiom); to impose uniformity; one solution fits a diversity of problems; one size fits all
夕 yī zhāo yī xī lit. one morning and one evening (idiom); fig. in a short period of time; overnight
无所长 yī wú suǒ cháng not having any special skill; without any qualifications
病不起 yī bìng bù qǐ to fall gravely ill, never to recover (idiom)
目十行 yī mù shí háng ten lines at a glance (idiom); to read very rapidly
脉相承 yī mài xiāng chéng traceable to the same stock (idiom); of a common origin (of trends, ideas etc)
三合 sān hé yī three in one; triple
九分之 jiǔ fēn zhī yī one ninth
各执词 gè zhí yī cí each sticks to his own version (idiom); a dialogue of the deaf