一 yī

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

一之謂甚 yī zhī wèi shèn see 一之為甚|一之为甚[yi1 zhi1 wei2 shen4]
一乾二淨 yī gān èr jìng thoroughly (idiom); completely; one and all; very clean
一事無成 yī shì wú chéng to have achieved nothing; to be a total failure; to get nowhere
一二八事变 yī èr bā shì biàn Shanghai Incident of 28th January 1932, Chinese uprising against Japanese quarters of Shanghai
一二八事變 yī èr bā shì biàn Shanghai Incident of 28th January 1932, Chinese uprising against Japanese quarters of Shanghai
一人得道，鸡犬升天 yī rén dé dào ， jī quǎn shēng tiān lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom); fig. to ride on sb else's success; Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too; Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it
一人得道，雞犬升天 yī rén dé dào ， jī quǎn shēng tiān lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom); fig. to ride on sb else's success; Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too; Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it
一介不取 yī jiè bù qǔ to not even take a penny (as a bribe)
一代不如一代 yī dài bù rú yī dài to be getting worse with each generation
一併 yī bìng variant of 一併|一并, to lump together; to treat along with all the others; to lump together
一來 yī lái firstly, ...
一來二去 yī lái èr qù gradually; little by little; in the course of time
一个中国政策 yī gè zhōng guó zhèng cè one China policy
一個中國政策 yī gè zhōng guó zhèng cè one China policy
一个人 yī gè rén by oneself (without assistance); alone (without company)
一個人 yī gè rén by oneself (without assistance); alone (without company)
一個個 yī gè gè each and every one
一個勁 yī gè jìn continuously; persistently; incessantly
一个劲儿 yī gè jìn r erhua variant of 一個勁|一个劲[yi1 ge4 jin4]
一個勁兒 yī gè jìn r erhua variant of 一個勁|一个劲[yi1 ge4 jin4]
一个半 yī ge bàn one and a half
一個半 yī ge bàn one and a half
一个天南，一个地北 yī ge tiān nán ， yī ge dì běi to live miles apart (idiom)
一個天南，一個地北 yī ge tiān nán ， yī ge dì běi to live miles apart (idiom)
一个巴掌拍不响 yī ge bā zhǎng pāi bù xiǎng lit. one palm alone cannot clap (proverb); fig. it takes two persons to start a dispute; it takes two to tango; it's difficult to achieve anything without support
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