one; a, an; alone

HSK 1 #2

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

一 stroke order diagram
一 stroke order animation

WORDS

帆风顺 yī fān fēng shùn propitious wind throughout the journey (idiom); plain sailing; to go smoothly; have a nice trip!
丝不苟 yī sī bù gǒu not one thread loose (idiom); strictly according to the rules; meticulous; not one hair out of place
目了然 yī mù liǎo rán obvious at a glance (idiom)
不屑顾 bù xiè yī gù to disdain as beneath contempt (idiom)
举两得 yī jǔ liǎng dé one move, two gains (idiom); two birds with one stone
点 yī diǎn a bit; a little; one dot; one point
些 yī xiē some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er
zhī yī one of (sth); one out of a multitude; one (third, quarter, percent etc)
半 yī bàn half
生 yī shēng all one's life; throughout one's life
yī yī one by one; one after another
会 yī huì a moment; a while; in a moment; also pr. [yi1 hui3]
路 yī lù the whole journey; all the way; going the same way; going in the same direction; of the same kind
团糟 yī tuán zāo chaos; bungle; complete mess; shambles
面 yī miàn one side; one aspect; simultaneously... (and...); one's whole face
无所知 yī wú suǒ zhī not knowing anything at all (idiom); completely ignorant; without an inkling
步 jìn yī bù one step further; to move forward a step; further onwards
家 yī jiā the whole family; the same family; the family ... (when preceded by a family name); group
时 yī shí a period of time; a while; for a short while; temporary; momentary; at the same time
样 yī mú yī yàng exactly the same (idiom); carbon copy; also pr. [yi1 mo2 yi1 yang4]
阵子 yī zhèn zi a while; a spell; a short time; a burst
阵 yī zhèn a burst; a fit; a peal; a spell (period of time)
以防万 yǐ fáng wàn yī to guard against the unexpected (idiom); just in case; prepared for any eventualities
下子 yī xià zi in a short while; all at once; all of a sudden
星期 xīng qī yī Monday