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

派胡言 yī pài hú yán a bunch of nonsense
派谎言 yī pài huǎng yán a pack of lies
派謊言 yī pài huǎng yán a pack of lies
清二白 yī qīng èr bái perfectly clean; blameless; unimpeachable (idiom)
清如水 yī qīng rú shuǐ lit. as clear as water (idiom); fig. (of officials etc) honest and incorruptible
準 yī zhǔn certainly; also written 一準|一准[yi1 zhun3]
溜煙 yī liù yān like a wisp of smoke; (to disappear etc) in an instant
炮打响 yī pào dǎ xiǎng to win instant success (idiom); to start off successfully
炮打響 yī pào dǎ xiǎng to win instant success (idiom); to start off successfully
炮而红 yī pào ér hóng to win instant success (idiom); to become an instant hit
炮而紅 yī pào ér hóng to win instant success (idiom); to become an instant hit
无所动 yī wú suǒ dòng totally unaffected; unimpressed
無所動 yī wú suǒ dòng totally unaffected; unimpressed
無所有 yī wú suǒ yǒu not having anything at all (idiom); utterly lacking; without two sticks to rub together
無所獲 yī wú suǒ huò to gain nothing; to end up empty-handed
無所知 yī wú suǒ zhī not knowing anything at all (idiom); completely ignorant; without an inkling
无所闻 yī wú suǒ wén unheard of
無所聞 yī wú suǒ wén unheard of
無所長 yī wú suǒ cháng not having any special skill; without any qualifications
無是處 yī wú shì chù not one good point; everything about it is wrong
物降物 yī wù xiáng yī wù lit. one object bests another object; every item has a weakness (idiom); there is a rock to every scissor, a scissor to every paper, and a paper to every rock
犯再犯 yī fàn zài fàn to keep doing (the wrong thing)
鹤 yī qín yī hè carrying very little luggage (idiom); honest and incorruptible (government officials)
鶴 yī qín yī hè carrying very little luggage (idiom); honest and incorruptible (government officials)
瓶子不响,半瓶子晃荡 yī píng zi bù xiǎng , bàn píng zi huàng dang lit. a full bottle makes no sound; a half-filled bottle sloshes (idiom); fig. empty vessels make the most noise