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

身 yī shēn whole body; from head to toe; single person; a suit of clothes
死路条 sǐ lù yī tiáo (idiom) dead end; road to ruin
头 yī tóu one head; a head full of sth; one end (of a stick); one side; headlong; directly; rapidly; simultaneously
干二净 yī gān èr jìng thoroughly (idiom); completely; one and all; very clean
个个 yī gè gè each and every one
溜烟 yī liù yān like a wisp of smoke; (to disappear etc) in an instant
动不动 yī dòng bù dòng motionless
乱成团 luàn chéng yī tuán in a great mess; chaotic
氧化碳 yī yǎng huà tàn carbon monoxide CO
奄奄息 yǎn yǎn yī xī dying; at one's last gasp
道 yī dào together
有朝日 yǒu zhāo yī rì one day; sometime in the future
月 shí yī yuè November; eleventh month (of the lunar year)
个样 yī ge yàng same as 一樣|一样[yi1 yang4]; the same
成不变 yī chéng bù biàn nothing much changes (idiom); always the same; stuck in a rut
触即发 yī chù jí fā could happen at any moment; on the verge
言不发 yī yán bù fā to not say a word (idiom)
二 yī èr one or two; a few
败涂地 yī bài tú dì failed and wiped over the floor (idiom); to fail utterly; a crushing defeat; beaten and in a hopeless position
孤注掷 gū zhù yī zhì to stake all on one throw
dān yī single; only; sole
劳永逸 yī láo yǒng yì to get sth done once and for all
网打尽 yī wǎng dǎ jìn lit. to catch everything in the one net (idiom); fig. to scoop up the whole lot; to capture them all in one go
去不复返 yī qù bù fù fǎn gone forever
厢情愿 yī xiāng qíng yuàn one's own wishful thinking