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一个劲
yī gè jìn
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continuously;
persistently;
incessantly
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一眼
yī yǎn
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a glance;
a quick look;
a glimpse
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一贫如洗
yī pín rú xǐ
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penniless
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一文不名
yī wén bù míng
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to be penniless
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差一点
chà yī diǎn
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see 差點|差点[cha4 dian3]
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一落千丈
yī luò qiān zhàng
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lit. to drop a thousand zhang in one fall (idiom);
fig. (of business, popularity etc) to suffer a sudden, devastating decline;
to take a dive
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一鸣惊人
yī míng jīng rén
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to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat (idiom); an overnight celebrity
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千篇一律
qiān piān yī lǜ
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thousand articles, same rule (idiom); stereotyped and repetitive;
once you've seen one, you've seen them all
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一连
yī lián
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in a row;
in succession;
running
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一钱不值
yī qián bù zhí
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not worth a penny;
utterly worthless
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一尘不染
yī chén bù rǎn
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untainted by even a speck of dust (idiom); selfless and incorruptible;
spotless
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不拘一格
bù jū yī gé
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not stick to one pattern
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摇身一变
yáo shēn yī biàn
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to change shape in a single shake;
fig. to take on a new lease of life
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欢聚一堂
huān jù yī táng
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to gather happily under one roof
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网开一面
wǎng kāi yī miàn
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open the net on one side (idiom); let the caged bird fly;
to give one's opponent a way out;
lenient treatment
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一场空
yī cháng kōng
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all one's hopes and efforts come to nothing;
futile
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一家人
yī jiā rén
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household;
the whole family
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一转眼
yī zhuǎn yǎn
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in a wink
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数一数二
shǔ yī shǔ èr
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reckoned to be first or second best (idiom);
one of the very best;
to list one by one
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一般说来
yī bān shuō lái
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generally speaking;
in general
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一门心思
yī mén xīn si
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to set one's heart on sth (idiom)
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千钧一发
qiān jūn yī fà
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a thousand pounds hangs by a thread (idiom);
imminent peril;
a matter of life or death
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合而为一
hé ér wéi yī
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to merge together (idiom); to unify disparate elements into one whole
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一把手
yī bǎ shǒu
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working hand;
member of a work team;
participant;
(short form of 第一把手[di4 yi1 ba3 shou3]) the boss
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一气呵成
yī qì hē chéng
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to do something at one go;
to flow smoothly
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