一 yī

1. yī number one
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity
   Notes: In this sense, 一 is used in counting items (Guoyu '一' n 1; Kroll 2015 '一' 1, p. 540; NCCED '一' 1; Ho 2002, '一' 1; Rouzer 2007; p. 14). For example, 一个中心 'one center.' (Xinhua Net, 2015-12-25) Tone sandhi 变调 modifies yī to yì when it is followed by a first, second or third tone. For example, 一年 yì nián 'one year'. Also, yī becomes yì when it is followed by a fourth tone. For exmaple, 一条 yì tiáo 'one strand' (Sun 2006, loc. 545). 一 is the 2nd most common word in the 1985 Beijing Language Insititue frequency wordlist (Ho 2002, '一').
2. yī noun Kangxi radical 1
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Radicals
   Notes: (ABC back cover; GHC p. 7)
3. yī adverb as soon as; all at once
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Concept: Correlative 关联词
   Notes: This adverb is often used as a connecting word in the subordinate clause of subordinate complex sentences. It is often used in the pattern 一…，就… to express that if a certain condition is met the result will surely follow (Guoyu '一' adv 1; Kroll 2015 '一' 4, p. 540; NCCED '一' 9; Ho 2002, '一' 2; Li Shaoqi, 2003, pp. 194-195). For example, 一出来，才晓得自己的错误 'As soon as he came out, he realized his own mistake.' (Lao She, 2003, p. 260)
4. yī adjective pure; concentrated
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (Guoyu '一' adj 3; Kroll 2015 '一' 2, p. 540; NCCED '一' 4)
5. yì adverb whole; all
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In this sense, 一 is placed in front of nouns to indicate a complete unit (Guoyu '一' adj 4; Kroll 2015 '一' 3, p. 540; NCCED '一' 3; Ho 2002, '一' 3). For example, 一冬天 'throughout the whole winter.' (Lao She, 2003, p. 221)
6. yī ordinal first
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity
   Notes: (Rouzer 2007; p. 14)
7. yī adjective the same
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 一样 (Guoyu '一' adj 2; Kroll 2015 '一' 2b, p. 540; NCCED '一' 2)
8. yī adverb each
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 每 (Guoyu '一' adv 5; NCCED '一' 5)
9. yī pronoun certain
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (NCCED '一' 6)
10. yī adverb throughout
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (NCCED '一' 8) For example, 前前后后的一想 'thought about it for a while.' (Lao She, 2003, p. 218; Li Shaoqi, 2003, pp. 195)
11. yī adverb used in between a reduplicated verb
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (Guoyu '一' adv 6; NCCED '一' 10) For example, 烤一烤 'heat up.' (Lao She, 2003, p. 216)
12. yī adjective sole; single
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (Guoyu '一' adj 1; Kroll 2015 '一' 1a, p. 540)
13. yī adjective a very small amount
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '一' 1b, p. 540)
14. yī proper noun Yi
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
    Notes: (Guoyu '一' n 2)
15. yī adjective other
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '一' n 7)
16. yī verb to unify
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '一' v)
17. yī verb accidentally; coincidentally
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 偶然 (Guoyu '一' adv 2)
18. yī verb abruptly; suddenly
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 偶然 (Guoyu '一' adv 3)
19. yī conjunction or
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 或 (Guoyu '一' conj)

Contained in

• 一字不落 without missing a word
• 众口一词(眾口一詞) many people speaking the same words
• 一氧化碳 carbon monoxide
• 串通一气(串通一氣) to act in collusion
• 专心一意(專心一意) to concentrate on
• 空无一人(空無一人) not a soul in sight
• 九十一 91
• 一空 leaving none left; (sold etc) out
• 一命呜呼(一命嗚呼) to die; to breathe one's last breath
• 三分之一 one third
• 江湖一点诀(江湖一點訣) special technique; trick of the trade; knack
• 瞄一眼 to shoot a glance at
• 莞尔一笑(莞爾一笑) to smile
• 一路 same road; going in the same direction ; same kind ; whole journey
• 混为一谈(混為一談) to confuse one thing with another; to muddle
• 一起 together ; a batch ; a case
• 一分钱一分货(一分錢一分貨) nothing for nothing; you get what you pay for
• 一读会(一讀會) the first stage in considering legislation
• 一团漆黑(一團漆黑) pitch-black; (fig.) to be completely in the dark
• 舒一口气(舒一口氣) to heave a sigh of relief
• 一壁 one side; at the same time
• 一笑了之 to laugh away
• 一朝一夕 one morning and one evening; in a short period of time; overnight
• 使成一体(使成一體) to unify
• 一一 one by one; one after another ; one or two ; in order ; a few
• 二十一 21; twenty-one
• 一决雌雄(一決雌雄) to have a show-down; to fight for mastery; to compete for a championship
• 一望无际(一望無際) as far as the eye can see
• 六一儿童节(六一兒童節) Children's Day (June 1st), PRC national holiday for children under 14
• 一通百通 grasp this fundamental point and all the rest will follow
• 一团和气(一團和氣) to keep on the right side of everyone; warm and affable
• 一辈子(一輩子) a lifetime
• 百无一失(百無一失) no danger of anything going wrong; no risk at all
• 一惊一乍(一驚一乍) frightened; flustered
• 等一等 wait a moment
• 一路货(一路貨) same kind
• 有一腿 to have an affair
• 八字还没一撇(八字還沒一撇) there is not even the first stroke of the character 八; things have not even begun to take shape
• 五十一 51
• 一暴十寒 one day's sun, ten days' frost (idiom, from Mencius); to work for a bit then skimp; sporadic effort; short attention span
• 守一 guard the One
• 独出一时(獨出一時) incomparable; head and shoulders above the competition
• 一线(一線) a thread ; a string; a connection ; front line
• 摇身一变(搖身一變) to change shape in a single shake; to take on a new lease of life
• 一九六一年 1961
• 等一会(等一會) wait a moment!; after a while
• 一网打尽(一網打盡) to catch everything in one net; to solve the problem at one fell swoop
• 一九八六年 1986
• 一九五四年 1954

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• 卷二百〇六 志第一百五十九 藝文五 Volume 206 Treatises 159: Arts and Literature 5 History of Song 宋史 — count: 853
• 卷二百〇五 志第一百五十八 藝文四 Volume 205 Treatises 158: Arts and Literature 4 History of Song 宋史 — count: 677
• 卷34　志第29 經籍三 Volume 34 Treatises 29: Bibliography 3 Book of Sui 隋書 — count: 665
• 卷二百〇七 志第一百六十 藝文六 Volume 207 Treatises 160: Arts and Literature 6 History of Song 宋史 — count: 660
• 卷八十五　志第三十五: 　百官一 Volume 85 Treatises 38: Official Posts 1 History of Yuan 元史 — count: 566
• 卷五十九　　　　志第四十九　　藝文三 Volume 59 Treatises 55: The Arts 3 New Book of Tang 新唐書 — count: 557
• 卷二百〇八 志第一百六十一 藝文七 Volume 208 Treatises 161: Arts and Literature 7 History of Song 宋史 — count: 552
• 卷八十七　志第三十七: 　百官三 Volume 87 Treatises 40: Official Posts 3 History of Yuan 元史 — count: 510
• 卷35　志第30 經籍四 Volume 35 Treatises 30: Bibliography 4 Book of Sui 隋書 — count: 492
• 卷四十四 志第二十四: 職官三 Volume 44 Treatises 24: Government Service 3 Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 463

Collocations

• 一人 (一人) 繫一人之本 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 序 Preface — count: 56
• 一章 (一章) 一章三句 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧召南‧行露 Lessons from the states - Odes Of Shao And The South - Xing Lu — count: 51
• 予一 (予一) 爾尚輔予一人致天之罰 — Book of Documents 尚書, 商書 湯誓 Shang Shu - Speech of Tang — count: 25
• 一作 (一作) 一作冡宰 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 小雅‧節南山之什‧十月之交 Minor odes of the kingdom - Jie Nan Shan Zhi Shen - Shi Yue Zhi Jiao — count: 17
• 一年 (一年) 十有一年 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 隱公 Lord Yin — count: 15
• 一曰 (一曰) 一曰風 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 序 Preface — count: 10
• 美一 (美一) 有美一人 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧鄭‧野有蔓草 Lessons from the states - Odes of Zheng - Ye You Man Cao — count: 5
• 一国 (一國) 是以一國之事 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 序 Preface — count: 5
• 一夫 (一夫) 一夫不獲 — Book of Documents 尚書, 商書 說命下（僞） Shang Shu - Charge to Yue III (forged) — count: 4
• 弓一 (弓一) 彤弓一 — Book of Documents 尚書, 周書 文侯之命 Zhou Shu - Charge to the Marquis Wen — count: 4