一 yī
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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'). -
yī
noun
Kangxi radical 1
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Radicals
Notes: (ABC back cover; GHC p. 7) -
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) -
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) -
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) -
yī
ordinal
first
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity
Notes: (Rouzer 2007; p. 14) -
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) -
yī
adverb
each
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In the sense of 每 (Guoyu '一' adv 5; NCCED '一' 5) -
yī
pronoun
certain
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (NCCED '一' 6) -
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) -
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) -
yī
adjective
sole; single
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (Guoyu '一' adj 1; Kroll 2015 '一' 1a, p. 540) -
yī
adjective
a very small amount
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '一' 1b, p. 540) -
yī
proper noun
Yi
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
Notes: (Guoyu '一' n 2) -
yī
adjective
other
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '一' n 7) -
yī
verb
to unify
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '一' v) -
yī
verb
accidentally; coincidentally
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 偶然 (Guoyu '一' adv 2) -
yī
verb
abruptly; suddenly
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 偶然 (Guoyu '一' adv 3) -
yī
conjunction
or
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 或 (Guoyu '一' conj)
Contained in
- 一言一行 every word and action
- 放手一搏 to put one's all into the fight
- 一时半晌(一時半晌) a short time; a little while
- 一块(一塊) one block; one piece; one (unit of money); together; in the same place; in company
- 一丝一毫(一絲一毫) one thread, one hair; a tiny bit; an iota
- 一千 one thousand
- 鹪鹩一枝(鷦鷯一枝) to want as little as a wren
- 一九一一年 1911
- 一病不起 to fall gravely ill, never to recover
- 第一象限 first quadrant (of the coordinate plane, where both x and y are positive)
- 一字不落 without missing a word
- 下一次 next
- 一意孤行 obstinately clinging to one's course; willful; one's own way; dogmatic
- 一飞冲天(一飛沖天) to dash into the sky
- 一言蔽之 all embraced in one saying
- 一贫如洗(一貧如洗) penniless
- 二〇一二年 2012
- 一统(一統) to unify; to unite; to integrate ; to unify; to be unified
- 一般见识(一般見識) to lower oneself to somebody's level; to argue with somebody less well-informed
- 互相勾结在一起(互相勾結在一起) collude together
- 消除对妇女一切形式歧视公约(消除對婦女一切形式歧視公約) Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women
- 一箭二雕(一箭二鵰) kill two eagles with one arrow
- 甫一 as soon as; immediately after
- 一般性 general; generality
- 混一 to amalgamate; to mix together as one
- 一九七九年 1979
- 聚在一起 to get together
- 一字褒贬(一字褒貶) dispensing praise or blame with a single word; concise and powerful style
- 道一 same principle
- 言行若一 one's actions are in keeping with what one says
- 一清二白 perfectly clean; blameless; unimpeachable
- 目空一切 the eye can see nothing worthwhile all around; arrogant; condescending; supercilious
- 一鳞半爪(一鱗半爪) one scale and half a claw; only odd bits and pieces
- 一九二一年 1921
- 四十一 41
- 一九六一年 1961
- 一技之长(一技之長) professional skill
- 上一号(上一號) to go pee; to go to the bathroom
- 一无所知(一無所知) to not know anything at all
- 一年期 one year period
- 千钧一发(千鈞一髮) a thousand pounds hangs by a thread; imminent peril; a matter of life or death
- 一点不(一點不) not at all
- 一手遮天 to hide the sky with one hand; to hide the truth from the masses
- 一盘散沙(一盤散沙) a tray of loose sand; people not acting together
- 一行 a group travelling together; a delegation ; one side ; consistent ; one row ; same profession ; solitary
- 一个天南,一个地北(一個天南,一個地北) to live miles apart
- 一鞭一条痕(一鞭一條痕) a scar for each lash; each experience leaves a mark
Also contained in
一句道尽 、 统一资源命名 、 四一二惨案 、 同品一分转异品遍转不定过
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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
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- 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
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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: 11
- 一曰 (一曰) 一曰風 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 序 Preface — count: 10
- 一国 (一國) 是以一國之事 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 序 Preface — count: 5
- 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
- 一德 (一德) 眷求一德 — Book of Documents 尚書, 商書 咸有一德 Shang Shu - Common Possession of Pure Virtue — count: 4
- 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