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

• 一九四二年 1942
• 二〇一〇年 2010
• 一方 a party; one side; area; region
• 吃一堑，长一智(吃一塹，長一智) Fall into the moat and you'll be wiser next time; One only learns from one's mistakes.
• 一小撮 handful (of)
• 天生的一对(天生的一對) couple who were made for each other
• 两弹一星(兩彈一星) (China's achievements of) producing an atomic bomb (1964) and hydrogen bomb (1967) and launching a satellite into space
• 一二二一 one is two, to is one; two things that seem different are actually the same
• 不管三七二十一 regardless of the consequences; recklessly relying on a hopelessly optimistic forecast
• 取得一致 to reach a consensus
• 瞄一眼 to shoot a glance at
• 一错再错(一錯再錯) to repeat errors; to continue blundering; to make continuous mistakes
• 一言以蔽之 all embraced in one saying
• 有一些 somewhat; rather; some
• 只知其一，不知其二 to know the first, but not know the second; only partial information
• 上一个(上一個) previous one
• 灵犀一点通(靈犀一點通) mental rapport; likeness of mind; spiritual link
• 一鞭一条痕(一鞭一條痕) a scar for each lash; each experience leaves a mark
• 一而再，再而三(一而再，再而三) again and again ; again and again
• 一身汗 sweating all over
• 一刬(一剗) all; every
• 一夜露水 one-night stand; ephemeral
• 老一辈(老一輩) the previous generation
• 心口如一 to say what you think
• 一往情深 deeply attached; devoted
• 独出一时(獨出一時) incomparable; head and shoulders above the competition
• 十一 eleven ; National Day in the PRC
• 一箩筐(一籮筐) bucketloads of; in large quantities; extremely
• 一维(一維) one-dimensional
• 一方面 one aspect ; on the one hand; on the other hand
• 尝一尝(嘗一嘗) try a little
• 一命呜呼(一命嗚呼) to die; to breathe one's last breath
• 一字 without exception
• 串通一气(串通一氣) to act in collusion
• 一年半载(一年半載) about a year
• 面目一新 a complete change
• 第一基本形式 first fundamental form
• 一九四一年 1941
• 更上一层楼(更上一層樓) to take it up a notch; to bring it up a level

Also contained in

第一次世界大战 、 一期 、 智慧第一 、 一劫 、 遍观一切色身想观 、 云门一代时教 、 祖国和平统一委员会 、 随一 、 萧一山 、 四一二惨案 、 一二八事变 、 一异

Word is mentioned most frequently in

Truncated for common words

• 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: 672
• 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: 658
• 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: 563
• 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: 494
• 卷35　志第30 經籍四 Volume 35 Treatises 30: Bibliography 4 Book of Sui 隋書 — count: 488
• 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: 459

Collocations

• 一人 (一人) 繫一人之本 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 序 Preface — count: 62
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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