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

• 爱情征服一切(愛情征服一切) love conquers all; omnia vincit amor
• 一房一厅(一房一廳) one bedroom and one living room
• 一相情愿(一相情願) one's own wishful thinking
• 一九八二年 1982
• 一九六三年 1963
• 上一页(上一頁) preceding page
• 一字褒贬(一字褒貶) dispensing praise or blame with a single word; concise and powerful style
• 掐指一算 to use thumb or fingers for counting
• 一肚子 bellyful; full of
• 一级头(一級頭) first stage (diving)
• 难得一见(難得一見) rarely seen
• 合众为一(合眾為一) united as one; e pluribus unum
• 一了百了 once the main problem is solved, all troubles are solved; death ends all one's troubles
• 一蹴而得 to get there in one step; easily done; success at a stroke; to get results overnight
• 棋高一着(棋高一著) to be a [chess] move ahead; to outsmart an opponent
• 振臂一呼 to issue a call for action; to raise one's hand and issue a rousing call
• 一九七二年 1972
• 一日之计在于晨(一日之計在於晨) make your day's plan early in the morning; early morning is the golden time of the day
• 不见一点踪影(不見一點蹤影) no trace to be seen
• 一概 generally; without exception ; identical; same ; one side ; whole; total
• 一丝不挂(一絲不掛) not wearing one thread; absolutely naked; without a stitch of clothing; in one's birthday suit
• 三合一 three in one; triple
• 鹪鹩一枝(鷦鷯一枝) to want as little as a wren
• 一见如故(一見如故) familiarity at first sight
• 任一个(任一個) any one of (a list of possibilities)
• 全场一致(全場一致) unanimous
• 一席话(一席話) the content of a conversation
• 一蹶不振 unable to recover after stumbling
• 一致 unanimous; identical
• 一个头两个大(一個頭兩個大) to feel as though one's head could explode
• 一鞭一条痕(一鞭一條痕) a scar for each lash; each experience leaves a mark
• 不一定 not for certain
• 一团火(一團火) fireball
• 首屈一指 to count as number one; second to none; outstanding
• 一年半载(一年半載) about a year
• 用一当十(用一當十) to use one force against another ten times its size
• 有一点儿(有一點兒) a bit; a little
• 一个天南，一个地北(一個天南，一個地北) to live miles apart
• 一句话(一句話) in a word; in short
• 一失足成千古恨 a single slip may cause everlasting sorrow
• 一应俱全(一應俱全) to have everything that is needed
• 一言蔽之 all embraced in one saying
• 一物降一物 one object bests another object; every item has a weakness; there is a rock to every scissor, a scissor to every paper, and a paper to every rock
• 一般规定(一般規定) ordinary provision (law)
• 一语双关(一語雙關) to make a pun; to have a double meaning; double entendre
• 一切反动派都是纸老虎(一切反動派都是紙老虎) all reactionaries are paper tigers
• 性同一性障碍(性同一性障礙) gender identity disorder
• 烜赫一时(烜赫一時) to enjoy a short-lived fame or position of power
• 一多对应(一多對應) one-to-many correspondence
• 一脉相关(一脈相關) related by blood; closely related

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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