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
- 一分耕耘,一分收获(一分耕耘,一分收穫) you get what you put in; you reap what you sow
- 一枝花 two, three, four ; yi zhi hua
- 尝一尝(嘗一嘗) try a little
- 一声不吭(一聲不吭) to not say a word
- 彼一时此一时(彼一時此一時) that was one thing, and this is another; times have changed
- 一九五九年 1959
- 一举一动(一舉一動) each and every move
- 一清二白 perfectly clean; blameless; unimpeachable
- 付之一炬 to put to the torch; to commit to the flames; to burn something down deliberately
- 一项一项地(一項一項地) one by one
- 一九六三年 1963
- 一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳(一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井繩) once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope; once bitten, twice shy
- 冰山一角 tip of the iceberg
- 一月 January; the First Month ; one month
- 轰动一时(轟動一時) to cause a sensation
- 台上一分钟,台下十年功(臺上一分鐘,臺下十年功) ten years of practice for one minute on the stage
- 一问三不知(一問三不知) to reply don't know whatever the question; absolutely no idea of what's going on; complete ignorance
- 互相勾结在一起(互相勾結在一起) collude together
- 一九六六年 1966
- 一朝 immediately
- 说一不二(說一不二) to say one and mean just that; to keep one's word
- 假一赔十(假一賠十) if one is fake, I shall compensate you for ten of them; (of goods) 100% genuine
- 什一 one part in ten
- 一概 generally; without exception ; identical; same ; one side ; whole; total
- 以一当十(以一當十) one force against another ten times its size
- 一一映射 bijective map; one-to-one correspondence
- 一般人 average person
- 略见一斑(略見一斑) to glimpse just one spot (of the panther); to get an inkling of the whole picture
- 一窍不通(一竅不通) doesn't (even) enter a single aperture (of one's head); I don't understand a word
- 一次方程 a linear equation
- 高一 tenth grade
- 一蹴即至 to get there in one step; easily done; success at a stroke; to get results overnight
- 一家之主 master of the house; family head
- 奄奄一息 at one's last breath; about to die
- 一字褒贬(一字褒貶) dispensing praise or blame with a single word; concise and powerful style
- 一直 straight (in a straight line) ; straight (in a straight line); continuously
- 一说(一說) an expression of opinion; according to some
- 一语双关(一語雙關) to make a pun; to have a double meaning; double entendre
- 江天一色 river and sky have a single color
- 一次生,两次熟(一次生,兩次熟) unfamiliar at first but you get used to it; strangers are first meeting, but soon friends
- 赌上一局(賭上一局) to engage in a game of chance; to gamble; to make a bet
- 聚在一起 to get together
- 躲得过初一,躲不过十五(躲得過初一,躲不過十五) you may go undetected during the new moon, but at full moon you'll be found out; you can't put it off forever
- 一会儿(一會兒) a while; a moment
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做一日和尚撞一天钟 、 闻一多 、 第一义谛 、 异品一分转同品遍转不定 、 一识 、 一中原则 、 一喝如金刚王宝剑
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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
- 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
- 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