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yī
one
- one
- (used in the middle of a duplicated verb)
- whole; all; throughout
- same
- (used before a verb or a verbal measure to indicate an action to be followed by a result
- single; alone; only one
- (used before a verb or an adjective, indicating the suddenness or thoroughness of an action or a change in the situation
yí-bàn
一半
num. / adv.
half
yí-dìng
一定
adj.
fixed; certainly
yí-gòng
一共
adv.
altogether
yí-kuàir
一块儿
together
yí-qiè
一切
pron.
all; everything
yí-xiàr
一下儿
in a short while
yí-xià-zi
一下子
adj.
in a short while
yí-yàng
一样
adj.
same
yì-bān
一般
adj.
general
yì-diǎnr
一点儿
m.
a bit; a little; some
yì-qǐ
一起
n. / adv.
together
yì-xiē
一些
m.
some
yì-zhí
一直
adv.
straight; all along
yí-cùn-guāng-yīn, yí-cùn-jīn
一寸光阴，一寸金
Every second counts; time is precious
yí-lù-píng-ān
一路平安
a pleasant journey
yì-wú-suǒ-yǒu
一无所有
penniless; have nothing at all
bù-gǎn-sān-qī-èr-shí-yī
不管三七二十一
casting all caution to the winds
Usage 用法
one
Běi-jīng wǒ qù guo yí cì.
北京我去过一次。
I have been to Beijing once.
(used in the middle of a duplicated verb)
Ràng wǒ kàn-yi-kàn.
让我看一看。
Let me have a look.
whole; all; throughout
Wǒ dǎ le chǎng qiú, chū le yì shēn hàn.
我打了场球，出了一身汗。
I played a game of (basket) ball and was sweating all over.
same
Nǐ shuō-de gēn tā shuō-de bú shì yì huí shì.
你说的跟他说的不是一回事。
What you said is not the same as what he said.
(used before a verb or a verbal measure to indicate an action to be followed by a result)
Tā yì jiǎo bǎ qiú tī jìn le qiú-mén.
他一脚把球踢进了球门。
He shot the ball into the goal with one kick.
single; alone; only one
Tā yì cāi jiù cāi zhòng le zhè ge mí-yǔ.
他一猜就猜中了这个谜语。
He got the answer to the riddle on his first guess.
(used before a verb or an adjective, indicating the suddenness or thoroughness of an action or a change in the situation)
Zǎo-shang qǐ-lái yí kàn, wài-biān xuě xià de hěn hòu le.
早上起来一看，外边雪下得很厚了。
When I got up, I looked out and found a thick layer of snow outside.
