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一 yī one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire / whole / all / throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
Results beginning with 一
一些 yī xiē some / a few / a little / (following an adjective) slightly ...er
一下 yī xià (used after a verb) give it a go / to do (sth for a bit to give it a try) / one time / once / in a while / all of a sudden / all at once
一般 yī bān same / ordinary / so-so / common / general / generally / in general
一样 yī yàng same / like / equal to / the same as / just like
一直 yī zhí straight (in a straight line) / continuously / always / from the beginning of ... up to ... / all along
一次 yī cì first / first time / once / (math.) linear (of degree one)
一种 yī zhǒng one kind of / one type of
一起 yī qǐ in the same place / together / with / altogether (in total)
一点 yī diǎn a bit / a little / one dot / one point
一定 yī dìng surely / certainly / necessarily / fixed / a certain (extent etc) / given / particular / must
一切 yī qiè everything / every / all
一声 yī shēng first tone in Mandarin (high, level tone)
一天 yī tiān one day
一边 yī biān one side / either side / on the one hand / on the other hand / doing while
一片 yī piàn piece / slice
一张 yī zhāng sheet
一家 yī jiā the whole family / the same family / the family ... (when preceded by a family name) / group
一阵 yī zhèn a burst / a fit / a peal / a spell (period of time)
一眼 yī yǎn a glance / a quick look / a glimpse
一生 yī shēng all one's life / throughout one's life
一旦 yī dàn in case (sth happens) / if / once (sth happens, then...) / when / in a short time / in one day
一句 yī jù a line of verse / a sentence
一套 yī tào suit / a set / a collection / of the same kind / the same old stuff / set pattern of behavior
一块 yī kuài one block / one piece / one (unit of money) / together / in the same place / in company
一道 yī dào together
一项 yí xiàng an item / a thing
一步 yī bù (single) step
一时 yī shí a period of time / a while / for a short while / temporary / momentary / at the same time
一面 yī miàn one side / one aspect / simultaneously... (and...) / one's whole face
一股 yī gǔ packet
一路 yī lù the whole journey / all the way / going the same way / going in the same direction / of the same kind
一致 yī zhì unanimous / identical (views or opinions)
一半 yī bàn half
一级 yī jí first class / category A
一体 yī tǐ an integral whole / all concerned / everybody
一身 yī shēn whole body / from head to toe / single person / a suit of clothes
一口 yī kǒu readily / flatly (deny, admit and so on) / a mouthful / a bite
一对 yī duì couple / pair
一周 yī zhōu one week / all the way around / a whole cycle
一流 yī liú top quality / front ranking
一会 yī huì a moment / a while / in a moment / also pr. [yi1 hui3]
一遍 yī biàn one time (all the way through) / once through
一群 yī qún gang / regiment
一层 yī céng layer
一向 yī xiàng always (previously) / a period of time in the recent past
一方 yī fāng a party (in a contract or legal case) / one side / area / region
一头 yī tóu one head / a head full of sth / one end (of a stick) / one side / headlong / directly / rapidly / simultaneously
一一 yī yī one by one / one after another
一代 yī dài generation
一手 yī shǒu a skill / mastery of a trade / by oneself / without outside help
一律 yī lu:4 same / uniformly / all / without exception
一来 yī lái firstly, ...
一线 yī xiàn front line
一行 yī xíng party / delegation
一篇 yì piān one-sided
一同 yī tóng along / together
一度 yī dù for a time / at one time / one time / once
一族 yī zú social group / subculture / family / clan / see also 族[zu2]
一堆 yī duī pile
一团 yī tuán regiment
一月 Yī yuè January / first month (of the lunar year)
一贯 yī guàn consistent / constant / from start to finish / all along / persistent
一百 yī bǎi a hundred
一带 yī dài region / district
一旁 yī páng aside / to the side of
一共 yī gòng altogether
一类 yī lèi same type / category 1 (i.e. class A)
一号 yī hào first day of the month / toilet / (slang) top (in a homosexual relationship)
一说 yī shuō an expression of opinion / according to some
一再 yī zài repeatedly
一举 yī jǔ a move / an action / in one move / at a stroke / in one go
一心 yī xīn wholeheartedly / heart and soul
一万 yī wàn ten thousand
一览 yī lǎn at a glance / (in book titles) overview
一齐 yī qí at the same time / simultaneously
一字 yī zì in a row / in a line
一味 yī wèi blindly / invariably
一排 yī pái row
一轮 yī lún first round or stage (of a match, election, talks, planned policy etc)
一早 yī zǎo early in the morning / at dawn
一千 yī qiān one thousand
一经 yī jīng as soon as / once (an action has been completed)
一言 yī yán one sentence / brief remark
一世 yī shì generation / period of 30 years / one's whole lifetime / lifelong / age / era / times / the whole world / the First (of numbered European kings)
一二 yī èr one or two / a few / a little / just a bit
一则 yī zé on the one hand
一并 yī bìng to lump together / to treat along with all the others
一串 yī chuàn strand
一碗 yī wǎn bowl
一如 yī rú to be just like
一元 yī yuán single variable (math.) / univariate
一连 yī lián in a row / in succession / running
一审 yī shěn first instance (law)
一队 yī duì packet
一通 yī tòng one time / once
一晃 yī huǎng (of passing time) in an instant / (of a sight) in a flash
一等 yī děng first class / grade A
一气 yī qì at one go / at a stretch / for a period of time / forming a gang
一瞬 yī shùn one instant / very short time / the twinkle of an eye
一品 yī pǐn superb / first-rate / (of officials in imperial times) the highest rank
一瞥 yī piē glance / glimpse
一亿 yī yì 1 00 million
一概 yī gài all / without any exceptions / categorically
一统 yī tǒng to unify / unified
一斑 yī bān lit. one spot (on the leopard) / fig. one small item in a big scheme
一打 yī dá dozen
一局 yī jú inning
一睹 yī dǔ to look / to have a glimpse at / to observe (sth's splendor)
一吹 yī chuī puff
一己 yī jǐ oneself
一应 yī yīng all / every
一意 yī yì focus / with complete devotion / stubbornly
一霎 yī shà in a flash
一准 yī zhǔn certainly
一服 yī fú dose
一壁 yī bì one side / at the same time
一並 yī bìng variant of 一併|一并, to lump together / to treat along with all the others
一匙 yī chí spoonful
一但 yí dàn if / in case / in a short time / once
一党 yī dǎng one-party (state)
一个 yī gè a / an
一更 yī gēng first of the five night watch periods 19:00-21:00 (old)
一价 yī jià monovalent (chemistry)
一甲 yī jiǎ 1st rank or top three candidates who passed the imperial examination (i.e. 狀元|状元[zhuang4 yuan2], 榜眼[bang3 yan3], and 探花[tan4 hua1], respectively)
一径 yī jìng directly / straightaway / straight
一空 yī kōng leaving none left / (sold etc) out
一捆 yī kǔn load
一秘 yī mì first secretary
一腔 yī qiāng full of (zeal, anger etc)
一维 yī wéi one-dimensional (math.)
一夕 yī xī overnight / instantly / very quickly
一战 Yī zhàn World War I (1914-1918)
一总 yī zǒng altogether / in all
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一定要 yī dìng yào must
一部分 yī bù fèn portion / part of / subset
一部分 yī bù fen portion / part of / subset
一句话 yī jù huà in a word / in short
一系列 yī xì liè a series of / a string of
一会儿 yī huì r a moment / a while / in a moment / now...now... / also pr. [yi1 hui3 r5]
一下子 yī xià zi in a short while / all at once / all of a sudden
一口气 yī kǒu qì one breath / in one breath / at a stretch
一方面 yī fāng miàn on the one hand
一辈子 yī bèi zi (for) a lifetime
一时间 yī shí jiān for a moment / momentarily
一次性 yī cì xìng one-off (offer) / one-time / single-use / disposable (goods)
一瞬间 yī shùn jiān split second
一体化 yī tǐ huà integration / incorporation / unification
一般人 yī bān rén average person
一小时 yī xiǎo shí one hour
一等奖 yī děng jiǎng first prize
Approximate Results for 一
第一 dì yī first / number one / primary
之一 zhī yī one of (sth) / one out of a multitude / one (third, quarter, percent etc)
统一 tǒng yī to unify / to unite / to integrate
另一 lìng yī another / the other
唯一 wéi yī only / sole
同一 tóng yī identical / the same
每一 měi yī every
十一 shí yī eleven / 11
五一 wǔ yī 5-1 (May 1st)
万一 wàn yī just in case / if by any chance / contingency
单一 dān yī single / only / sole
周一 Zhōu yī Monday
惟一 wéi yī only / sole / variant of 唯一[wei2 yi1]
不一 bù yī to vary / to differ
大一 dà yī first-year university student
其一 qí yī one of the given (options etc) / the first / firstly
合一 hé yī to unite
初一 chū yī first day of lunar month / New Year's Day / first year in junior middle school
八一 bā yī Bayi
逐一 zhú yī one by one
专一 zhuān yī single-minded / concentrated
独一 dú yī only / unique
封一 fēng yī front cover
甫一 fǔ yī as soon as / immediately after
刚一 gāng yī to be just about to / to have just started to
划一 huà yī uniform / to standardize
混一 hùn yī to amalgamate / to mix together as one
均一 jūn yī even / uniform / homogeneous
偶一 ǒu yī accidentally / once in a while / very occasionally
齐一 qí yī uniform
任一 rèn yī any / either
如一 rú yī consistent / the same / unvarying
头一 tóu yī the first
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Y一代 Yyī dài Generation Y
十·一  first of October / PRC National day / same as 國慶|国庆[guo2 qing4]
进一步 jìn yī bù one step further / to move forward a step / further onwards
下一页 xià yī yè next page
上一页 shàng yī yè preceding page
有一些 yǒu yī xiē somewhat / rather / some
第一章 dì yī zhāng chapter one
不一定 bù yī dìng not necessarily / maybe
下一个 xià yī ge the next one
星期一 Xīng qī yī Monday
有一次 yǒu yī cì once / once upon a time
又一次 yòu yī cì yet again / once again / once more
二十一 èr shí yī twenty-one
新一代 xīn yī dài new generation
另一种 lìng yī zhǒng another kind
下一步 xià yī bù the next step
上一个 shàng yī ge previous one
第一步 dì yī bù step one / first step
第十一 dì shí yī eleventh
十一月 Shí yī yuè November / eleventh month (of the lunar year)
看一看 kàn yī kàn to have a look
哪一个 nǎ yī ge which
下一代 xià yī dài the next generation
另一半 lìng yī bàn other half / (fig.) spouse / one's better half
等一下 děng yī xià to wait a moment / later / in awhile
前一天 qián yī tiān the day before (an event)
第一眼 dì yī yǎn at first glance / at first sight
差一点 chà yī diǎn see 差點|差点[cha4 dian3]
不一会 bù yī huì soon
第一手 dì yī shǒu first-hand
试一试 shì yī shì to have a try
有一套 yǒu yī tào to have a skill / to be savvy / to know how to do sth
第一轮 dì yī lún first round (of match, or election)
第一代 dì yī dài first generation
第一线 dì yī xiàn front line / forefront
清一色 qīng yī sè monotone / only one ingredient / (mahjong) all in the same suit
三合一 sān hé yī three in one / triple
大一些 dà yī xiē a bit bigger
吓一跳 xià yī tiào startled / to frighten / scared out of one's skin
老一辈 lǎo yī bèi previous generation / older generation
第一层 dì yī céng layer one / layer 1
等一等 děng yī děng wait a moment
十一年 shí yī nián eleven years
等一会 děng yī huì Wait a moment! / after a while
头一回 tóu yī huí the first time / for the first time
二合一 èr hé yī 2-in-1 / two-in-one
统一性 tǒng yī xìng unity
有一手 yǒu yī shǒu to have a skill / to have a lot on the ball / to have an affair
大一统 dà yī tǒng unification (of the nation) / large scale unification
统一体 tǒng yī tǐ whole / single entity
第一炮 dì yī pào (fig.) opening shot
闻一多 Wén Yī duō Wen Yiduo (1899-1946), poet and patriotic fighter, executed by Guomindang in Kunming
露一手 lòu yī shǒu to show off one's abilities / to exhibit one's skills
老一套 lǎo yī tào the same old stuff
捞一把 lāo yī bǎ to profiteer / to gain some underhand advantage
礼拜一 Lǐ bài yī Monday
有一点 yǒu yī diǎn a little / somewhat
留一手 liú yī shǒu to hold back a trick / not to divulge all one's trade secrets
薄一波 Bó Yī bō Bo Yibo (1908-2007), ranking PRC politician, served on State Council from 1950s to 1980s as colleague of Deng Xiaoping
八一五 bā yī wǔ 15th August / refers to Japanese surrender in WWII on 15th August 1945
本周一 běn zhōu yī this Monday
比一比 bǐ yi bǐ to make a comparison / to engage in a contest
不一样 bù yī yàng different / distinctive / unlike
次一个 cì yī gè next one (in order)
单一码 dān yī mǎ Unicode / also written 統一碼|统一码
第一次 dì yī cì the first time / first / number one
第一级 dì yī jí first level
第一例 dì yī lì first case / first instance / first time (sth is done)
第一流 dì yī liú first-class
第一声 dì yī shēng first tone in Mandarin / high, level tone
二过一 èr guò yī (soccer) one-two / push-and-run
放一马 fàng yī mǎ to let (sb) off / to let (sb) get away with sth
分之一 fēn zhī yī (indicating fraction)
附表一 fù biǎo yī Schedule I
负一层 fù yī céng (architecture) basement level 1 / floor B1
火卫一 huǒ wèi yī Phobos (moon of Mars), aka Mars I
角宿一 Jiǎo xiù yī (astronomy) Spica
借一步 jiè yī bù could I have a word with you? (in private)
静一静 jìng yī jìng to put sth to rest / calm down a bit!
浸一下 jìn yī xià dip
罗一秀 Luó Yī xiù Luo Yixiu (1889-1910), Mao Zedong's first wife
猛一看 měng yī kàn at first glance / first impression
瞄一眼 miáo yī yǎn to shoot a glance at
木卫一 mù wèi yī Io (moon of Jupiter), aka Jupiter I
前一向 qián yī xiàng lately / in the recent past
绕一圈 rào yī quān to go around one time / to do a circuit
任一个 rèn yī ge any one of (a list of possibilities)
上一号 shàng yī hào (coll.) to go pee / to go to the bathroom
十一路 shí yī lù (coll.) going on foot
十・一 shí · yī first of October / PRC National Day / same as 國慶|国庆[Guo2 qing4]
十·一 shí · yī first of October / PRC National Day / same as 國慶|国庆[Guo2 qing4]
双十一 Shuāng Shí yī see 光棍節|光棍节[Guang1 gun4 jie2]
双一流 Shuāng Yī liú Double First-Class University Plan, Chinese government project to develop both a group of Chinese universities and a group of subject disciplines to be world-class by 2050, implemented from 2017
四一二 sì yī èr 12th April / refers to Chiang Kai-shek's coup of 12th April 1927 against the communists in Shanghai
同一挂 tóng yī guà (coll.) to have a lot in common (with sb) / to get along well with each other
统一码 tǒng yī mǎ Unicode
为一方 wéi yī fāng of the one part
唯一性 wéi yī xìng uniqueness
五打一 wǔ dǎ yī to masturbate (slang)
蕭一山 xiāo yī shān Xiao Yishan (1902-1978), Modern historian of the Qing dynasty
萧一山 Xiāo Yī shān Xiao Yishan (1902-1978), Modern historian of the Qing dynasty
下一次 xià yī cì next
下一站 xià yī zhàn the next stop (of a bus etc)
有一腿 yǒu yī tuǐ (coll.) to have an affair
再一次 zài yī cì again
在一起 zài yī qǐ together
周一岳 Zhōu Yī yuè York Chow or Chow Yat-ngok (1947-), Hong Kong doctor and politician, Secretary for Health, Welfare and Food since 2004
转一趟 zhuàn yī tàng to go on a trip
与WTO一致  WTO-consistent
另一方面 lìng yī fāng miàn on the other hand / another aspect
第一时间 dì yī shí jiān in the first moments (of sth happening) / immediately (after an event) / first thing
大吃一惊 dà chī yī jīng to have a surprise (idiom) / shocked or startled / gobsmacked
天下第一 tiān xià dì yī first under heaven / number one in the country
三分之一 sān fēn zhī yī one third
独一无二 dú yī wú èr unique and unmatched (idiom) / unrivalled / nothing compares with it
第一季度 dì yī jì dù first quarter (of financial year)
不顾一切 bù gù yī qiè reckless / regardless of everything
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