"ONE" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 zhī yī one of (sth) / one out of a multitude / one (third, quarter, percent etc)
 yī kuài one block / one piece / one (unit of money) / together / in the same place / in company
 zhè ge this / this one
 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
 zhǐ yǒu only have ... / there is only ... / (used in combination with 才[cai2]) it is only if one ... (that one can ...) (Example: 只有通過治療才能痊愈|只有通过治疗才能痊愈[zhi3 you3 tong1 guo4 zhi4 liao2 cai2 neng2 quan2 yu4] "the only way to cure it is with therapy") / it is only ... (who ...) (Example: 只有男性才有此需要[zhi3 you3 nan2 xing4 cai2 you3 ci3 xu1 yao4] "only men would have such a requirement") / (used to indicate that one has no alternative) one can only (do a certain thing) (Example: 只有屈服[zhi3 you3 qu1 fu2] "the only thing you can do is give in")
 yǐ shàng that level or higher / that amount or more / the above-mentioned / (used to indicate that one has completed one's remarks) That is all.
 nà ge that one / that thing / that (as opposed to this) / (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis) / (used to humorously or indirectly refer to sth embarrassing, funny etc, or when one can't think of the right word) / (used in speech as a filler, similar to "umm", "you know" etc) / (euph.) menstruation / sex / also pr. [nei4 ge5]
 yī zhǒng one kind of / one type of
 yī diǎn a bit / a little / one dot / one point
 dì yī first / number one / primary
 jìn yī bù one step further / to move forward a step / further onwards
 Hán guó South Korea (Republic of Korea) / Han, one of the Seven Hero States of the Warring States 戰國七雄|战国七雄[zhan4 guo2 qi1 xiong2] / Korea from the fall of the Joseon dynasty in 1897
 zài cì one more time / again / one more / once again
 yī tiān one day
 shēn fèn identity / aspect of one's identity (i.e. sth that one is &ndash / mayor, father, permanent resident etc) / role / capacity (as in "in his capacity as a ..." 以…的身份[yi3 xx5 de5 shen1 fen4]) / status (social, legal etc) / position / rank
 yī biān one side / either side / on the one hand / on the other hand / doing while
 lìng rén to cause one (to do sth) / to make one (angry, delighted etc)
 shēng jí to escalate (in intensity) / to go up by one grade / to be promoted / to upgrade (computing)
 suǒ shǔ one's affiliation (i.e. the organization one is affiliated with) / subordinate (i.e. those subordinate to oneself) / belonging to / affiliated / under one's command
 yī dàn in case (sth happens) / if / once (sth happens, then...) / when / in a short time / in one day
 huò shì or / either one or the other
 gè gè every / various / separately, one by one
 fēn fēn one after another / in succession / one by one / continuously / diverse / in profusion / numerous and confused / pell-mell
 xìng qù interest (desire to know about sth) / interest (thing in which one is interested) / hobby / CL:個|个[ge4]
 tīng shuō to hear (sth said) / one hears (that) / hearsay / listening and speaking
 qiān wàn ten million / countless / many / one must by all means
 yī miàn one side / one aspect / simultaneously... (and...) / one's whole face
便 suí biàn as one wishes / as one pleases / at random / negligent / casual / wanton
 bǐ cǐ each other / one another
 xiān hòu early or late / priority / in succession / one after another
 kǒu qì tone of voice / the way one speaks / manner of expression / tone
 dì yī zhāng chapter one
 suí yì as one wishes / according to one's wishes / at will / voluntary / conscious
 yī kǒu qì one breath / in one breath / at a stretch
 yī zhōu one week / all the way around / a whole cycle
 yī fāng miàn on the one hand
 duì le Correct! / Oh, that's right, ... (when one suddenly remembers sth one wanted to mention) / Oh, by the way, ...
 dào shi contrary to what one might expect / actually / contrariwise / why don't you
 yī biàn one time (all the way through) / once through
 sī rén private / personal / interpersonal / sb with whom one has a close personal relationship / a member of one's clique
 zài dù once more / once again / one more time
 méi bàn fǎ there is nothing to be done / one can't do anything about it
 fǎ shī one who has mastered the sutras (Buddhism)
 xīn dé what one has learned (through experience, reading etc) / knowledge / insight / understanding / tips / CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4]
 yī fāng a party (in a contract or legal case) / one side / area / region
 yī tóu one head / a head full of sth / one end (of a stick) / one side / headlong / directly / rapidly / simultaneously
 yī yī one by one / one after another
 chóng chóng layer upon layer / one after another
 xià yī ge the next one
 gè bié individual / specific / respective / just one or two
 píng jiè to rely on / to depend on / by means of / thanks to / sth that one relies on
 wài dì parts of the country other than where one is
 lù xù in turn / successively / one after the other / bit by bit
 yī dù for a time / at one time / one time / once
 piān piān (indicates that sth turns out just the opposite of what one would wish) unfortunately / as it happened / (indicates that sth is the opposite of what would be normal or reasonable) stubbornly / contrarily / against reason / (indicates that sb or a group is singled out) precisely / only / of all people
 suǒ dé what one acquires / one's gains
 zhāo hu to call out to / to greet / to say hello to / to inform / to take care of / to take care that one does not
 yào me or / either one or the other
 gè gè each one individually / each and every
 méi yǒu bàn fǎ there is nothing to be done / one can't do anything about it
 wàn fēn very much / extremely / one ten thousandth part
使 shǐ mìng mission / long-term task to which one devotes oneself / a calling
 shàng yī ge previous one
 jìn qíng as much as one likes
 dì yī bù step one / first step
 dài shàng to take along with one
 suí shēn to (carry) on one's person / to (take) with one
 yuán dì (in) the original place / the place where one currently is / place of origin / local (product)
 yī jǔ a move / an action / in one move / at a stroke / in one go
 zhè bu (coll.) As a matter of fact, ... (used to introduce evidence for what one has just asserted)
 lì zhēng to work hard for / to do all one can / to contend strongly
 Dà Qiáo Da Qiao, one of the Two Qiaos, according to Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4], the two great beauties of ancient China
 wèn hòu to give one's respects / to send a greeting / (fig.) (coll.) to make offensive reference to (somebody dear to the person to whom one is speaking)
 rú yì as one wants / according to one's wishes / ruyi scepter, a symbol of power and good fortune
 zhì fú to subdue / to check / to bring under control / (in former times) what one is allowed to wear depending on social status / uniform (army, party, school etc) / livery (for company employees) / CL:套[tao4]
 yī xiǎo shí one hour
 shí fēn time / period during the day / one of the 12 two-hour periods enumerated by the earthly branches 地支
 bǎi fēn bǎi one hundred percent / totally (effective)
 Sūn zǐ Sun Tzu, also known as Sun Wu 孫武|孙武[Sun1 Wu3] (c. 500 BC, dates of birth and death uncertain), general, strategist and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn Period (700-475 BC), believed to be the author of the “Art of War&rdquo / 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1]
 shì jiǎo angle from which one observes an object / (fig.) perspective / viewpoint / frame of reference / (cinematography) camera angle / (visual perception) visual angle (the angle a viewed object subtends at the eye) / (photography) angle of view
 suǒ zhī known / what one knows
 shùn shǒu easily / without trouble / while one is at it / in passing / handy
 suǒ cháng what one is good at
 yī qiān one thousand
 wú cóng not to have access / beyond one's authority or capability / sth one has no way of doing
 qīn qīn dear one / to kiss / friendly
 qí yī one of the given (options etc) / the first / firstly
 yī huí shì one and the same (thing) / one thing (as distinct from another)
 dǐng jiān peak / apex / world best / number one / finest (competitors) / top (figures in a certain field)
 shí chen time / one of the 12 two-hour periods of the day
 dān ge single / alone / individually / an odd one
 huí hé one of a sequence of contests (or subdivisions of a contest) between the same two opponents / round (boxing etc) / rally (tennis etc) / frame (billiards etc) / inning / (tennis, soccer etc) rubber or leg / round (of negotiations)
 yī yán one sentence / brief remark
 shēng xiào one of the twelve animals symbolic of the earthly branches 地支[di4 zhi1] / animal from the Chinese zodiac
 hèn bu de wishing one could do sth / to hate to be unable / itching to do sth
 nìng kě preferably / one would prefer to...(or not to...) / would rather / (would) be better to / (to pick) the lesser of two evils
 yī èr one or two / a few / a little / just a bit
 zhōu suì one full year (e.g. on child's first birthday)
 yī zé on the one hand
 tiān xià dì yī first under heaven / number one in the country
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