yī cì

Translation

  • first
  • first time
  • once
  • (math.) linear (of degree one)

Examples

  • 三次测量,一次切除。
    Measure thrice, cut once.
  • 请再读一次
    Read it once more, please.
  • 再试一次
    Try it once again.
  • 我们一年聚一次
    We get together once a year.
  • 我再看一次《王子復仇记》,加起来一共就看过三次了。
    I will have read Hamlet three times if I read it again.
  • 那是一次宝贵的经验。
    That was a valuable experience.
  • 我记得第一次
    I remember the first time.
  • 一次文学讲座。
    Give a lecture on literature.
  • 一次攻击错过了目标。
    The first attack missed the target.
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