Chinese Character Dictionary

一着不慎，满盘皆输

yī zhāo bù shèn , măn pán jiē shū

One careless move and the whole game is lost. (idiom)

一号

yī hào

first day of the month

一号木杆

yī hào mù gān

driver (golf)

一号电池

yī hào diàn chí

D size battery

一行

yī xíng

party

一衣带水

yī yī dài shuĭ

(separated only by) a narrow strip of water

一见倾心

yī jiàn qīng xīn

love at first sight

一见如故

yī jiàn rú gù

familiarity at first sight

一见钟情

yī jiàn zhōng qíng

love at first sight (idiom)

一见高低

yī jiàn gāo dī

lit. to fight it out with sb to see who is best (idiom)

一视同仁

yī shì tóng rén

to treat everyone equally favorably (idiom); not to discriminate between people

一亲芳泽

yī qīn fāng zé

to get close to

一觉醒来

yī jiào xĭng lái

to wake up from a sleep

一览

yī lăn

an overview

一览无遗

yī lăn wú yí

be plainly visible

一角银币

yī jiăo yín bì

dime

一触即溃

yī chù jí kuì

to collapse on the first encounter

一触即发

yī chù jí fā

could happen at any moment

一言

yī yán

one sentence

一言一行

yī yán yī xíng

words and deeds (idiom)

一言不发

yī yán bù fā

to not say a word (idiom)

一言九鼎

yī yán jiŭ dĭng

one word worth nine sacred tripods (idiom); words of enormous weight

一言以蔽之

yī yán yĭ bì zhī

one word says it all (idiom, from Analects); to cut a long story short

一言千金

yī yán qiān jīn

one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom); valuable advice

一言抄百总

yī yán chāo băi zŏng

to cut a long story short

一言既出，驷马难追

yī yán jì chū , sì mă nán zhuī

lit. once said, a team of horses cannot unsay it (idiom); a promise must be kept

一言为定

yī yán wéi dìng

one word and it's settled (idiom); It's a deal!

一言为重

yī yán wéi zhòng

each word carries weight

一言难尽

yī yán nán jìn

hard to explain in a few words (idiom); complicated and not easy to express succinctly

一语不发

yī yŭ bù fā

to not say a word (idiom)

一语中的

yī yŭ zhòng dì

to hit the mark with a comment (idiom)

一语破的

yī yŭ pò dì

see 一語中的|一语中的[yī yŭ zhòng dì]

一语道破

yī yŭ dào pò

one word says it all (idiom)

一语双关

yī yŭ shuāng guān

to make a pun

一诺千金

yī nuò qiān jīn

a promise worth one thousand in gold (idiom); a promise that must be kept

一贫如洗

yī pín rú xĭ

penniless

一贯

yī guàn

consistent

一走了之

yī zŏu liăo zhī

to avoid a problem by walking away from it

一起

yī qĭ

in the same place

一路

yī lù

the whole journey

一路来

yī lù lái

all the way

一路平安

yī lù píng ān

to have a pleasant journey

一路发

yī lù fā

fortune street (idiom)

一路顺风

yī lù shùn fēng

to have a pleasant journey (idiom)

一路风尘

yī lù fēng chén

to live an exhausting journey

一蹴即至

yī cù jí zhì

to get there in one step (idiom); easily done

一蹴可几

yī cù kĕ jĭ

to succeed at the first try (idiom)

一蹴而就

yī cù ér jiù

to get there in one step (idiom); easily done

一蹴而得

yī cù ér dé

to get there in one step (idiom); easily done

一蹶不振

yī jué bù zhèn

one stumble, unable to rise (idiom); a setback leading to total collapse

一跃而起

yī yuè ér qĭ

to jump up suddenly

一身

yī shēn

whole body

一身两役

yī shēn liăng yì

one person taking on two tasks simultaneously

一身是胆

yī shēn shì dăn

devoid of fear (idiom)

一身汗

yī shēn hàn

sweating all over

一较高下

yī jiào gāo xià

to compete against

一辈子

yī bèi zi

(for) a lifetime

一轮

yī lún

first round or stage (of a match, election, talks, planned policy etc)

一转眼

yī zhuăn yăn

in a wink

一辞莫赞

yī cí mò zàn

to be unable to offer an opinion (idiom)