Chinese Character Dictionary

一退六二五

yī tuì liù èr wŭ

lit. 1 divided by 16 is 0.062 (abacus rule)

一连

yī lián

in a row

一连串

yī lián chuàn

a chain of (events, errors, jobs, problems, successes etc)

一遍

yī biàn

one time (all the way through)

一遍又一遍

yī biàn yòu yī biàn

over and over

一过性

yī guò xìng

transient

一道

yī dào

together

一递一个

yī dì yī gè

one after another

一递一声

yī dì yī shēng

(of singers etc) one answering the other

一边

yī biān

one side

一部分

yī bù fèn

portion

一针见血

yī zhēn jiàn xiĕ

lit. to draw blood on the first prick (idiom)

一锤定音

yī chuí dìng yīn

lit. to fix the tone with a single hammer blow

一钱不值

yī qián bù zhí

not worth a penny

一钱如命

yī qián rú mìng

stingy

一错再错

yī cuò zài cuò

to repeat errors

一门心思

yī mén xīn si

to set one's heart on sth (idiom)

一闪念

yī shăn niàn

sudden idea

一闪而过

yī shăn ér guò

to flash past

一阵

yī zhèn

a burst

一阵子

yī zhèn zi

short period of time

一雨成秋

yī yŭ chéng qiū

a sudden shower towards the end of summer brings an abrupt arrival of autumn (idiom)

一霎

yī shà

in a flash

一霎时

yī shà shí

in an instant

一霎眼

yī shà yăn

suddenly

一霎间

yī shà jiān

in a flash

一灵真性

yī líng zhēn xìng

soul

一面

yī miàn

one side

一面之交

yī miàn zhī jiāo

to have met once

一面之词

yī miàn zhī cí

one side of the story

一面倒

yī miàn dăo

one-sided

一项一项地

yī xiàng yī xiàng de

one by one

一头

yī tóu

one head

一头栽进

yī tóu zāi jìn

to plunge into

一头雾水

yī tóu wù shuĭ

to be confused

一类

yī lèi

same type

一类保护动物

yī lèi băo hù dòng wù

class A protected animal

一饮而尽

yī yĭn ér jìn

to drain the cup in one gulp (idiom)

一马平川

yī mă píng chuān

flat land one could gallop straight across (idiom); wide expanse of flat country

一马当先

yī mă dāng xiān

to take the lead

一惊一乍

yī jīng yī zhà

frightened

一体

yī tĭ

an integral whole

一体两面

yī tĭ liăng miàn

lit. one body two sides (idiom)

一体化

yī tĭ huà

integration

一哄而散

yī hòng ér sàn

see 一哄而散[yī hōng ér sàn]

一鳞半爪

yī lín bàn zhuă

lit. one scale and half a claw (idiom); only odd bits and pieces

一鸣惊人

yī míng jīng rén

to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat (idiom); an overnight celebrity

一黑早

yī hēi zăo

at dawn

一点

yī diăn

a bit

一点一滴

yī diăn yī dī

bit by bit

一点一点

yī diăn yī diăn

little by little

一点不

yī diăn bù

not at all

一点儿

yī diăn r

erhua variant of 一點|一点[yī diăn]

一点水一个泡

yī diăn shuĭ yī gè pào

honest and trustworthy (idiom)

一点邻域

yī diăn lín yù

(math.) neighborhood of a point

一点点

yī diăn diăn

a little bit

一党

yī dăng

one party (state)

一党专制

yī dăng zhuān zhì

one party dictatorship

一鼓作气

yī gŭ zuò qì

in a spurt of energy

一鼻孔出气

yī bí kŏng chū qì

lit. to breathe through the same nostril (idiom); fig. two people say exactly the same thing (usually derog.)