Chinese Character Dictionary

一

yī

one

一一

yī yī

one by one

一一对应

yī yī duì yìng

one-to-one correspondence

一一映射

yī yī yìng shè

bijective map (i.e. map between sets in math. that is one-to-one and onto)

一丁不识

yī dīng bù shí

illiterate

一丁点

yī dīng diăn

a tiny bit

一下

yī xià

(used after a verb) give it a go

一下儿

yī xià r

erhua variant of 一下[yī xià]

一下子

yī xià zi

in a short while

一不做，二不休

yī bù zuò , èr bù xiū

don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through to the end

一世

yī shì

generation

一丘之貉

yī qiū zhī hé

jackals of the same tribe (idiom); fig. They are all just as bad as each other.

一并

yī bìng

variant of 一併|一并, to lump together

一中一台

yī Zhōng yī Tái

one China and one Taiwan (policy)

一中原则

yī zhōng yuán zé

One-China principle, the official doctrine that Taiwan is a province of China

一串

yī chuàn

strand

一之为甚

yī zhī wéi shèn

Once is enough (idiom)

一之谓甚

yī zhī wèi shèn

see 一之為甚|一之为甚[yī zhī wéi shèn]

一干二净

yī gān èr jìng

thoroughly (idiom)

一了百了

yī liăo băi liăo

once the main problem is solved, all troubles are solved

一事无成

yī shì wú chéng

to have achieved nothing

一二八事变

yī èr bā shì biàn

Shanghai incident of 28th January 1932, Chinese uprising against Japanese quarters of Shanghai

一五一十

yī wŭ yī shí

lit. count by fives and tens (idiom); to narrate systematically and in full detail

一些

yī xiē

some

一人得道，鸡犬升天

yī rén dé dào , jī quăn shēng tiān

lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)

一代

yī dài

generation

一代不如一代

yī dài bù rú yī dài

to be getting worse with each generation

一并

yī bìng

to lump together

一来

yī lái

on one hand,...

一来二去

yī lái èr qù

gradually

一个中国政策

yī gè Zhōng guó zhèng cè

one China policy

一个人

yī gè rén

alone

一个个

yī gè gè

each and every one

一个劲

yī gè jìn

continuously

一个劲儿

yī gè jìn r

erhua variant of 一個勁|一个劲[yī gè jìn]

一个巴掌拍不响

yī ge bā zhăng pāi bù xiăng

lit. one palm alone cannot clap (proverb)

一个幽灵在欧洲游荡

Yī gè yōu líng zài Oū zhōu yóu dàng

Ein Gespenst geht um in Europa.

一个接一个

yī ge jiē yī ge

one by one

一个样

yī ge yàng

same as 一樣|一样[yī yàng]

一个萝卜一个坑

yī gè luó bo yī gè kēng

lit. every turnip to its hole (idiom)

一侧化

yī cè huà

lateralization

一传十，十传百

yī chuán shí , shí chuán băi

news pass quickly from mouth to mouth (idiom)

一价

yī jià

monovalent (chemistry)

一元

yī yuán

single variable (math.)

一元论

yī yuán lùn

monism, belief that the universe is made of a single substance

一元醇

yī yuán chún

methyl alcohol CH3OH

一共

yī gòng

altogether

一再

yī zài

repeatedly

一准

yī zhŭn

certainly

一刀两断

yī dāo liăng duàn

lit. one knife to cut two segments (idiom); fig. to make a clean break

一刀切

yī dāo qiē

lit. to cut all at one stroke (idiom); to impose uniformity

一分一毫

yī fēn yī háo

a tiny bit (idiom)

一分为二

yī fēn wéi èr

one divides into two

一分耕耘，一分收获

yī fēn gēng yún , yī fēn shōu huò

you get what you put in

一分钱一分货

yī fēn qián yī fēn huò

nothing for nothing

一分钱两分货

yī fēn qián liăng fēn huò

high quality at bargain price

一切

yī qiè

everything

一切事物

yī qiè shì wù

everything

一切向钱看

yī qiè xiàng qián kàn

to put money above everything else

一切如旧

yī qiè rú jiù

everything as before