Chinese Character Dictionary

一切就绪

yī qiè jiù xù

everything in its place and ready (idiom)

一切险

yī qiè xiăn

all risks (insurance)

一刻千金

yī kè qiān jīn

time is gold

一则

yī zé

on the one hand

一动不动

yī dòng bù dòng

motionless

一劳永逸

yī láo yŏng yì

to get sth done once and for all

一匙

yī chí

spoonful

一千零一夜

Yī qiān líng yī yè

The Book of One Thousand and One Nights

一半

yī bàn

half

一半天

yī bàn tiān

in a day or two

一卡通

Yī kă tōng

Yikatong (Beijing public transport smart card)

一去不回

yī qù bù huí

gone forever

一去不复返

yī qù bù fù făn

gone forever

一去无影踪

yī qù wú yĭng zōng

gone without a trace

一反常态

yī făn cháng tài

complete change from the normal state (idiom); quite uncharacteristic

一口

yī kŏu

readily

一口吃不成胖子

yī kŏu chī bù chéng pàng zi

lit. you cannot get fat with only one mouthful (proverb)

一口吃个胖子

yī kŏu chī ge pàng zi

lit. to want to get fat with only one mouthful (proverb)

一口咬定

yī kŏu yăo dìng

to arbitrarily assert

一口气

yī kŏu qì

one breath

一口气儿

yī kŏu qì r

erhua variant of 一口氣|一口气[yī kŏu qì]

一古脑儿

yī gŭ năo r

variant of 一股腦兒|一股脑儿[yī gŭ năo r]

一句

yī jù

a line of verse

一句话

yī jù huà

in a word

一同

yī tóng

along

一吐为快

yī tŭ wéi kuài

to get sth off one's chest

一向

yī xiàng

always (previously)

一周

yī zhōu

one week

一味

yī wèi

blindly

一呼百应

yī hū băi yìng

a hundred answers to a single call (idiom)

一呼百诺

yī hū băi nuò

one command brings a hundred responses (idiom); having hundreds of attendants at one's beck and call

一命呜呼

yī mìng wū hū

to die (idiom)

一命归天

yī mìng guī tiān

see 一命嗚呼|一命呜呼[yī mìng wū hū]

一命归西

yī mìng guī xī

see 一命嗚呼|一命呜呼[yī mìng wū hū]

一命归阴

yī mìng guī yīn

see 一命嗚呼|一命呜呼[yī mìng wū hū]

一品

yī pĭn

superb

一品红

yī pĭn hóng

poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima)

一品锅

yī pĭn guō

chafing dish

一哄而散

yī hōng ér sàn

to disperse in confusion (idiom)

一哄而起

yī hōng ér qĭ

(of a group of people) to rush into action

一唱一和

yī chàng yī hè

to echo one another (idiom)

一问三不知

yī wèn sān bù zhī

lit. to reply "don't know" whatever the question (idiom)

一回事

yī huí shì

one thing

一回生，二回熟

yī huí shēng , èr huí shú

lit. at first raw, later ripe (idiom); unfamiliar at first but you get used to it

一国两制

yī guó liăng zhì

one country, two systems (PRC proposal regarding Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan)

一团

yī tuán

regiment

一团和气

yī tuán hé qì

to keep on the right side of everyone (idiom)

一团漆黑

yī tuán qī hēi

pitch-black

一团火

yī tuán huŏ

fireball

一团糟

yī tuán zāo

chaos

一堆

yī duī

pile

一场空

yī cháng kōng

all one's hopes and efforts come to nothing

一块

yī kuài

one block

一块儿

yī kuài r

erhua variant of 一塊|一块[yī kuài]

一块面

yī kuài miàn

loaf

一塌糊涂

yī tā hú tu

muddled and completely collapsing (idiom); in an awful condition

一尘不染

yī chén bù răn

untainted by even a speck of dust (idiom); selfless and incorruptible

一壁

yī bì

one side

一壁厢

yī bì xiāng

see 一壁[yī bì]

一夔已足

yī kuí yĭ zú

one talented person is enough for the job (idiom)