Chinese Character Dictionary

一多对应

yī duō duì yìng

one-to-many correspondence

一夜情

yī yè qíng

one night stand

一夜爆红

yī yè bào hóng

to become popular overnight

一夜露水

yī yè lù shui

one-night stand

一大早

yī dà zăo

at dawn

一大早儿

yī dà zăo r

erhua variant of 一大早[yī dà zăo]

一天一个样

yī tiān yī ge yàng

to change from day to day

一天到晚

yī tiān dào wăn

all day long

一夫一妻

yī fū yī qī

lit. one husband one wife

一夫当关，万夫莫开

yī fū dāng guān , wàn fū mò kāi

If one man holds the pass, ten thousand cannot pass (idiom); One man can hold the pass against ten thousand enemies

一失足成千古恨

yī shī zú chéng qiān gŭ hèn

lit. one wrong step causes thousand hatred (idiom)

一套

yī tào

suit

一如

yī rú

to be just like

一如所料

yī rú suŏ liào

as expected

一如既往

yī rú jì wăng

just as in the past (idiom); as before

一妻制

yī qī zhì

monogamy

一孔之见

yī kŏng zhī jiàn

partial view

一字

yī zì

in a row

一字不差

yī zì bù chā

word for word

一字不提

yī zì bù tí

to not mention a single word (about sth) (idiom)

一字不识

yī zì bù shí

totally illiterate

一字之师

yī zì zhī shī

one who can correct a misread or misspelt character and thus be your master

一字千金

yī zì qiān jīn

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

一字巾

yī zì jīn

headband

一定

yī dìng

surely

一定要

yī dìng yào

must

一家

yī jiā

the whole family

一家之主

yī jiā zhī zhŭ

master of the house

一家人

yī jiā rén

household

一家子

yī jiā zi

the whole family

一审

yī shĕn

first instance (law)

一寸光阴一寸金

yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn

lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold. (idiom)

一寸光阴一寸金，寸金难买寸光阴

yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn , cùn jīn nán măi cùn guāng yīn

lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold, money cannot buy you time. (idiom)

一对

yī duì

couple

一对一斗牛

yī duì yī dòu niú

one-on-one basketball game

一对儿

yī duì r

a pair

一小撮

yī xiăo cuō

handful (of)

一小部分

yī xiăo bù fèn

a small part

一小阵儿

yī xiăo zhèn r

very brief period of time

一局

yī jú

inning

一展身手

yī zhăn shēn shŏu

to showcase one's (unique) talents

一层

yī céng

layer

一巴掌

yī bā zhăng

a slap

一帆风顺

yī fān fēng shùn

propitious wind throughout the journey (idiom)

一席之地

yī xí zhī dì

(acknowledged) place

一席话

yī xí huà

the content of a conversation

一带

yī dài

region

一带而过

yī dài ér guò

to skate around

一年之计在于春

yī nián zhī jì zài yú chūn

the whole year must be planned for in the spring (idiom)

一年到头

yī nián dào tóu

all year round

一年半

yī nián bàn

a year and a half

一年半载

yī nián bàn zăi

about a year

一年四季

yī nián sì jì

all year round

一年多

yī nián duō

more than a year

一年期

yī nián qī

one year period (in a contract or budget)

一年生

yī nián shēng

annual (botany)

一年被蛇咬十年怕井绳

yī nián bèi shé yăo shí nián pà jĭng shéng

bitten by a snake in one year, fears the well rope for ten years (idiom); once bitten twice shy

一度

yī dù

for a time

一厢情愿

yī xiāng qíng yuàn

one's own wishful thinking

一式二份

yī shì ér fèn

in duplicate