Chinese Character Dictionary

一时

yī shí

a period of time

一时半刻

yī shí bàn kè

a short time

一时半晌

yī shí bàn shăng

a short time

一时半会

yī shí bàn huì

a short time

一时半会儿

yī shí bàn huì r

a short time

一时半霎

yī shí bàn shà

a short time

一时间

yī shí jiān

for a moment

一晃

yī huăng

(of passing time) in an instant

一暴十寒

yī pù shí hán

one day's sun, ten days' frost (idiom, from Mencius); fig. to work for a bit then skimp

一曝十寒

yī pù shí hán

one day's sun, ten days' frost (idiom, from Mencius); fig. to work for a bit then skimp

一更

yī gēng

first of the five night watch periods 19:00-21:00 (old)

一会

yī huì

a moment

一会儿

yī huì r

a while

一月

Yī yuè

January

一月份

yī yuè fèn

January

一望无垠

yī wàng wú yín

to stretch as far as the eye can see (idiom)

一望无际

yī wàng wú jì

as far as the eye can see (idiom)

一望而知

yī wàng ér zhī

to be evident at a glance (idiom)

一朝一夕

yī zhāo yī xī

lit. one morning and one evening (idiom)

一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳

yī zhāo bèi shé yăo , shí nián pà jĭng shéng

once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope

一本正经

yī bĕn zhèng jīng

in deadly earnest

一本万利

yī bĕn wàn lì

small capital, huge profit (idiom); to put in a little and get a lot out

一杯羹

yī bēi gēng

lit. a cup of soup

一东一西

yī dōng yī xī

far apart

一板一眼

yī băn yī yăn

lit. one strong beat and one weak beats in a measure of music (two beats in the bar) (idiom); fig. follow a prescribed pattern to the letter

一板三眼

yī băn sān yăn

lit. one strong beat and three weak beats in a measure of music (four beats in the bar) (idiom); fig. scrupulous attention to detail

一枝独秀

yī zhī dú xiù

lit. only one branch of the tree is thriving (idiom)

一根筋

yī gēn jīn

stubborn

一杆进洞

yī gān jìn dòng

(golf) hole in one

一条心

yī tiáo xīn

to be of one mind

一条道走到黑

yī tiáo dào zŏu dào hēi

to stick to one's ways

一条龙

yī tiáo lóng

lit. one dragon

一条龙服务

yī tiáo lóng fú wù

one-stop service

一概

yī gài

all

一概而论

yī gài ér lùn

to lump different matters together (idiom)

一槌定音

yī chuí dìng yīn

variant of 一錘定音|一锤定音[yī chuí dìng yīn]

一模一样

yī mú yī yàng

exactly the same (idiom)

一样

yī yàng

same

一次

yī cì

first

一次函数

yī cì hán shù

linear function (math.)

一次又一次

yī cì yòu yī cì

repeatedly

一次性

yī cì xìng

one-off (offer)

一次方程

yī cì fāng chéng

linear equation

一次方程式

yī cì fāng chéng shì

linear equation (math.)

一次生，两次熟

yī cì shēng , liăng cì shú

unfamiliar at first but you get used to it

一次总付

yī cì zŏng fù

lump-sum (finance)

一步一个脚印

yī bù yī gè jiăo yìn

one step, one footprint (idiom); steady progress

一步一趋

yī bù yī qū

see 亦步亦趨|亦步亦趋[yì bù yì qū]

一步登天

yī bù dēng tiān

reaching heaven in a single bound (idiom); (esp. with negative: don't expect) instant success

一毛不拔

yī máo bù bá

stingy (idiom)

一气之下

yī qì zhī xià

in a fit of pique

一气呵成

yī qì hē chéng

to do something at one go

一氧化二氮

yī yăng huà èr dàn

nitrous oxide N2O

一氧化氮

yī yăng huà dàn

nitric oxide

一氧化碳

yī yăng huà tàn

carbon monoxide CO

一水儿

yī shuĭ r

(coll.) of the same type

一决雌雄

yī jué cí xióng

to have a show-down

一波三折

yī bō sān zhé

calligraphic flourish with many twists

一波未平，一波又起

yī bō wèi píng , yī bō yòu qĭ

before the first wave subsides, a new wave rises (idiom); a new problem arises before the old is solved

一派胡言

yī pài hú yán

a bunch of nonsense