Chinese Character Dictionary

一派谎言

yī pài huăng yán

a pack of lies

一流

yī liú

top quality

一清二楚

yī qīng èr chŭ

to be very clear about sth (idiom)

一清二白

yī qīng èr bái

perfectly clean

一清如水

yī qīng rú shuĭ

lit. as clear as water (idiom)

一清早

yī qīng zăo

early in the morning

一准

yī zhŭn

certainly

一溜烟

yī liù yān

like a wisp of smoke

一潭死水

yī tán sĭ shuĭ

a pool of stagnant water

一无所动

yī wú suŏ dòng

totally unaffected

一无所有

yī wú suŏ yŏu

not having anything at all (idiom); utterly lacking

一无所获

yī wú suŏ huò

to gain nothing

一无所知

yī wú suŏ zhī

not knowing anything at all (idiom); completely ignorant

一无所闻

yī wú suŏ wén

unheard of

一无所长

yī wú suŏ cháng

not having any special skill

一无是处

yī wú shì chù

not one good point

一片

yī piàn

piece

一物降一物

yī wù xiáng yī wù

lit. one object bests another object

一琴一鹤

yī qín yī hè

carrying very little luggage (idiom)

一生

yī shēng

all one's life

一生一世

yī shēng yī shì

a whole lifetime (idiom); all my life

一甲子

yī jiă zĭ

sixty years

一病不起

yī bìng bù qĭ

to fall gravely ill, never to recover (idiom)

一发不可收拾

yī fā bù kĕ shōu shi

things that have happened can hardly be controlled

一百一

yī băi yī

faultless

一盘散沙

yī pán săn shā

lit. like a sheet of loose sand

一目了然

yī mù liăo rán

obvious at a glance (idiom)

一目十行

yī mù shí háng

ten lines at a glance (idiom)

一目了然

yī mù liăo rán

obvious at a glance (idiom)

一直

yī zhí

straight (in a straight line)

一直以来

yī zhí yĭ lái

since always

一直往前

yī zhí wăng qián

straight ahead

一相情愿

yī xiāng qíng yuàn

one's own wishful thinking

一眨眼

yī zhă yăn

in a wink

一眼

yī yăn

a glance

一眼望去

yī yăn wàng qù

as far as the eye can see

一眼看穿

yī yăn kàn chuān

to see through something at first glance (idiom)

一睹

yī dŭ

to look

一瞥

yī piē

glance

一瞬

yī shùn

one instant

一瞬间

yī shùn jiān

split second

一矢中的

yī shĭ zhòng dì

to hit the target with a single shot

一知半解

yī zhī bàn jiĕ

lit. to know one and understand half (idiom); a smattering of knowledge

一石二鸟

yī shí èr niăo

to kill two birds with one stone (idiom)

一神教

yī shén jiào

monotheism (belief in a single God)

一神论

yī shén lùn

monotheism

一秉虔诚

yī bĭng qián chéng

earnestly and sincerely (idiom); devoutly

一秘

yī mì

first secretary

一种

yī zhŏng

one kind of

一空

yī kōng

(sold etc) out

一窝蜂

yī wō fēng

like a swarm of bees

一穷二白

yī qióng èr bái

impoverished

一窍不通

yī qiào bù tōng

lit. doesn't (even) enter a single aperture (of one's head)

一笑了之

yī xiào liăo zhī

to laugh away (instead of taking seriously)

一笑置之

yī xiào zhì zhī

to dismiss with a laugh

一笔不苟

yī bĭ bù gŏu

lit. not even one stroke is negligent (idiom)

一笔勾销

yī bĭ gōu xiāo

to write off at one stroke

一笔抹杀

yī bĭ mŏ shā

to blot out at one stroke

一笔抹煞

yī bĭ mŏ shā

variant of 一筆抹殺|一笔抹杀[yī bĭ mŏ shā]

一等

yī dĕng

first class