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一

yī

HSK 1 Character

What 一 means

1. one
2. single
3. a (article)
4. as soon as
5. entire; whole; all; throughout
6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
7. also pr. yāo for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit

Example sentences

• 来一下！
  Come here!
• 等一下。
  Wait a moment.
• 再一次。
  Once again.
• 都一样。
  It's all the same.
• 快一点！
  Step on it!
• 等一下！
  Wait!

Words starting with 一

• 一些yī xiēsome; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er
• 一样yī yàngsame; like; equal to
• 一起yī qǐ(in) the same place; together; in company (with); altogether; in total
• 一定yī dìngsurely; certainly; definitely; fixed; settled; a certain ...; a given ...
• 一直yī zhístraight (in a straight line); continuously; always; all the way through
• 一切yī qièeverything; every; all
• 一般yī bānsame; ordinary; so-so
• 一边yī biānone side; either side; on the one hand
• 一会儿yī huì ra moment; a while; in a moment
• 一共yī gòngin total; altogether
• 一路yī lùthe whole journey; all the way; going the same way
• 一旦yī dànin case (sth happens); if; once (sth happens, then...)
• 一致yī zhìconsistent; unanimous; in agreement; together; in unison
• 一辈子yī bèi zi(for) a lifetime
• 一生yī shēngall one's life; throughout one's life
• 一面yī miànone side; one aspect; simultaneously... (and...)
• 一向yī xiànga period of time in the recent past; (indicating a period of time up to the present) all…
• 一律yī lǜsame; identical; uniformly; all; without exception
• 一流yī liútop quality; front ranking
• 一再yī zàirepeatedly
• 一度yī dùfor a time; at one time; one time
• 一贯yī guànconsistent; constant; from start to finish
• 一如既往yī rú jì wǎng(idiom) just as in the past; as before; continuing as always
• 一句话yī jù huàin a word; in short

Words containing 一

• 第一dì yīfirst; most important; primary; foremost
• 之一zhī yīone of (sth); one out of a multitude; one (third, quarter, percent etc)
• 唯一wéi yīonly; sole
• 统一tǒng yīto unify; to integrate; unified; integrated
• 万一wàn yījust in case; if by any chance; contingency
• 不屑一顾bù xiè yī gùto disdain as beneath contempt (idiom)
• 进一步jìn yī bùto go a step further; (develop, understand, improve etc) more; further
• 有一次yǒu yī cìonce; once upon a time
• 同一tóng yīidentical; the same
• 十一shí yīeleven; 11
• 星期一Xīng qī yīMonday
• 不一定bù yī dìngnot necessarily; maybe
• 另一方面lìng yī fāng miànon the other hand; another aspect
• 五一wǔ yī5-1 (May 1st)
• 周一Zhōu yīMonday
• 前一天qián yī tiānthe day before (an event)
• 单一dān yīsingle; only; sole
• 其一qí yīone of the given (options etc); the first; firstly
• 如一rú yīconsistent; the same; unvarying
• 这样一来zhè yàng yī láithus; if this happens then
• 不一bù yīto vary; to differ
• 初一chū yīfirst year in junior middle school; first day of a lunar month
• 大吃一惊dà chī yī jīng(idiom) astounded; flabbergasted; taken aback
• 新一代xīn yī dàinew generation

Sounds the same

Read yī, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 医medical; medicine; doctor
• 衣clothes; Kangxi radical 145
• 依to depend on; to comply with or listen to sb; according to
• 伊(old) third person singular pronoun ("he" or "she")…
• 壹one (banker's anti-fraud numeral)
• 漪ripple
• 揖to greet by raising clasped hands
• 噫yeah (interjection of approval); to belch
• 咿(onomatopoeia) to squeak
• 铱iridium (chemistry)
• 瑿a black stone like jade; jet
• 祎excellent; precious; rare