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一夕

yī xī

2-character word

What 一夕 means

1. overnight; instantly; very quickly

The characters in 一夕

• 一yīone; single; a (article)
• 夕xī(bound form) sunset; dusk; (bound form) evening; night; Taiwan pr. xì

Example sentences

• 英语不是一朝一夕就能学会的。
  Yīngyǔ bù shì yīzhāoyīxī jiù néng xuéhuì de.
  English cannot be mastered overnight.
• 学习语言永远不是一朝一夕的事。
  Xuéxí yǔyán yǒngyuǎn bù shì yīzhāo-yīxī de shì.
  Whatever language you study, it takes time.

Words starting with 一夕

• 一夕数惊yī xī shù jīng(lit.) one scare after another in a single night (idiom); (fig.) to live in fear

Sounds the same

Read yī xī, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 依稀vaguely; dimly; probably