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其一

qí yī

2-character word

What 其一 means

1. one of the given (options etc)
2. the first
3. firstly

The characters in 其一

• 其qíhis; her; its
• 一yīone; single; a (article)

Example sentences

• 林肯的父母终其一生都很穷。
  Lincoln's parents remained poor all their lives.
• 事物皆有两面。笃信者只见其一。
  Shìwù jiē yǒu liǎngmiàn. dǔxìn zhě zhǐ jiàn qíyī.
  Things are usually janus-faced. And these fanatics only see one side.

Words containing 其一

• 只知其一，不知其二zhǐ zhī qí yī , bù zhī qí èrto know the first, but not know the second (idiom); only partial information

Sounds the same

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

• 齐一uniform