Hanzi

一

one/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire; whole; all; throughout/"one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)/also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 1

Pinyin

yī, yí, yì

Bopomofo

ㄧ, ㄧˊ, ㄧˋ

Jyutping

jat1

Example sentences

一 yī
這是一本好書。
这是一本好书。

This is a good book.

給 / 给 gěi
請給我一杯水。
请给我一杯水。

Please give me a cup of water.

一下 yīxià
請等我一下，我馬上就來。
请等我一下，我马上就来。

Please wait for me a bit, I'll be right there.

等 děng
請在門口等我一下。
请在门口等我一下。

Please wait for me at the entrance for a moment.

一起 yīqǐ
我們明天一起去公園吧。
我们明天一起去公园吧。

Let's go to the park together tomorrow.

三 sān
我們三個人一起去爬山。
我们三个人一起去爬山。

The three of us went hiking together.

一一 yīyī
老師將考卷一一發還給學生。
老师将考卷一一发还给学生。

The teacher returned the test papers one by one to the students.

一下子 yīxiàzi
天氣一下子變冷了。
天气一下子变冷了。

The weather suddenly turned cold.

梗 gěng
這個梗大家都聽懂了，會議氣氛一下子輕鬆起來。
这个梗大家都听懂了，会议气氛一下子轻松起来。

Everyone understood the joke, and the mood of the meeting suddenly became more relaxed.

一些 yīxiē
我買了一些蘋果。
我买了一些苹果。

I bought some apples.

Example Vocabulary

一

yi1

one; a; an; alone

一下

yi1'xia4

a bit; for a short while; once

一起

yi1'qi3

together; in the same place

一一

yi1'yi1

one by one; one after another

一下子

yi1'xia4'zi

all of a sudden; all at once

一些

yi1'xie1

some; a few; a little

一切

yi1'qie4

all; everything

一半

yi1'ban4

one half; half

一丁點

一下兒

yi1'xia4'r

a bit; once; for a short while

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