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Definitions
- 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
1 shown「那有幫助嗎？」「有 一 點。」
Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.
Words Containing 一
York Chow or Chow Yat-ngok (1947-), Hong Kong doctor and politician, Secretary for Health, Welfare and Food since 2004
consistency effect
front line
(idiom) one's actions are in keeping with what one says
to do sth once in a while (idiom)
a bit
one word says it all (idiom)
puzzled
lit. heart and mouth as one (idiom); to say what you think
ordinary provision (law)
a cut above others
unified Silla (658-935), Korean kingdom
news pass quickly from mouth to mouth (idiom)
the next one
universal resource locator (URL), i.e. webaddress
nitrous oxide N2O
to try to score (a goal)
to have sexual intercourse (once)
Holy Trinity
to go around one time
to have a square meal
master of the house
the whole family
one-party (state)
1st rank or top three candidates who passed the imperial examination (i.e. 狀元|状元[zhuàng yuán], 榜眼[bǎng yǎn], and 探花[tàn huā], respectively)
to engage in a game of chance
to look completely new (idiom); brand new
lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom
first day of the month
family-like close relationship (idiom)
lit. a single post cannot prop up a falling house (idiom)
Shanghai Incident of 28th January 1932, Chinese uprising against Japanese quarters of Shanghai
lit. hair and beard all in one stroke
lit. friends for a day (idiom)
linear function (math.)
three women makes a crowd
lit. as a monk for today, toll today's bell (idiom)
(orthography) consistent words (e.g. \dean\, \bean\, and \lean\, where \-ean\ is pronounced the same in each case)
suit
to say one and mean just that (idiom); to keep one's word
one sentence
to be cramped in a corner (idiom)
previous one
to hit the target with a single shot
straight (in a straight line)
worthless (idiom)
first quadrant (of the coordinate plane, where both x and y are positive)
first class
to swarm in (of people etc) (idiom)
exactly the same (idiom)
the next stop (of a bus etc)
in case (sth happens)
unified resource
to steal everything
high quality at bargain price
lit. there is a knife above the character for lust
to swarm around
overnight; instantly; very quickly
three feet of ice does not form in a single day (idiom); Rome wasn't built in a day
to cause a sensation (idiom)
to take sth as a lesson for next time (idiom)
talking endlessly; long-winded
lit. to give sb a slap, then offer a sweet date (idiom)
to do something at one go
a party (in a contract or legal case)
First epistle of St John
(idiom) dead end
to get there in one step (idiom); easily done
to consider oneself unexcelled in the world
dime
to disdain as beneath contempt (idiom)
to jump up suddenly
Xiao Yishan (1902-1978), Modern historian of the Qing dynasty
lit. to fight it out with sb to see who is best (idiom)
to have a skill
one day's sun, ten days' frost (idiom, from Mencius); fig. to work for a bit then skimp
be plainly visible
Tianwen-1, Chinese mission to put a robotic rover on Mars launched in 2020
lit. every turnip to its hole (idiom)
to succeed at the first try (idiom)
pile
single
5-1 (May 1st)
one side
generally speaking
The Book of One Thousand and One Nights
bijective map (i.e. map between sets in math. that is one-to-one and onto)
first tone in Mandarin
lit. if one is fake, I shall compensate you for ten of them
to stake all on one throw
lit. grasshoppers tied together with a piece of string (idiom)
hole in one (golf)
to have a look
the first
to advance courageously (idiom)
once it gets started there's no stopping it
with a crash
bellyful (of sth)
monism, belief that the universe is made of a single substance
United Front Work Department of CCP Central Committee (UFWD)
lit. one husband one wife
one night stand
lit. to draw blood on the first prick (idiom)
for a time
Unicode
Air Force One, US presidential jet
lit. one phoenix feather; fig. a glimpse that reveals the whole
to collapse on the first encounter
one of the given (options etc)
complete change (idiom); facelift
linear equation (math.)
flat land one could gallop straight across (idiom); wide expanse of flat country
outside appearance and inner reality differ (idiom); not what it seems
World War I (1914-1918)
to be impossible to stop once started
to gasp (with amazement or shock etc)
a sudden shower towards the end of summer brings an abrupt arrival of autumn (idiom)
together
to fall gravely ill, never to recover (idiom)
to take the lead
the whole year must be planned for in the spring (idiom)
to make a comparison
lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom
to get sth off one's chest
deeply attached
see 差點|差点[chà diǎn]
(of a group of people) to run about helplessly
to concentrate on
tip of the iceberg
people who don't belong together, don't get to live together (idiom)
hard to explain in a few words (idiom); complicated and not easy to express succinctly
single currency
worthless (idiom)
as expected
see 養兵千日，用兵一時|养兵千日，用兵一时[yǎng bīng qiān rì , yòng bīng yī shí]
everything as before
to look down upon everything
one side
to enjoy a short-lived fame or position of power
of one heart and one mind (idiom)
transient
TOMONAGA Shin'ichirō (1906-1979), Japanese physicist, 1965 Nobel prize laureate with Richard Feynman and Julian Schwinger
lit. to fly one's banner on a solitary tree (idiom); fig. to act as a loner
first instance (law)
to make a false countercharge
lit. to glimpse just one spot (of the leopard) (idiom)
hearts linked as one, just as the proverbial rhinoceros communicates emotion telepathically through his single horn (idiom); fig. two hearts beat as one
lit. one day, a thousand miles (idiom); rapid progress
not wearing one thread (idiom); absolutely naked
bit by bit
a succession of
to go on an errand for nothing
again and again
Double First-Class University Plan, Chinese government project to develop both a group of Chinese universities and a group of subject disciplines to be world-class by 2050, implemented from 2017
oneness of heaven and humanity
Type 1 diabetes
to be getting worse by the day
tremendously popular for a while
one third
lit. to follow one road until dark (idiom)
HAMADA Yasukazu (1955-), Japanese defense minister from 2008
single-minded
lit. a dream of Nanke
expert
to have a showdown; to fight for mastery; to compete for a championship
every word and action (idiom)
surely
to feast one's eyes on (idiom)
to win instant success (idiom)
illiterate
preceding page
not at all
a hundred answers to a single call (idiom)
to have one's defenses in good order (idiom)
to arbitrarily assert
no danger of anything going wrong
Mandarin Phonetic Symbols 1
lump-sum (finance)
fig. Time is precious and must be treasured.
all the way
lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)
to be unable to find a solution
lit. punish one to warn one hundred (idiom)
one eighth
to repeat errors
Sozialistische Einheitspartei Deutschlands (Socialist Unity Party of Germany 1949-1990), the ruling communist party of the former German Democratic Republic (East Germany)
continuously
integrated program
all one's hopes and efforts come to nothing
21st century
many twists and turns to a story
to have achieved nothing
faithful unto death (i.e. Confucian ban on widow remarrying)
frightened
to lower oneself to (sb's) level
Organization of African Unity
once the main problem is solved, all troubles are solved
one party dictatorship
Unicode
like a swarm of bees; in droves (used to describe people flocking to do sth)
as far as the eye can see (idiom)
accidentally
lit. a cup of soup
one who can correct a misread or misspelt character and thus be your master
pitch-black
water and sky merge in one color (idiom)
lit. one general, one order (idiom)
see 做一天和尚撞一天鐘|做一天和尚撞一天钟[zuò yī tiān hé shang zhuàng yī tiān zhōng]
to blend into one another
to make a clarion call
sweating all over
see 一決雌雄|一决雌雄[yī jué cí xióng]
One careless move and the whole game is lost. (idiom)
union of religious and political rule
working hand; member of a work team; participant
the first time
any
to plunge into
invoice
in a flash
partial view
to see through something at first glance (idiom)
lit. to hide the sky with one hand
lit. to rub one's nose with dust
lit. one spot (on the leopard)
a chaotic mess
not knowing anything at all (idiom); completely ignorant
see 一推六二五[yī tuī liù èr wǔ]
to cover all at one glance (idiom)
a worthless piece of paper (idiom)
to hit with the first shot (idiom)
dispensing praise or blame with a single word (idiom)
by the way
uniqueness
seeing once is better than hearing a hundred times (idiom); seeing for oneself is better than hearing from many others
to attempt all tasks at once
(idiom) to issue a call for action; to raise one's hand and issue a rousing call
to die (idiom)
New Year's Day in the lunar calendar
carbon monoxide CO
familiarity at first sight
lit. Train an army for a thousand days to use it for an hour. (idiom); fig. extensive preparation eventually pays off
incomparable
one side of the story
united as one
January
leaving none left
sudden idea
to eat one's fill
in a great mess
a match made in heaven; a perfect couple
the day before (an event)
at first glance
to be ready to go to war
practice of allowing only one child per family
fig. to be impartial
careless
lit. only one branch of the tree is thriving (idiom)
whole
lit. family members speak frankly with one another, not courteously, as if they were from two different families (idiom)
sixty years
(idiom) to dismiss sth with a laugh; to laugh it off
class A protected animal
civilians and the military (working) hand in hand (idiom)
a little; somewhat
a short time
at daybreak
a while
to treat everyone equally favorably (idiom); not to discriminate between people
directly
a tiny bit (idiom)
to gasp (in surprise, dismay, fright etc)
united front
to be penniless
to be all alone in the world
to go a step further
over and over
lit. either don't do it, or don't rest (idiom)
one and a half
to integrate; to unify
(last line of the poem 望岳 by Tang poet Du Fu 杜甫[dù fǔ]) with one look I shall see all the smaller mountains down below (from the summit of Mt Tai 泰山[tài shān])
a pleasant change
to congregate in one hall (idiom); to gather under one roof
must
to have three meals a day
a thousand tries leads to one success (idiom, humble expr.); Even without any notable ability on my part, I may still get it right sometimes by good luck.
fashionable for a while (idiom); all the rage
Io (moon of Jupiter), aka Jupiter I
to make a journey for nothing
to recover some lost ground (in a competition)
see 一粒老鼠屎壞了一鍋粥|一粒老鼠屎坏了一锅粥[yī lì lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō zhōu]
see 一回生二回熟[yī huí shēng èr huí shú]
(of an argument) not even worthy of a rebuttal
first under heaven
(idiom) to hit the mark with a comment; to say sth spot on
by oneself (without assistance)
to gain nothing
to hop on one leg
wait a moment
lit. at home, one can spend a thousand days in comfort, but spending a day away from home can be challenging (idiom)
average person
to vary
just as in the past (idiom); as before
first round or stage (of a match, election, talks, planned policy etc)
reunification
first quarter (of financial year)
one time (all the way through)
(math.) neighborhood of a point
using a wicker basket to draw water (idiom); wasted effort
to flash past
all the rage for a time
to live an exhausting journey
one's own wishful thinking
to smile sweetly
integration
One-China principle, the official doctrine that Taiwan is a province of China
fixed
an integral whole
monotone
one's own wishful thinking
lit. one is one, two is two (idiom)
see 團結一心|团结一心[tuán jié yī xīn]
by no means an isolated case
general
thousand articles, same rule (idiom); stereotyped and repetitive
could happen at any moment
lit. you may go undetected during the new moon, but at full moon you'll be found out (idiom)
to write off at one stroke
(astronomy) Spica
to accomplish the whole task at one stroke (idiom)
the initial profits from an economic endeavour
to wake up from a sleep
one or two; a few
a snap of the fingers (idiom); in a flash
The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Eighty-one Difficulties, medical text, c. 1st century AD
to be entirely on one side
(pejorative) as detestable as each other; birds of a feather; cut from the same cloth
open the net on one side (idiom); let the caged bird fly
nitric oxide
a drop in the ocean (idiom)
uniform
untainted by even a speck of dust (idiom); selfless and incorruptible
(fig.) opening shot
to unify
full of (zeal, anger etc)
having no advantage whatsoever
lit. to hear one and know ten (idiom); fig. explain one thing and (he) understands everything
same type
(idiom) to survive a calamity
external appearance and inner thoughts coincide (idiom); to say what one means
each sticks to his own version (idiom); a dialogue of the deaf
see 亦步亦趨|亦步亦趋[yì bù yì qū]
all one's life; throughout one's life
a skill
KOIZUMI Jun'ichirō (1942-), Japanese LDP politician, prime minister 2001-2006
(coll.) to go pee
not having anything at all (idiom); utterly lacking
in the first moments (of sth happening)
of no value
lit. like a sheet of loose sand
one talented person is enough for the job (idiom)
yet again
one-to-many correspondence
Kiichi Miyazawa (1919-2007), former Japanese prime minister
November
a small part
see 一命嗚呼|一命呜呼[yī mìng wū hū]
concentrating one's thoughts and efforts
to not mention a single word (about sth) (idiom)
lit. the night-blooming cactus shows once
to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat (idiom); an overnight celebrity
having things decided by the will of a single individual
lit. to want to get fat with only one mouthful (proverb)
region
see 一路貨色|一路货色[yī lù huò sè]
everything
bitten by a snake in one year, fears the well rope for ten years (idiom); once bitten twice shy
to lump together
to confuse one thing with another (idiom); to muddle
to be a step ahead of the opponent (idiom)
(lit. and fig.) overnight
see 一往無前|一往无前[yī wǎng wú qián]
one-dimensional (math.)
to have a try
to keep doing (the wrong thing)
blackjack (card game)
to not say a word (idiom)
(idiom) to hit the jackpot with a single shot; to achieve success at one's first try
January
one by one
to get together all at once
first stage (diving)
single variable (math.)
one week
to unite
success at one go
to sweep clean
to put to the torch (idiom)
to set one's heart on sth (idiom)
suddenly
one instant
to have endured all sorts of hardships (to raise one's children) (idiom)
when two tigers fight, one will get injured (idiom)
the whole journey
only
see 一語中的|一语中的[yī yǔ zhòng dì]
to be a dime a dozen; easy to come by
to unify; to integrate
to count on one's fingers
to reach a consensus
as usual
which
repeatedly
somewhat
unfamiliar at first but you get used to it
consistent
one in a hundred
to make a last-ditch stand before the city wall (idiom); to fight to the last ditch
just in case
to fuse together (idiom)
(soccer) one-two
to be popular for a while; to be all the rage for a time
Wen Yiduo (1899-1946), poet and patriotic fighter, executed by Guomindang in Kunming
gradually
mental rapport
lit. one dragon
a small appetizer
to amalgamate
just the tiniest bit
at dawn
lit. fight with one's back to the river (idiom); fig. to fight to win or die
a piece of land of 1.3 mu 畝|亩[mǔ]
aside
three sevens are twenty-one (idiom)
in a row
gone forever
over the years
firstly, ...
bucketloads of
to keep on the right side of everyone (idiom)
lit. to strike with a muckrake (idiom), cf Pigsy 豬八戒|猪八戒 in Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记; fig. to counterattack
to dismiss with a sigh (idiom); a hopeless case
to lend a helping hand (idiom)
electro-weak interaction in fermion particle physics
driver (golf)
Formula One
on the one hand
to have a style of one's own
reckoned to be first or second best (idiom)
unswerving from start to finish (idiom)
to unify
better to be safe than sorry (proverb)
propitious wind throughout the journey (idiom)
lately
a one-off, short-sighted deal
Luo Yixiu (1889-1910), Mao Zedong's first wife
(China's achievements of) producing an atomic bomb (1964) and hydrogen bomb (1967) and launching a satellite into space (1970)
to have the advantage overwhelmingly on one side
(lit.) a pot of porridge
general principle
to come to the end of a phase (idiom)
momentary slip
one stumble, unable to rise (idiom); a setback leading to total collapse
having a unique or distinctive style
lit. to drop a thousand zhang in one fall (idiom)
new emperor, new officials (idiom)
(golf) hole in one
at the same time
lit. one strong beat and three weak beats in a measure of music (four beats in the bar) (idiom); fig. scrupulous attention to detail
Wait a moment!
to be adjusted to uniformity (usually of weights and measures) (idiom)
a hint is all that is needed
the next generation
lit. to breathe through the same nostril (idiom); fig. two people say exactly the same thing (usually derog.)
every frown and every smile
primary sector of industry
monogamy
see 一字不漏[yī zì bù lòu]
heart and mouth at variance (idiom); keeping one's real intentions to oneself
to do a good deed every day
next
a cut above
startled
Easy to raise an army of one thousand, but hard to find a good general. (idiom)
in a spurt of energy
handful (of)
Fall into the moat and you'll be wiser next time (idiom); One only learns from one's mistakes.
a pool of stagnant water
see 有一搭沒一搭|有一搭没一搭[yǒu yī dā méi yī dā]
many times
lit. eyes obscured by a single leaf (idiom)
lateralization
lit. once said, a team of horses cannot unsay it (idiom); a promise must be kept
to have many advantages and no disadvantages
a bunch of nonsense
nothing for nothing
First international, organized by Karl Marx in Geneva in 1866
one move, two gains (idiom); two birds with one stone
not particularly good
generally speaking
(idiom) to rely on a single authority to determine what is correct
a hair's breadth apart
not necessarily
on the one hand
the massacre of 12th Mar 1927
with the same idea in mind
party
in a short while
fireball; ball of fire
next one (in order)
other half
obvious at a glance (idiom)
a moment
previous generation
to not even take a penny (as a bribe)
layer
PRC National Day (October 1st)
pencil skirt
to skate around
to kill two birds with one stone
contrary to usual
15th August (the date of Japan's surrender in 1945)
lit. to fly one's banner on a solitary tree (idiom); fig. to act as a loner
a bit bigger
everything
first round (of match, or election)
stubborn
one by one
different
lit. train an army for a thousand days to use it for one morning (idiom)
to play tricks on
Phobos (moon of Mars), aka Mars I
lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八[bā] (idiom)
(of passing time) in an instant
lit. to fix the tone with a single hammer blow
(idiom) to say one thing and do another
to merge together (idiom); to unify disparate elements into one whole
lit. one palm alone cannot clap (proverb)
proficiency in a particular field (idiom)
in duplicate
left speechless by sth perfect (idiom)
every movement; each and every move
once a week
(used after a verb) give it a go
manumatic
counterrevolutionary coup of 12th April 1927, Chiang Kai-shek's coup against the communists in Shanghai
early in the morning
may be done once and once only; just this once
to heave a sigh of relief
not having any special skill
millions of people all of one mind (idiom); the people united
polygamy
bellyful (of sth)
you can't gain knowledge without practical experience (idiom)
to get there in one step (idiom); easily done
one-on-one basketball game
total illiterate
to be just about to
gone forever
devoid of fear (idiom)
to live miles apart (idiom)
the coup of 12th Mar 1927, an attempt by Chiang Kai-shek to suppress the communists
that was one thing, and this is another
lit. the mountain can't have two tigers (idiom)
rather destroy ten temples than a single marriage (idiom)
another
(of literature, music) deeply moving (idiom)
2-in-1
lit. cannot be done in one day (idiom)
one day apart seems like three years (idiom)
general trade (i.e. importing and export without processing)
one who does not fear the death of thousand cuts will dare to unhorse the emperor (proverb)
pitch-black
first case
as soon as
the Japanese Twenty-One Demands of 1915
slightly better
China Japan Korea (CJK) unified ideographs
front cover
monovalent (chemistry)
D size battery
a gleam of hope
(idiom) to have a disagreement
not worth a penny; utterly worthless
on the other hand
to turn a blind eye
traceable to the same stock (idiom); of a common origin (of trends, ideas etc)
can be compared
George I of Great Brittain
lit. one pellet of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of congee (idiom)
tithing
to be evident at a glance (idiom)
one year period (in a contract or budget)
the person in charge
uniform
one seventh
to wipe away a humiliation (idiom)
lit. as clear as water (idiom)
(idiom) immutable; impervious to change; set in stone
to give way to one's beastly lust
jackals of the same tribe (idiom); fig. They are all just as bad as each other.
trivial matter; a piece of cake
a short time
split second
faultless
one-stop (service, shop etc)
obstinately clinging to one's course (idiom)
dying
one-to-one correspondence
dish containing a variety of meats and vegetables arranged in a broth in a clay pot
to mention some but omit many others (idiom)
a boneheaded teammate can do you more harm than the most formidable opponent (idiom)
top quality
lit. defeated, the ground blanketed with bodies (idiom)
(idiom) (of marriage or business partners) to break up; to separate
any one of (a list of possibilities)
see 一樣|一样[yī yàng]
one thread, one hair (idiom); a tiny bit
each word carries weight
same
totally illiterate
to get close to
generally speaking
lit. after climbing a hundred feet up a pole, one should go even further (idiom)
to guard against the unexpected (idiom); just in case
to form a cohesive whole
to control a key point is to be master of the situation (idiom)
biospecificity
see 一倡三歎|一倡三叹[yī chàng sān tàn]
early in the morning
to do more than is required (idiom); superfluous
one person taking on two tasks simultaneously
it is better to avoid unnecessary trouble (idiom)
Monday
word for word
happy on the one hand, but worried on the other (idiom)
the Mukden or Manchurian Railway Incident of 18th September 1931 used by the Japanese as a pretext to annex Manchuria
all year round
see 一命嗚呼|一命呜呼[yī mìng wū hū]
a little bit
lit. only one end of the barber's pole is hot (idiom)
in the blink of an eye
a burst
to achieve fame among one's contemporaries (idiom); temporary or local celebrity
portion
to get thoroughly drunk (idiom)
Study everything, at all times, everywhere. (Zhu Xi 朱熹[zhū xī])
lit. two segments with a single cut (idiom)
one-stop service
a new year begins (idiom)
dozen
all of it
see 光棍節|光棍节[guāng gùn jié]
saving a life is more meritorious than building a seven-floor pagoda (idiom)
little by little
World War One
to kill two birds with one stone (idiom)
dare not go one step beyond the prescribed limit
One key opens one lock.
Bo Yibo (1908-2007), ranking PRC politician, served on State Council from 1950s to 1980s as colleague of Deng Xiaoping
(coll.) going on foot
corporal (army)
one China and one Taiwan (policy)
one word says it all (idiom, from Analects); to cut a long story short
to make a terrible scene (idiom)
one country, two systems (PRC proposal regarding Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan)
to have a skill
lit. to be together from the first beat (idiom)
lit. the falling of one leaf heralds the coming of autumn (idiom)
to shed tears of sympathy (idiom)
(orthography) inconsistent words (e.g. \through\, \bough\ and \rough\, where \-ough\ is not pronounced the same in each case)
all crows are black (idiom)
a glance
at first glance
(coll.) to have an affair
in a flash
(last line of the poem 聲聲慢|声声慢[shēng shēng màn] by Song poet Li Qingzhao 李清照[lǐ qīng zhào])
extravagant
two remarkable persons living at the same period (as 周瑜[zhōu yú] and 諸葛亮|诸葛亮[zhū gě liàng])
every minute counts
(one's) every word and deed (idiom)
without a penny to one's name
(literary) to smile
readily
an expression of opinion
to do two things at once (idiom)
along the way
to fall in love at first sight (idiom)
see 一條繩上的螞蚱|一条绳上的蚂蚱[yī tiáo shéng shàng de mà zha]
lit. one hand exchanges the cash, the other the goods (idiom)
gone without a trace
Actual practice is the sole criterion for judging truth (item from Deng Xiaoping theory, from 1978)
once a year (every year)
altogether
even
to masturbate (slang)
a pack of lies
consistent
to speak one minute and be quiet the next
soul
a series of
lit. pulling a single hair makes the whole body move (idiom)
Grade One State protected (species)
straight ahead
in a row
totally unaffected
the straw that broke the camel’s back (idiom)
(architecture) basement level 1; floor B1
stanza
wholeheartedly
three women are enough for a drama (idiom)
lit. one morning and one evening (idiom)
lit. to know one and understand half (idiom); a smattering of knowledge
Generation Y
gleam
in a day or two
to compete against
lit. to catch everything in the one net (idiom)
a year and a half
unfamiliar at first, but well accustomed soon enough (idiom)
world's first
nine divide by nine is one (abacus rule)
penniless
(of relatives or friends) to live far apart from each other
to not say a word
to assume personal responsibility (idiom); to take charge of a section
banging away clumsily in all directions with no overall vision
one breath
recently
row
to have a pleasant journey
words of enormous weight
to band together
(fig.) to have a slice of the pie
soon
each word is a teardrop (idiom)
to disperse in confusion (idiom)
unheard of
differing only slightly
one half
a volte-face
see 一命嗚呼|一命呜呼[yī mìng wū hū]
(idiom) to have one's words turn out to be (tragically) prophetic
glance
rare (of steak)
to profiteer
to be confused
first prize
to be a little bit careless; to have a moment of inattentiveness
with a rolling or twisting movement
December 9th Movement (1935), student-led demonstrations demanding that the Chinese government resist Japanese aggression
generally speaking
a moment
first day of lunar month
one fifth
(for) a lifetime
either
buy one, get one free
see 一壁[yī bì]
one-China policy
methyl alcohol CH3OH
to be very clear about sth (idiom)
one bedroom and one living room
first-year university student
to gather happily under one roof
once
extravagant
unanimous
to limp
to laugh away (instead of taking seriously)
final day
Committee for Peaceful Reunification of the Fatherland (North Korean)
a tiny bit
see 黃粱夢|黄粱梦[huáng liáng mèng]
focus
to twist (strands) together to form a rope
once is more than enough (idiom)
to settle a matter in one go
to blot out at one stroke
(separated only by) a narrow strip of water
motionless
one scare after another (idiom)
unification (of the nation)
to share one's feeling of grief with others (idiom)
with one's face covered in tears (idiom)
in a fit of pique
first-hand
lit. a full bottle makes no sound; a half-filled bottle sloshes (idiom)
to call sth as it is (idiom)
one command brings a hundred responses (idiom); having hundreds of attendants at one's beck and call
one word worth nine sacred tripods (idiom); words of enormous weight
1 divided by 16 is 0.0625 (abacus rule)
see 一之為甚|一之为甚[yī zhī wéi shèn]
like a wisp of smoke
even the wisest can have a momentary lapse in judgment (idiom)
lit. not even one stroke is negligent (idiom)
a wrong suffered (idiom)
thoroughly (idiom)
to put one's all into the fight
one ladle (of sth bad) spoils the (whole) pot (idiom)
to keep totally silent
unanimous
new generation
see 說是一回事，做又是另外一回事|说是一回事，做又是另外一回事[shuō shì yī huí shì , zuò yòu shì lìng wài yī huí shì]
first
one-off (offer)
special technique
to drain the cup in one gulp (idiom)
lit. you cannot get fat with only one mouthful (proverb)
12th April
one day's sun, ten days' frost (idiom, from Mencius); fig. to work for a bit then skimp
lit. when two tigers fight, one is sure to be wounded (idiom)
lit. to cut all at one stroke (idiom); to impose uniformity
to leave first (courteous expression used to excuse oneself)
a little bit
Monday
first-rate
to get together
uniform resource locator (URL), i.e. web address
lit. whether one carries it on one's back or in one's arms, it's equally heavy (idiom)
more than a year
one tenth
annual (botany)
a move
to have a unique style of one's own (idiom)
lit. kill one to warn a hundred (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others
three in one
a fine line
one of (sth)
to put sth to rest
unimportant
not one good point
in a word
(acknowledged) place
all-inclusive
to act in collusion (idiom); in cahoots with
together
first-class
whether it's right or wrong doesn't make a lot of difference
to showcase one's (unique) talents
to split sth into two (idiom)
unity
lit. one strong beat and one weak beats in a measure of music (two beats in the bar) (idiom); fig. follow a prescribed pattern to the letter
next page
to dismiss with a laugh
have a smoke after each meal and you will surpass the immortals (proverb)
a line of verse
win or lose, it all ends here
to have a pleasant journey (idiom)
(fig.) a breath of fresh air
(idiom) as one climbs higher on the path of righteousness, one faces ever greater challenges from evil; no sooner does one overcome one obstacle than another arises
to merge
honest and trustworthy (idiom)
one block
regardless of the consequences
social group
to stick to one's ways
one ninth
one side
lit. to reply \don't know\ whatever the question (idiom)
generation
One has the right to choose the ruler one serves. (ancient proverb)
superior by a notch
to change from day to day
rarely seen
all of one voice
First Lady (wife of US president)
a single day apart seems like three seasons (idiom)
to multitask
to get there in one step (idiom); easily done
when all is said and done
to clear off
identical
to show off one's abilities
a whiff of
to unite as one
one-night stand
Saying is one thing, doing quite another (idiom)
lit. one object bests another object
chaos
to look
oneself
Da Yuan Dayitongzhi, Yuan dynasty geographical encyclopedia, compiled 1285-1294 under Jamal al-Din 紮馬剌丁|扎马剌丁 and Yu Yinglong 虞應龍|虞应龙, 755 scrolls
(idiom) it's a deal
fig. free time is to be treasured
all risks (insurance)
perfectly clean
step one
not a soul in sight (idiom)
to stretch as far as the eye can see (idiom)
front line
with everything needed available
no trace to be seen
calligraphic flourish with many twists
in an instant
DTP vaccination
who cares
lit. one pellet of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of soup (idiom)
complete change from the normal state (idiom); quite uncharacteristic
one by one
once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope
to disregard all negative considerations; to cast aside all concerns
lit. doesn't (even) enter a single aperture (of one's head)
a while
first tone in Mandarin (high, level tone)
one step, one footprint (idiom); steady progress
to take care of a matter all by oneself
couple who were made for each other
grasp this fundamental point and all the rest will follow (idiom)
see 一哄而散[yī hōng ér sàn]
every little move
as far as the eye can see
a thousand pounds hangs by a thread (idiom)
a short time
to wait a moment
not one thread loose (idiom); strictly according to the rules
to shoot a glance at
carrying very little luggage (idiom)
to heave a sigh of relief
impoverished
small capital, huge profit (idiom); to put in a little and get a lot out
Bopomofo
to turn a blind eye
in the past always
whole body
a short time
one-stop (service, shop etc)
to raise one and infer three
the name of various contactless smart cards, notably Yikatong (mainly for public transport in Beijing) and iPASS (mainly for public transport in Taiwan)
consistency
to be of one mind
to have a surprise (idiom); shocked or startled
science and technology is the number one productive force (from a 1978 speech by Deng Xiaoping 鄧小平|邓小平[dèng xiǎo píng] introducing the Four Modernizations 四個現代化|四个现代化[sì ge xiàn dài huà])
always (previously)
November
to make a pun
monotheistic religion
far apart
to take it up a notch
a moment
to be united in action
day after day
lit. count by fives and tens (idiom); to narrate systematically and in full detail
Da Yuan Dayitongzhi, Yuan dynasty geographical encyclopedia, compiled 1285-1294 under Jamal al-Din 紮馬剌丁|扎马剌丁 and Yu Yinglong 虞應龍|虞应龙, 755 scrolls
listening to the words of a wise man can be superior to studying ten years of books (proverb)
as soon as
gender identity disorder
to have many advantages and no disadvantages
lit. one scale and half a claw (idiom)
to echo one another (idiom)
see 建軍節|建军节[jiàn jūn jié]
It's a long and intricate story, I hardly know where to start.
lit. see one spot on a leopard (idiom); fig. a restricted view
to check out
to be unable to withstand a single blow
make your day's plan early in the morning (idiom)
lit. to ruin the enterprise for the sake of one basketful
Children's Day (June 1st), PRC national holiday for children under 14
to know just a little; to have a rough idea
to let (sb) off
one by one
all year round
to go on a trip
the whole family
not a single one is dispensable
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women
first secretary
lit. a wise person reflecting a thousand times can still make a mistake (idiom); fig. nobody is infallible
one after another
the one-child policy
lit. one half equals zero point five (division rule in abacus reckoning)
peaceful reunification
muddled and completely collapsing (idiom); in an awful condition
unique compound
you get what you put in
a period of time
first class
both near and distant treated alike (idiom)
only; sole
see 聰明一世，糊塗一時|聪明一世，糊涂一时[cōng ming yī shì , hú tu yī shí]
monotheism
to be penniless
blindly
a nobleman's word is his bond (proverb)
unanimous
repeatedly
in a wink
altogether
lit. one hair from nine oxen (idiom)
certainly
thus
to have met once
to be worth mentioning
each and every one
a single slip may cause everlasting sorrow (idiom)
Monday
to infer easily
half
poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima)
lit. one body two sides (idiom)
one day
one head
NCEE, National College Entrance Examination (college entrance exam in PRC)
one kind of; one type of
in deadly earnest; deadpan
one hundred percent
(idiom) one's actions are in keeping with what one says
in a flash (idiom)
to change shape in a single shake
same
lit. to fly one's banner on a solitary tree (idiom); fig. to act as a loner
universal resource locator (URL), i.e. webaddress
to be getting worse with each generation
a whole lifetime (idiom); all my life
for a moment
one divides into two
see 連鍋端|连锅端[lián guō duān]
cannot avoid being killed
to have a sleepless night
Ein Gespenst geht um in Europa.
love at first sight
couple
lit. punish one, warn one hundred (idiom)
nine deaths and still alive (idiom); a narrow escape
about a year
(of singers etc) one answering the other
all day long; the whole day
surefire; absolutely safe (idiom)
One world - one dream, motto of 2008 Beijing Olympic games
some
lit. to support the sky as a single pillar (idiom)
not stick to one pattern
stingy (idiom)
again
(coll.) to have a lot in common (with sb)
together
don't insist on only taking one road to Rome (idiom)
the eye can see nothing worthwhile all around (idiom); arrogant
to not say a word (idiom)
to be just like
first level
superb
to count as number one (idiom); second to none
(idiom) to mention only very briefly
generation
without missing a word
ten years of practice for one minute on the stage (idiom)
to avoid a problem by walking away from it
first
to speak plainly; to speak one’s mind; to say directly
to get sth done once and for all
national unified entrance exam
(of male friends) to have been through thick and thin together
a bright idea suddenly occurs (idiom); to hit upon an inspiration
lit. one-track path; fig. to adopt a unified approach to discussing an issue
to know the first, but not know the second (idiom); only partial information
Man has but one life, grass but one spring (idiom). fig. the brevity of human existence
to act in collusion (idiom)
to finish (a letter, a painting) at a stroke
to put money above everything else
to keep silent
unable to reach a decision (idiom); cannot agree on the right choice
headband
all
same
one and the same (thing)
one sixth
to use as a stopgap
not regard as a matter (of any importance)
same
lit. to have one's nose rubbed in the dirt
lit. teacher for one day, father for ever (idiom)
to be precisely the same
Belt and Road Initiative, Chinese government plan to provide finance and engineering expertise to build infrastructure across Eurasia and northeast Africa, unveiled in 2013
to see everything clearly
to deal a single fatal blow
one-quarter
ten lines at a glance (idiom)
if two tigers fight, one will get injured (idiom)
(math.) first fundamental form
earnestly and sincerely (idiom); devoutly
to cut a long story short
reflect a thousand times and you can still make a mistake (idiom); to err is human
the first time
stingy; penny-pinching
could I have a word with you? (in private)
everything in its place and ready (idiom)
to huddle together
at a glance
at one go
spoonful
reaching heaven in a single bound (idiom); (esp. with negative: don't expect) instant success
to become popular overnight
to exercise sole hegemony (idiom); to dominate a whole area (market, resources etc)
to be faithful to one's mate all one's life
in the same place
stubborn
to pick up (a skill) in a very short time
see 躲得過初一，躲不過十五|躲得过初一，躲不过十五[duǒ de guò chū yī , duǒ bù guò shí wǔ]
linear equation
unique and unmatched (idiom); unrivalled
(of a group of people) to rush into action
(idiom) to lead the pack by a wide margin; to leave one's competitors trailing behind in one's dust
the whole family
(in praise of a piece of writing or calligraphy) each character is perfect
all
The Simpsons (US TV series)
ranked number one in the world
not to divulge all one's trade secrets
the next step
to lump different matters together (idiom)
circumference of a circle is proverbially three times its radius
the content of a conversation