唯一

wéi yī

HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 5 Adjective Very common

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Definitions

1. only; sole

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Word relationships

Related words

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• 仅仅 jǐn jǐn 仅仅 jǐn jǐn barely 用于表示限于某个范围，唯一更强调独特性: barely

Synonyms

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• 独一无二 dú yī wú èr 独一无二 dú yī wú èr unique and unmatched (idiom); unrivalled 用于强调没有相同或可以相比的: unique and unmatched (idiom); unrivalled

Usage notes

Collocations

“唯一”常与“的”连用修饰名词，如“唯一的希望”，不能单独作谓语。

Common mistakes

勿将“唯一”与“只有”混淆；“只有”是连词/副词，而“唯一”是形容词，如“他是我唯一的朋友”不说“他是我只有的朋友”。

Example Sentences

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他是我们 唯一 的希望。

He is our only hope.

实践是检验真理的 唯一 标准。

Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.

在那次空难中，他是 唯一 的幸存者。

In that air disaster, he was the sole survivor.

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Words Containing 唯一

• 唯一性 唯一性 wéi yī xìng: uniqueness
• 实践是检验真理的唯一标准 实践是检验真理的唯一标准 shí jiàn shì jiǎn yàn zhēn lǐ de wéi yī biāo zhǔn: Actual practice is the sole criterion for judging truth (item from Deng Xiaoping theory, from 1978)

Child Words of 唯一

• 一 一 yī: one
• 唯 唯 wěi: yes