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yī

one; a, an; alone

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Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

一yī 1one; single; a (article); as soon as; entire; whole; all; throughout; "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1); also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
一起yī qǐ 1–3 → 4–3in the same place; together; with; altogether (in total)
一些yī xiē 1–1 → 4–1some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er
一样yī yàng 1–4 → 2–4same; like; equal to; the same as; just like
一边yī biān 1–1 → 4–1one side; either side; on the one hand; on the other hand; doing while
一半yī bàn 1–4 → 2–4half
一会儿yī huì r 1–4 → 2–4a moment; a while; in a moment; now...now...; also pr. [yī huǐ r]
一点儿yī diǎn r 1–3 → 4–3erhua variant of 一点; a bit; a little bit; (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit; (after an adjective, used to form the comparative) a bit more
一块儿yī kuài r 1–4 → 2–4erhua variant of 一块; a piece; a chunk; (coll.) one yuan; one dollar
一下儿yī xià r 1–4 → 2–4erhua variant of 一下; one time; once; all of sudden
有一些yǒu yī xiē 3–1–1somewhat; rather; some
一定yī dìng 1–4 → 2–4surely; certainly; necessarily; fixed; a certain (extent etc); given; particular; must