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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional HSK
一 yī	一 \| 一* \| *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	HSK 1


第一 dìyī	第一 \| 第一* \| *第一	first / number one / primary	HSK 2


统一 tǒngyī	统一 \| 统一* \| *统一	to unify; to integrate / unified; integrated	統一 HSK 5


唯一 wéiyī	唯一 \| 唯一* \| *唯一	only; sole	HSK 5


万一 wànyī	万一 \| 万一* \| *万一	just in case / if by any chance / contingency	萬一 HSK 5


一流 yīliú	一流 \| 一流* \| *一流	top quality / front ranking	HSK 6


一切 yīqiè	一切 \| 一切* \| *一切	everything / every / all


一下 yīxià	一下 \| 一下* \| *一下	(used after a verb) give it a go / to do (sth for a bit to give it a try) / one time / once / in a while / all of a sudden / all at once


一般 yībān	一般 \| 一般* \| *一般	same / ordinary / so-so / common / general / generally / in general


一定 yīdìng	一定 \| 一定* \| *一定	surely / certainly / necessarily / fixed / a certain (extent etc) / given / particular / must


一度 yīdù	一度 \| 一度* \| *一度	for a time / at one time / one time / once


一点 yīdiǎn	一点 \| 一点* \| *一点	a bit / a little / one dot / one point	一點


一直 yīzhí	一直 \| 一直* \| *一直	straight (in a straight line) / continuously; always; all the way through


一些 yīxiē	一些 \| 一些* \| *一些	some / a few / a little / (following an adjective) slightly ...er


一致 yīzhì	一致 \| 一致* \| *一致	unanimous / identical (views or opinions)


一体 yītǐ	一体 \| 一体* \| *一体	an integral whole / all concerned / everybody	一體


之一 zhīyī	之一 \| 之一* \| *之一	one of (sth) / one out of a multitude / one (third, quarter, percent etc)


一旦 yīdàn	一旦 \| 一旦* \| *一旦	in case (sth happens) / if / once (sth happens, then...) / when / in a short time / in one day


进一步 jìnyībù	进一步 \| 进一步* \| *进一步	to go a step further / (develop, understand, improve etc) more; further	進一步


一律 yīlǜ	一律 \| 一律* \| *一律	same / uniformly / all / without exception


一意 yīyì	一意 \| 一意* \| *一意	focus / with complete devotion / stubbornly


一生 yīshēng	一生 \| 一生* \| *一生	all one's life; throughout one's life


一起 yīqǐ	一起 \| 一起* \| *一起	in the same place / together / with / altogether (in total)


同一 tóngyī	同一 \| 同一* \| *同一	identical / the same


周一 Zhōuyī	周一 \| 周一* \| *周一	Monday	週一


一声 yīshēng	一声 \| 一声* \| *一声	first tone in Mandarin (high, level tone)	一聲


一同 yītóng	一同 \| 一同* \| *一同	together


一半 yībàn	一半 \| 一半* \| *一半	half


一次性 yīcìxìng	一次性 \| 一次性* \| *一次性	one-off (offer) / one-time / single-use / disposable (goods)


十一 Shí Yī	十一 \| 十一* \| *十一	PRC National Day (October 1st)


十一 shíyī	十一 \| 十一* \| *十一	eleven / 11


一边 yībiān	一边 \| 一边* \| *一边	one side / either side / on the one hand / on the other hand / doing while	一邊


一言 yīyán	一言 \| 一言* \| *一言	one sentence / brief remark


一手 yīshǒu	一手 \| 一手* \| *一手	a skill / mastery of a trade / by oneself / without outside help


一月 Yīyuè	一月 \| 一月* \| *一月	January / first month (of the lunar year)


一一 yīyī	一一 \| 一一* \| *一一	one by one / one after another


一个个 yīgègè	一个个 \| 一个个* \| *一个个	each and every one	一個個


五一 wǔyī	五一 \| 五一* \| *五一	5-1 (May 1st)


一早 yīzǎo	一早 \| 一早* \| *一早	early in the morning / at dawn


耳目一新 ěrmùyīxīn	耳目一新 \| 耳目一新* \| *耳目一新	a pleasant change / a breath of fresh air / refreshing


一再 yīzài	一再 \| 一再* \| *一再	repeatedly


一类 yīlèi	一类 \| 一类* \| *一类	same type / category 1 (i.e. class A)	一類


一眼 yīyǎn	一眼 \| 一眼* \| *一眼	a glance / a quick look / a glimpse


初一 chūyī	初一 \| 初一* \| *初一	first day of lunar month / New Year's Day / first year in junior middle school


一口 yīkǒu	一口 \| 一口* \| *一口	readily / flatly (deny, admit and so on) / a mouthful / a bite


一席之地 yīxízhīdì	一席之地 \| 一席之地* \| *一席之地	(acknowledged) place / a role to play / niche


一向 yīxiàng	一向 \| 一向* \| *一向	always (previously) / a period of time in the recent past


一瞬 yīshùn	一瞬 \| 一瞬* \| *一瞬	one instant / very short time / the twinkle of an eye


一览 yīlǎn	一览 \| 一览* \| *一览	at a glance / (in book titles) overview	一覽


一心一意 yīxīnyīyì	一心一意 \| 一心一意* \| *一心一意	concentrating one's thoughts and efforts / single-minded / bent on / intently


一己 yījǐ	一己 \| 一己* \| *一己	oneself


万无一失 wànwúyīshī	万无一失 \| 万无一失* \| *万无一失	surefire; absolutely safe (idiom)	萬無一失


不一 bùyī	不一 \| 不一* \| *不一	to vary / to differ


一旁 yīpáng	一旁 \| 一旁* \| *一旁	aside / to the side of


一族 yīzú	一族 \| 一族* \| *一族	social group / subculture / family / clan / see also 族


不可一世 bùkěyīshì	不可一世 \| 不可一世* \| *不可一世	to consider oneself unexcelled in the world / to be insufferably arrogant


一品 yīpǐn	一品 \| 一品* \| *一品	superb / first-rate / (of officials in imperial times) the highest rank


一会儿 yīhuìr	一会儿 \| 一会儿* \| *一会儿	a moment / a while / in a moment / now...now... / also pr. [yi1 hui3 r5]	一會兒


单一 dānyī	单一 \| 单一* \| *单一	single / only / sole	單一


一遍 yībiàn	一遍 \| 一遍* \| *一遍	one time (all the way through) / once through


一点点 yīdiǎndiǎn	一点点 \| 一点点* \| *一点点	a little bit	一點點


一心 yīxīn	一心 \| 一心* \| *一心	wholeheartedly / heart and soul


一下子 yīxiàzi	一下子 \| 一下子* \| *一下子	in a short while / all at once / all of a sudden


一面 yīmiàn	一面 \| 一面* \| *一面	one side / one aspect / simultaneously... (and...) / one's whole face


三位一体 Sānwèi Yītǐ	三位一体 \| 三位一体* \| *三位一体	Holy Trinity / trinity	三位一體


合一 héyī	合一 \| 合一* \| *合一	to unite


十一月 Shíyīyuè	十一月 \| 十一月* \| *十一月	November / eleventh month (of the lunar year)


一带 yīdài	一带 \| 一带* \| *一带	region / district	一帶


一路 yīlù	一路 \| 一路* \| *一路	the whole journey / all the way / going the same way / going in the same direction / of the same kind


一齐 yīqí	一齐 \| 一齐* \| *一齐	at the same time / simultaneously	一齊


大一 dàyī	大一 \| 大一* \| *大一	first-year university student


一言一行 yīyányīxíng	一言一行 \| 一言一行* \| *一言一行	every word and action (idiom)


以防万一 yǐfángwànyī	以防万一 \| 以防万一* \| *以防万一	to guard against the unexpected (idiom); just in case / prepared for any eventualities	以防萬一


一举两得 yījǔliǎngdé	一举两得 \| 一举两得* \| *一举两得	one move, two gains (idiom); two birds with one stone	一舉兩得


数一数二 shǔyīshǔ'èr	数一数二 \| 数一数二* \| *数一数二	reckoned to be first or second best (idiom) / one of the very best / to list one by one	數一數二


一经 yījīng	一经 \| 一经* \| *一经	as soon as / once (an action has been completed)	一經


一望无际 yīwàngwújì	一望无际 \| 一望无际* \| *一望无际	as far as the eye can see (idiom)	一望無際


一二 yī'èr	一二 \| 一二* \| *一二	one or two; a few / a little; just a bit


其一 qíyī	其一 \| 其一* \| *其一	one of the given (options etc) / the first / firstly


一蹶不振 yījuébùzhèn	一蹶不振 \| 一蹶不振* \| *一蹶不振	one stumble, unable to rise (idiom); a setback leading to total collapse / ruined at a stroke / unable to recover after a minor hitch


均一 jūnyī	均一 \| 均一* \| *均一	even / uniform / homogeneous


一来 yīlái	一来 \| 一来* \| *一来	firstly, ...	一來


一尘不染 yīchénbùrǎn	一尘不染 \| 一尘不染* \| *一尘不染	untainted by even a speck of dust (idiom); selfless and incorruptible / spotless	一塵不染


一目了然 yīmùliǎorán	一目了然 \| 一目了然* \| *一目了然	obvious at a glance (idiom)


一目了然 yīmùliǎorán	一目了然 \| 一目了然* \| *一目了然	obvious at a glance (idiom)	一目瞭然


一边倒 yībiāndǎo	一边倒 \| 一边倒* \| *一边倒	to have the advantage overwhelmingly on one side / to support unconditionally	一邊倒


一往情深 yīwǎngqíngshēn	一往情深 \| 一往情深* \| *一往情深	deeply attached / devoted


一卡通 Yīkǎtōng	一卡通 \| 一卡通* \| *一卡通	the name of various contactless smartcards, notably Yikatong (mainly for public transport in Beijing) and iPASS (mainly for public transport in Taiwan)


倒打一耙 dàodǎyīpá	倒打一耙 \| 倒打一耙* \| *倒打一耙	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 make bogus accusations (against one's victim)


一鸣惊人 yīmíngjīngrén	一鸣惊人 \| 一鸣惊人* \| *一鸣惊人	to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat (idiom); an overnight celebrity	一鳴驚人


一朝一夕 yīzhāoyīxī	一朝一夕 \| 一朝一夕* \| *一朝一夕	lit. one morning and one evening (idiom) / fig. in a short period of time / overnight


一门心思 yīménxīnsi	一门心思 \| 一门心思* \| *一门心思	to set one's heart on sth (idiom)	一門心思


一概 yīgài	一概 \| 一概* \| *一概	all / without any exceptions / categorically


逐一 zhúyī	逐一 \| 逐一* \| *逐一	one by one


天下第一 tiānxiàdìyī	天下第一 \| 天下第一* \| *天下第一	first under heaven / number one in the country


一审 yīshěn	一审 \| 一审* \| *一审	first instance (law)	一審


一如既往 yīrújìwǎng	一如既往 \| 一如既往* \| *一如既往	just as in the past (idiom); as before / continuing as always


一清二楚 yīqīng'èrchǔ	一清二楚 \| 一清二楚* \| *一清二楚	to be very clear about sth (idiom)


一模一样 yīmúyīyàng	一模一样 \| 一模一样* \| *一模一样	exactly the same (idiom) / carbon copy / also pr. [yi1 mo2 yi1 yang4]	一模一樣


一元 yīyuán	一元 \| 一元* \| *一元	single variable (math.) / univariate

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