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Radical Detail

一·408 Words

一yī

HSK 1Frequency 21Radical 一Numeral · Adverb · Other

one

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

一一yī yī

HSK 6Frequency 2,016Radical 一Adverb

one by one

one after another

一下儿yī xià r

HSK 1Frequency 1,000,000Radical 一Traditional 一下兒

erhua variant of 一下

one time; once

all of sudden

一下子yī xià zi

HSK 5Frequency 4,322Radical 一Adverb

in a short while

all at once

all of a sudden

一不小心yī bù xiǎo xīn

HSK 7Frequency 14,161Radical 一Other

to be a little bit careless; to have a moment of inattentiveness

一丝不苟yī sī bù gǒu

HSK 7Frequency 21,385Radical 一Traditional 一絲不苟Verb

not one thread loose (idiom); strictly according to the rules

meticulous

not one hair out of place

一个劲儿yī gè jìn r

HSK 7Frequency 35,871Radical 一Traditional 一個勁兒

erhua variant of 一个劲

continuously

一举yī jǔ

HSK 7Frequency 12,406Radical 一Traditional 一舉Adverb

a move

an action

in one move

at a stroke

in one go

一举一动yī jǔ yī dòng

HSK 7Frequency 13,650Radical 一Traditional 一舉一動Other

every movement; each and every move

一举两得yī jǔ liǎng dé

HSK 7Frequency 30,782Radical 一Traditional 一舉兩得Verb

one move, two gains (idiom); two birds with one stone

一事无成yī shì wú chéng

HSK 7Frequency 22,215Radical 一Traditional 一事無成Verb

to have achieved nothing

to be a total failure

to get nowhere

一些yī xiē

HSK 1Frequency 187Radical 一

some

a few

a little

(following an adjective) slightly ...er

一代yī dài

HSK 5Frequency 9,102Radical 一Noun

generation

一会儿yī huì r

HSK 2Frequency 2,207Radical 一Traditional 一會兒

a moment

a while

in a moment

now...now...

also pr. [yī huǐ r]

一体yī tǐ

HSK 7Frequency 7,220Radical 一Traditional 一體Noun

an integral whole

all concerned

everybody

一共yī gòng

HSK 3Frequency 4,765Radical 一Adverb

altogether

一再yī zài

HSK 6Frequency 10,127Radical 一Adverb

repeatedly

一切yī qiè

HSK 4Frequency 350Radical 一Pronoun

everything

every

all

一刹那yī chà nà

HSK 7Frequency 17,189Radical 一Traditional 一剎那Other

a moment

an instant

in a flash

一动不动yī dòng bù dòng

HSK 7Frequency 16,188Radical 一Traditional 一動不動Other

motionless

一半yī bàn

HSK 1Frequency 1,554Radical 一Numeral

half

一卡通Yī kǎ tōng

HSK 7Frequency 1,000,000Radical 一

the name of various contactless smart cards, notably Yikatong (mainly for public transport in Beijing) and iPASS (mainly for public transport in Taiwan)

一口气yī kǒu qì

HSK 6Frequency 12,928Radical 一Traditional 一口氣Adverb · Noun

one breath

in one breath

at a stretch

一句话yī jù huà

HSK 5Frequency 2,843Radical 一Traditional 一句話

in a word

in short

一同yī tóng

HSK 6Frequency 5,754Radical 一Adverb

together

一向yī xiàng

HSK 6Frequency 4,429Radical 一Adverb

always (previously)

a period of time in the recent past

一味yī wèi

HSK 7Frequency 21,515Radical 一Adverb

blindly

invariably

一回事yī huí shì

HSK 7Frequency 12,272Radical 一

one and the same (thing)

one thing (as distinct from another)

一块儿yī kuài r

HSK 3Frequency 11,449Radical 一Traditional 一塊兒Adverb · Other

erhua variant of 一块

a piece; a chunk

(coll.) one yuan; one dollar

一塌糊涂yī tā hú tu

HSK 7Frequency 11,014Radical 一Traditional 一塌糊塗Other

muddled and completely collapsing (idiom); in an awful condition

complete shambles

a total mess