Dictionary - results for one

Simplified	Traditional	Pinyin	English
一	一	yī	- one - 1 - 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
丆	丆	xx	- one of the characters used in kwukyel (phonetic "myeon"), an ancient Korean writing system
丷	丷	xx	- one of the characters used in kwukyel, an ancient Korean writing system
幺	么	yāo	- youngest - most junior - tiny - one (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out numbers, esp. on telephone or in military) - one or ace on dice or dominoes - variant of 吆[yao1], to shout
乊	乊	xx	- one of the characters used in kwukyel (phonetic "ho"), an ancient Korean writing system
乥	乥	xx	- one of the characters used in kwukyel (phonetic "hol"), an ancient Korean writing system
乾	乾	qián	- one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing heaven - male principle - ☰
亪	亪	xx	- one of the characters used in kwukyel (phonetic "ye"), an ancient Korean writing system
亽	亽	xx	- one of the characters used in kwukyel (phonetic "ra"), an ancient Korean writing system
仒	仒	xx	- one of the characters used in kwukyel (phonetic "eo" or "sya"), an ancient Korean writing system
伯	伯	bǎi	- one hundred (old)
兑	兌	duì	- to cash - to exchange - to add (liquid) - to blend - one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing swamp - ☱
分	分	fēn	- to divide - to separate - to distribute - to allocate - to distinguish (good and bad) - part or subdivision - fraction - one tenth (of certain units) - unit of length equivalent to 0.33 cm - minute - a point (in sports or games) - 0.01 yuan (unit of money)
匹	匹	pī	- mate - one of a pair
卦	卦	guà	- divinatory diagram - one of the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易經\|易经[Yi4 jing1] - one of the sixty-four divinatory hexagrams of the Book of Changes 易經\|易经[Yi4 jing1]
卪	卪	xx	- one of the characters used in kwukyel, an ancient Korean writing system
厼	厼	xx	- one of the characters used in kwukyel (phonetic "keum"), an ancient Korean writing system
参	參	shēn	- ginseng - one of the 28 constellations
喾	嚳	kù	- one of the five legendary emperors, also called 高辛氏
土	土	tǔ	- earth - dust - clay - local - indigenous - crude opium - unsophisticated - one of the eight ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]
坎	坎	kǎn	- pit - threshold - one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing water - ☵
坤	坤	kūn	- one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing earth - female principle - ☷
壭	壭	xx	- one of the characters used in kwukyel (phonetic "san"), an ancient Korean writing system
壹	壹	yī	- one (banker's anti-fraud numeral)
娄	婁	Lóu	- surname Lou - one of the 28 lunar mansions in Chinese astronomy
室	室	shì	- room - work unit - grave - scabbard - family or clan - one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy
尺	尺	chě	- one of the characters used to represent a musical note in gongche notation, 工尺譜\|工尺谱[gong1 che3 pu3]
尺	尺	chǐ	- a Chinese foot - one-third of a meter - a ruler - a tape-measure - one of the three acupoints for measuring pulse in Chinese medicine - CL:支[zhi1],把[ba3]
巽	巽	xùn	- to obey - one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing wood and wind - ☴
弌	弌	yī	- archaic variant of 壹 banker's anti-fraud numeral one
微	微	wēi	- tiny - miniature - profound - abtruse - to decline - one millionth part of - micro- - Taiwan pr. [wei2]
恒	恆	héng	- permanent - constant - fixed - usual - ordinary - rule (old) - one of the 64 trigrams of the Book of Changes
成	成	chéng	- to succeed - to finish - to complete - to accomplish - to become - to turn into - to be all right - OK! - one tenth
损	損	sǔn	- to decrease - to lose - to damage - to harm - (coll.) to speak sarcastically - to deride - caustic - mean - one of the 64 trigrams of the Book of Changes (old)
旁	旁	páng	- beside - one side - other - side - self - the right-hand side of split Chinese character, often the phonetic
曜	曜	yào	- bright - glorious - one of the seven planets of pre-modern astronomy
更	更	gēng	- to change or replace - to experience - one of the five two hour periods into which the night was formerly divided - watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard)
木	木	mù	- tree - wood - coffin - wooden - simple - numb - one of the eight ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]
朩	朩	xx	- one of the characters used in kwukyel (phonetic "pin"), an ancient Korean writing system
朰	朰	xx	- one of the characters used in kwukyel (phonetic "teul"), an ancient Korean writing system
毫	毫	háo	- hair - drawing brush - (in the) least - one thousandth - currency unit, 0.1 yuan
流	流	liú	- to flow - to disseminate - to circulate or spread - to move or drift - to degenerate - to banish or send into exile - stream of water or sth resembling one - class, rate or grade
漎	漎	cóng	- a place where small streams flow into a large one
甸	甸	diàn	- suburbs or outskirts - one of the five degrees of official mourning attire in dynastic China - official in charge of fields (old)
皀	皀	bī	- one grain
相	相	xiāng	- each other - one another - mutually
石	石	dàn	- dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗 - ten pecks - one hundred liters
石	石	shí	- rock - stone - stone inscription - one of the eight ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]
簃	簃	yí	- small house connected to large one
罖	罖	xx	- one of the characters used in kwukyel (phonetic "ra"), an ancient Korean writing system
翼	翼	yì	- wing - area surrounding the bullseye of a target - to assist - one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy - old variant of 翌
艮	艮	gèn	- one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing mountain - ☶
蜀	蜀	Shǔ	- short name for Sichuan 四川[Si4 chuan1] province - one of the Three Kingdoms 三國\|三国[San1 guo2] after the fall of the Han dynasty
觭	觭	jī	- odd - one horn up and one horn down
赵	趙	Zhào	- surname Zhao - one of the seven states during the Warring States Period (476-220 BC) - the Former Zhao 前趙 (304-329) and Later Zhao 後趙 (319-350), states of the Sixteen Kingdoms
逐	逐	zhú	- to pursue - to chase - individually - one by one
厘	釐	lí	- one hundredth - centi-
金	金	jīn	- gold - chemical element Au - generic term for lustrous and ductile metals - money - golden - highly respected - one of the eight ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]
离	離	lí	- to leave - to part from - to be away from - (in giving distances) from - without (sth) - independent of - one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing fire - ☲
震	震	zhèn	- to shake - to vibrate - to jolt - to quake - excited - shocked - one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing thunder - ☳
鬼	鬼	guǐ	- ghost - demon - terrible - damnable - clever - sly - crafty - sinister plot - (suffix for sb with a certain vice or addiction etc) - one of the 28 constellations
鼎	鼎	dǐng	- ancient cooking cauldron with two looped handles and three or four legs - pot (dialect) - to enter upon a period of (classical) - Kangxi radical 206 - one of the 64 hexagrams of the Book of Changes
一一	一一	yīyī	- one by one - one after another
一下	一下	yīxià	- (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
一周	一周	yīzhōu	- one week - all the way around - a whole cycle
一块	一塊	yīkuài	- one block - one piece - one (unit of money) - together - in the same place - in company
一壁	一壁	yībì	- one side - at the same time
一度	一度	yīdù	- for a time - at one time - one time - once
一方	一方	yīfāng	- a party (in a contract or legal case) - one side - area - region
一瞬	一瞬	yīshùn	- one instant - very short time - the twinkle of an eye
一种	一種	yīzhǒng	- one kind of - one type of
一言	一言	yīyán	- one sentence - brief remark
一遍	一遍	yībiàn	- one time (all the way through) - once through
一边	一邊	yībiān	- one side - either side - on the one hand - on the other hand - doing while
一面	一面	yīmiàn	- one side - one aspect - simultaneously... (and...) - one's whole face
一头	一頭	yītóu	- one head - a head full of sth - one end (of a stick) - one side - headlong - directly - rapidly - simultaneously
一点	一點	yīdiǎn	- a bit - a little - one dot - one point
一党	一黨	yīdǎng	- one party (state)
下家	下家	xiàjiā	- player whose turn comes next (in a game) - next one - my humble home
不光	不光	bùguāng	- not the only one - not only
世尊	世尊	shìzūn	- World Honored One - Revered One of the World (Buddha)
之一	之一	zhīyī	- one of (sth) - one out of a multitude - one (third, quarter, percent etc)
二黄	二黃	èrhuáng	- one of the two chief types of music in Chinese opera - Peking opera - also written 二簧[er4 huang2] - see also 西皮[xi1 pi2]
佛号	佛號	fóhào	- one of the many names of Buddha
佛陀	佛陀	Fótuó	- Buddha - transliteration of Sanskrit - the all-enlightened one
个把	個把	gèbǎ	- one or two - a couple of
伪托	偽托	wěituō	- faking a modern object as an ancient one
元龙	元龍	yuánlóng	- one that has achieved the way - emperor
先后	先後	xiānhòu	- early or late - priority - in succession - one after another
入声	入聲	rùshēng	- entering tone - checked tone - one of the four tones of Middle Chinese
其一	其一	qíyī	- one of the given (options etc) - the first - firstly
再度	再度	zàidù	- once more - once again - one more time
再次	再次	zàicì	- one more time - again - one more - once again
北周	北周	BěiZhōu	- the Northern Zhou Dynasty (557-581) - one of the Northern Dynasties
十亿	十億	shíyì	- one billion - giga-
千万	千萬	qiānwàn	- ten million - countless - many - one must by all means
半边	半邊	bànbiān	- half of sth - one side of sth
取巧	取巧	qǔqiǎo	- quick fix - opportune short cut (around a difficulty) - cheap trick (to get what one wants) - to pull a fast one
可分	可分	kěfēn	- can be divided (into parts) - one can distinguish (several types)
各人	各人	gèrén	- each one - everyone
周晬	周晬	zhōuzuì	- one full year (e.g. on child's first birthday) - same as 週歲\|周岁[zhou1 sui4]
问名	問名	wènmíng	- to enquire, according to custom, after the name and horoscope of intended bride - one of a set of six traditional marriage protocols (六禮\|六礼), in which name as well as date and time of birth (for horoscope) are formally requested of the prospective bride's family
单个	單個	dānge	- single - alone - individually - an odd one
单手	單手	dānshǒu	- one hand - single-handed
单程	單程	dānchéng	- one way (ticket)
大炮	大砲	dàpào	- big gun - cannon - artillery - one who talks big - trad. form 大炮 also used - CL:門\|门[men2],尊[zun1]
大雅	大雅	dàyǎ	- one of the three main divisions of the Book of Song 詩經\|诗经
嫦娥	嫦娥	Chángé	- Chang'e, the lady in the moon (Chinese mythology) - one of the Chang'e series of PRC lunar spacecraft
宅经	宅經	zháijīng	- one of the earliest classics about Fengshui - see also 黃帝宅經\|黄帝宅经[huang2 di4 zhai2 jing1]
宁可	寧可	nìngkě	- preferably - one would prefer to...(or not to...) - would rather - (would) be better to - (to pick) the lesser of two evils
对幺	對么	duìyāo	- pair of aces (in dominoes) - double one
小号	小號	xiǎohào	- trumpet - small size (clothes etc) - (coll.) number one - to urinate - (humble) our store
小雅	小雅	xiǎoyǎ	- one of the three main divisions of the Book of Songs 詩經\|诗经
巨蠹	巨蠹	jùdù	- public enemy number one
彼此	彼此	bǐcǐ	- each other - one another
悉数	悉數	xīshù	- all - every single one - the entire sum
挨个	挨個	āigè	- one by one - in turn
挨家	挨家	āijiā	- from house to house, one by one
挨户	挨戶	āihù	- from house to house, one by one
挨次	挨次	āicì	- in sequence - in the proper order - one by one - in turn
挨门	挨門	āimén	- from door to door, one by one
数念	數念	shǔniàn	- to enumerate one by one
新罗	新羅	Xīnluó	- Silla, Korean kingdom 57 BC-935 AD - one of the Korean Three Kingdoms from 1st century AD, defeating its rivals Paikche 百濟\|百济[Bai3 ji4] and Koguryo 高句麗\|高句丽[Gao1 gou1 li2] around 660 in alliance with Tang China - unified Silla 658-935
方丈	方丈	Fāngzhang	- one of three fabled islands in Eastern sea, abode of immortals
日内	日內	rìnèi	- in a few days - one of these days
旬朔	旬朔	xúnshuò	- ten days - one month - short period
明儿	明兒	míngr	- (coll.) tomorrow - one of these days - some day
星宿	星宿	xīngxiù	- constellation (arch., now 星座) - one of the 28 constellations of traditional Chinese astronomy and astrology - motion of stars since one's birth (predetermining one's fate in astrology)
时分	時分	shífēn	- time - period during the day - one of the 12 two-hour periods enumerated by the earthly branches 地支
时辰	時辰	shíchen	- time - one of the 12 two-hour periods of the day
更次	更次	gēngcì	- one watch (i.e. two hour period during night)
有朝	有朝	yǒuzhāo	- one day - sometime in the future
楞严	楞嚴	lèngyán	- one who surmounts all obstacles (Buddhism)
次第	次第	cìdì	- order - sequence - one after another
死路	死路	sǐlù	- dead end - (fig.) at death's door - one foot in the grave
法师	法師	fǎshī	- one who has mastered the sutras (Buddhism)
混一	混一	hùnyī	- to amalgamate - to mix together as one
渐次	漸次	jiàncì	- gradually - one by one
无妨	無妨	wúfáng	- no harm (in doing it) - One might as well. - It won't hurt. - no matter - it's no bother
独院	獨院	dúyuàn	- one family courtyard
生肖	生肖	shēngxiào	- one of the twelve animals symbolic of the earthly branches 地支[di4 zhi1] - animal from the Chinese zodiac
福煦	福煦	Fúxù	- Ferdinand Foch (1851-1929), leading French general and commander-in-chief of allied forces in the latter stages of World War One
第一	第一	dìyī	- first - number one
纷纷	紛紛	fēnfēn	- one after another - in succession - one by one - continuously - diverse - in profusion - numerous and confused - pell-mell
美分	美分	Měifēn	- one cent (United States coin)
圣者	聖者	shèngzhě	- holy one - saint
听说	聽說	tīngshuō	- to hear (sth said) - one hears (that) - hearsay - listening and speaking
脉轮	脈輪	màilún	- Chakra (Sanskrit: disk, circle, wheel) - one of seven symbolic nodes of the body in spiritual Yoga
自相	自相	zìxiāng	- mutual - each other - one another - self-
万分	萬分	wànfēn	- very much - extremely - one ten thousandth part
苏洵	蘇洵	SūXún	- Su Xun (1009-1066), northern Song writer of prose - one of the Three Su 三苏 and one of Eight Giants 唐宋八大家
苏轼	蘇軾	SūShì	- Su Shi (1037-1101), also known as Su Dongpo 蘇東坡\|苏东坡[Su1 Dong1 po1] northern Song Dynasty writer and calligrapher - one of the Three Su father and sons 三蘇\|三苏[San1 Su1] and one of the Eight Giants of Tang and Song Prose 唐宋八大家[Tang2 Song4 Ba1 Da4 jia1]
苏辙	蘇轍	SūZhé	- Su Zhe (1039-1112), northern Song writer and calligrapher - one of 三苏 and one of 唐宋八大家
融汇	融匯	rónghuì	- fusion - to combine as one
蝉联	蟬聯	chánlián	- to continue in a post - (to hold a post) several times in succession - (to win a title) in successive years - to stay at number one - to defend a championship
西皮	西皮	xīpí	- one of the two chief types of music in Chinese opera - see also 二黃\|二黄[er4 huang2]
亲亲	親親	qīnqīn	- dear one - to kiss - friendly
觉醒	覺醒	juéxǐng	- to awaken - to come to realize - awakened to the truth - the truth dawns upon one - scales fall from the eyes - to become aware
角子	角子	jiǎozi	- one Jiao coin (Mao, one-tenth of yuan)
象形	象形	xiàngxíng	- pictogram - one of the Six Methods 六書\|六书 of forming Chinese characters - Chinese character derived from a picture - sometimes called hieroglyph
足见	足見	zújiàn	- it goes to show that - one can see
轮番	輪番	lúnfān	- in turn - one after another
逐一	逐一	zhúyī	- one by one
逐个	逐個	zhúgè	- one by one - one after another
逐次	逐次	zhúcì	- gradually - one after another - little by little
这个	這個	zhège	- this - this one
连理	連理	liánlǐ	- two trees that grow together as one - fig. conjugal union
周岁	週歲	zhōusuì	- one full year (e.g. on child's first birthday)
那个	那個	nàge	- that one - also pr. [nei4 ge5]
重叠	重疊	chóngdié	- to overlap - to superimpose - to telescope - to run together - to duplicate - one over another - superposition - an overlap - redundancy - reduplication (in Chinese grammar, e.g. 散散步[san4 san4 bu4] to have a stroll)
重重	重重	chóngchóng	- layer upon layer - one after another
陪床	陪床	péichuáng	- to look after a hospitalized loved one
陆续	陸續	lùxù	- in turn - successively - one after the other - bit by bit
随身	隨身	suíshēn	- to (carry) on one's person - to (take) with one
霞飞	霞飛	Xiáfēi	- Joseph Joffre (1852-1931), leading French general at the start of World War One
顶尖	頂尖	dǐngjiān	- peak - apex - world best - number one - finest (competitors) - top (figures in a certain field)
顶头	頂頭	dǐngtóu	- to come directly towards one - top - immediate (superior)
头号	頭號	tóuhào	- first rate - top rank - number one
鱼贯	魚貫	yúguàn	- one after the other - in single file
点交	點交	diǎnjiāo	- to hand over one by one
点检	點檢	diǎnjiǎn	- to inspect one by one - to list individually
齐心	齊心	qíxīn	- to be of one mind - to work as one
一个个	一個個	yīgègè	- each and every one
一刀切	一刀切	yīdāoqiē	- lit. to cut all at one stroke (idiom); to impose uniformity - one solution fits a diversity of problems - one size fits all
一口气	一口氣	yīkǒuqì	- one breath - in one breath - at a stretch
一回事	一回事	yīhuíshì	- one thing - the same as
一夜情	一夜情	yīyèqíng	- one night stand
一年期	一年期	yīniánqī	- one year period (in a contract or budget)
一方面	一方面	yīfāngmiàn	- one aspect is
三合一	三合一	sānhéyī	- three in one - triple
上一个	上一個	shàngyīge	- previous one
下一个	下一個	xiàyīge	- the next one
不二价	不二價	bùèrjià	- one price for all - fixed price
二郎腿	二郎腿	èrlángtuǐ	- one leg over the other (legs crossed)
传声筒	傳聲筒	chuánshēngtǒng	- loudhailer - megaphone - one who parrots sb - mouthpiece
两不误	兩不誤	liǎngbùwù	- to neglect neither one
分步骤	分步驟	fēnbùzhòu	- step by step - one step at a time
北京市	北京市	BěijīngShì	- Beijing - capital of People's Republic of China - one of the four municipalities 直轄市\|直辖市[zhi2 xia2 shi4]
半个人	半個人	bàngerén	- (not) a single person - (no) one
单行道	單行道	dānxíngdào	- one way street
回归线	回歸線	huíguīxiàn	- tropic - one of the two latitude lines, Tropic of Capricorn or Tropic of Cancer
大舌头	大舌頭	dàshétou	- (coll.) lisp - one who lisps
少阳经	少陽經	shǎoyángjīng	- one of the channels of TCM
岳阳楼	岳陽樓	YuèyángLóu	- Yueyang Tower, famous beauty spot in Yueyang, north Hunan, overlooking Dongting Lake 洞庭湖[Dong4 ting2 Hu2] - one of three famous pagodas in China along with Yellow Crane Tower 黃鶴樓\|黄鹤楼[Huang2 he4 Lou2] in Wuhan, Hubei and Tengwang Tower 滕王閣\|滕王阁[Teng2 wang2 Ge2] in Nanchang, Jiangxi
懂门儿	懂門兒	dǒngménr	- one who knows his business - professional - expert - au fait
数不多	數不多	shùbùduō	- a small number - one of a very few
没办法	沒辦法	méibànfǎ	- there is nothing to be done - one can't do anything about it
海贼王	海賊王	Hǎizéiwáng	- One Piece (manga and anime)
滕王阁	滕王閣	TéngwángGé	- Tengwang Tower in Nanchang, Jiangxi - one of three famous pagodas in China along with Yueyang Tower 岳陽樓\|岳阳楼[Yue4 yang2 Lou2] in Yueyang, north Hunan, and Yellow Crane Tower 黃鶴樓\|黄鹤楼[Huang2 he4 Lou2] in Wuhan, Hubei
百分百	百分百	bǎifēnbǎi	- one hundred percent - totally (effective)
第一次	第一次	dìyīcì	- the first time - first - number one
第一步	第一步	dìyībù	- step one - first step
老好人	老好人	lǎohǎorén	- one who tries never to offend anybody
脚跟脚	腳跟腳	jiǎogēnjiǎo	- one closely following the other
自己人	自己人	zìjǐrén	- those on our side - ourselves - one's own people - one of us
西游补	西遊補	Xīyóubǔ	- one of three Ming dynasty sequels to Journey to the West 西遊記\|西游记
诡辩家	詭辯家	guǐbiànjiā	- sophist - one who relies on specious arguments
赶明儿	趕明兒	gǎnmíngr	- (coll.) some day - one of these days
进一步	進一步	jìnyībù	- one step further - to move forward a step - further onwards
零点五	零點五	língdiǎnwǔ	- zero point five, 0.5 - one half
高辛氏	高辛氏	Gāoxīnshì	- one of the five legendary emperors, also called 嚳\|喾
黄鹤楼	黃鶴樓	HuánghèLóu	- Yellow Crane Tower in Wuhan City, built in 223, burnt down in 1884, rebuilt in 1985 - favored place of poet sages, who in legend arrived riding golden cranes - Tang poem by Cui Hao 崔顥\|崔颢[Cui1 Hao4], with theme 'the past will never return' - one of three famous pagodas in China along with Yueyang Tower 岳陽樓\|岳阳楼[Yue4 yang2 Lou2] in Yueyang, north Hunan, and Tengwang Tower 滕王閣\|滕王阁[Teng2 wang2 Ge2] in Nanchang, Jiangxi
一中一台	一中一台	yīZhōngyīTái	- one China and one Taiwan (policy)
一干二净	一乾二淨	yīgānèrjìng	- thoroughly (idiom) - completely - one and all - very clean
一分为二	一分為二	yīfēnwéièr	- one divides into two - to be two-sided - there are two sides to everything - to see both sb's good points and shortcomings (idiom)
一呼百诺	一呼百諾	yīhūbǎinuò	- one command brings a hundred responses (idiom); having hundreds of attendants at one's beck and call
一国两制	一國兩制	yīguóliǎngzhì	- one country, two systems (PRC proposal regarding Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan)
一夔已足	一夔已足	yīkuíyǐzú	- one talented person is enough for the job (idiom)
一夕数惊	一夕數驚	yīxīshùjīng	- one scare after another (idiom) - in a constant state of tension
一字之师	一字之師	yīzìzhīshī	- one who can correct a misread or misspelt character and thus be your master
一字千金	一字千金	yīzìqiānjīn	- one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom); valuable advice - words of enormous weight
一房一厅	一房一廳	yīfángyītīng	- one bedroom and one living room
一暴十寒	一暴十寒	yīpùshíhán	- one day's sun, ten days' frost (idiom, from Mencius); fig. to work for a bit then skimp - sporadic effort - short attention span
一曝十寒	一曝十寒	yīpùshíhán	- one day's sun, ten days' frost (idiom, from Mencius); fig. to work for a bit then skimp - sporadic effort - lack of sticking power - short attention span
一杆进洞	一桿進洞	yīgānjìndòng	- (golf) hole in one
一丝一毫	一絲一毫	yīsīyīháo	- one thread, one hair (idiom); a tiny bit - an iota
一举两得	一舉兩得	yījǔliǎngdé	- one move, two gains (idiom); two birds with one stone
一言九鼎	一言九鼎	yīyánjiǔdǐng	- one word worth nine sacred tripods (idiom); words of enormous weight
一言千金	一言千金	yīyánqiānjīn	- one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom); valuable advice - words of enormous weight
一言为定	一言為定	yīyánwéidìng	- one word and it's settled (idiom); It's a deal! - That's settled then.
一语道破	一語道破	yīyǔdàopò	- one word says it all (idiom) - to hit the nail on the head - to be pithy and correct
一蹴可几	一蹴可幾	yīcùkějǐ	- to succeed at the first try (idiom) - easy as pie - one can do it at once
一蹶不振	一蹶不振	yījuébùzhèn	- one stumble, unable to rise (idiom); a setback leading to total collapse - ruined at a stroke - unable to recover after a minor hitch
一身两役	一身兩役	yīshēnliǎngyì	- one person taking on two tasks simultaneously
一递一个	一遞一個	yīdìyīgè	- one after another
一面之词	一面之詞	yīmiànzhīcí	- one side of the story - one-sided statement
一党专制	一黨專制	yīdǎngzhuānzhì	- one party dictatorship
七分之一	七分之一	qīfēnzhīyī	- one seventh
三分之一	三分之一	sānfēnzhīyī	- one third
不胜枚举	不勝枚舉	bùshèngméijǔ	- too numerous to mention individually or one by one
不知凡几	不知凡幾	bùzhīfánjǐ	- one can't tell how many - numerous similar cases
不知好歹	不知好歹	bùzhīhǎodǎi	- unable to differentiate good from bad (idiom) - not to know what's good for one - unable to recognize others' good intentions
九分之一	九分之一	jiǔfēnzhīyī	- one ninth
二分之一	二分之一	èrfēnzhīyī	- one half
五分之一	五分之一	wǔfēnzhīyī	- one fifth
八分之一	八分之一	bāfēnzhīyī	- one eighth
六分之一	六分之一	liùfēnzhīyī	- one sixth
前仆后继	前仆後繼	qiánpūhòujì	- one falls, the next follows (idiom); stepping into the breach to replace fallen comrades - advancing wave upon wave
化整为零	化整為零	huàzhěngwéilíng	- to break up the whole into pieces (idiom); dealing with things one by one - divide and conquer
十分之一	十分之一	shífēnzhīyī	- one tenth
半劳动力	半勞動力	bànláodònglì	- one able to do light manual labor only - semi-able-bodied or part time (farm) worker
另起炉灶	另起爐灶	lìngqǐlúzào	- lit. to set up a separate kitchen (idiom); to start from scratch - back to square one - to start of on a new path
合众为一	合眾為一	hézhòngwéiyī	- united as one - e pluribus unum
同心协力	同心協力	tóngxīnxiélì	- to work with a common purpose (idiom); to make concerted efforts - to pull together - to work as one
吴头楚尾	吳頭楚尾	WútóuChǔwěi	- lit. head in Wu and tail in Chu (idiom); fig. close together - head-to-tail - one thing starts where the other leaves off
块儿八毛	塊兒八毛	kuàirbāmáo	- one yuan or less - around 80 cents or one dollar
孤家寡人	孤家寡人	gūjiāguǎrén	- one who is cut off from others (idiom) - one who has chosen to follow a solitary path - (can also be an indirect way of referring to an unmarried person)
后西游记	後西遊記	HòuXīyóuJì	- one of three Ming dynasty sequels to Journey to the West 西遊記\|西游记
心无二用	心無二用	xīnwúèryòng	- one cannot concentrate on two things at the same time
戴盆望天	戴盆望天	dàipénwàngtiān	- lit. viewing the sky with a basin on one's head; it is hard to get a clear view of the sky while carrying a platter on one's head - fig. it is hard to get on in one's career while encumbered by family obligations - one can't perform a major task while bothered by other duties
所向披靡	所向披靡	suǒxiàngpīmǐ	- to sweep everything before one - to be invincible (idiom)
打成一片	打成一片	dǎchéngyīpiàn	- to merge - to integrate - to become as one - to unify together
接二连三	接二連三	jiēèrliánsān	- one after another (idiom) - in quick succession
新罗王朝	新羅王朝	XīnluóWángcháo	- Silla, Korean kingdom 57 BC-935 AD - one of the Korean Three Kingdoms from 1st century AD, defeating its rivals Paikche 百濟\|百济[Bai3 ji4] and Koguryo 高句麗\|高句丽[Gao1 gou1 li2] around 660 in alliance with Tang China - unified Silla 658-935
时有所闻	時有所聞	shíyǒusuǒwén	- heard from time to time - one keeps hearing that...
有朝一日	有朝一日	yǒuzhāoyīrì	- one day - sometime in the future
弃暗投明	棄暗投明	qìàntóumíng	- to renounce the dark and seek the light - to give up one's wrong way of life and turn to a better one
死灰复燃	死灰復燃	sǐhuīfùrán	- lit. ashes burn once more (idiom); fig. sb lost returns to have influence - sth malevolent returns to haunt one
比翼双飞	比翼雙飛	bǐyìshuāngfēi	- lit. a pair of birds flying close together (idiom) - fig. two hearts beating as one - name of a sweet and sour chicken wing dish
比翼齐飞	比翼齊飛	bǐyìqífēi	- to fly wing to wing (idiom) - two hearts beating as one - (of a couple) inseparable
波澜起伏	波瀾起伏	bōlánqǐfú	- one climax follows another (of thrilling story)
无坚不摧	無堅不摧	wújiānbùcuī	- no stronghold one cannot overcome (idiom); to conquer every obstacle - nothing one can't do - to carry everything before one
狗头军师	狗頭軍師	gǒutóujūnshī	- (derog.) inept advisor - a good-for-nothing adviser - one who offers bad advice
百里挑一	百裡挑一	bǎilǐtiāoyī	- one in a hundred - cream of the crop
绝无仅有	絕無僅有	juéwújǐnyǒu	- one and only (idiom); rarely seen - unique of its kind
续西游记	續西遊記	XùXīyóuJì	- one of three Ming dynasty sequels to Journey to the West 西遊記\|西游记
臣一主二	臣一主二	chényīzhǔèr	- One has the right to choose the ruler one serves. (ancient proverb)
举世无双	舉世無雙	jǔshìwúshuāng	- unrivaled (idiom); world number one - unique - unequaled
表里如一	表裡如一	biǎolǐrúyī	- external appearance and inner thoughts coincide (idiom); to say what one means - to think and act as one
见微知著	見微知著	jiànwēizhīzhù	- one tiny clue reveals the general trend (idiom); small beginnings show how things will develop
视微知着	視微知著	shìwēizhīzhuó	- one tiny clue reveals the general trend (idiom); small beginnings show how things will develop
近朱近墨	近朱近墨	jìnzhūjìnmò	- one is judged by the company one keeps (idiom)
连三并四	連三併四	liánsānbìngsì	- one after the other - in succession (idiom)
量力而行	量力而行	liànglìérxíng	- to assess one's capabilities and act accordingly (idiom); to act within one's competence - One does what one can.
长点心眼	長點心眼	zhǎngdiǎnxīnyǎn	- to watch out - to keep one's wits about one
陆陆续续	陸陸續續	lùlùxùxù	- in succession - one after another - continuously
随风倒柳	隨風倒柳	suífēngdǎoliǔ	- lit. a willow that bends with the wind - one with no fixed principles (idiom)
非你莫属	非你莫屬	fēinǐmòshǔ	- it's yours exclusively (idiom) - you are the one - only you deserve it - only you can do it
非此即彼	非此即彼	fēicǐjíbǐ	- either this or that - one or the other
高低不就	高低不就	gāodībùjiù	- can't reach the high or accept the low (idiom); not good enough for a high post, but too proud to take a low one
黄帝宅经	黃帝宅經	huángdìzháijīng	- one of the earliest classics about Fengshui
齐心协力	齊心協力	qíxīnxiélì	- to work with a common purpose (idiom); to make concerted efforts - to pull together - to work as one
一个接一个	一個接一個	yīgejiēyīge	- one by one - one after another
一级方程式	一級方程式	YījíFāngchéngshì	- Formula One
一言以蔽之	一言以蔽之	yīyányǐbìzhī	- one word says it all (idiom, from Analects); to cut a long story short - in a nutshell
一项一项地	一項一項地	yīxiàngyīxiàngde	- one by one
不知者不罪	不知者不罪	bùzhīzhěbùzuì	- One who does not know is not guilty - If one does not know any better, one cannot be held responsible
可遇不可求	可遇不可求	kěyùbùkěqiú	- can be discovered but not sought (idiom) - one can only come across such things serendipitously
独木不成林	獨木不成林	dúmùbùchénglín	- a lone tree does not make a forest (idiom) - one cannot accomplish much on one's own
百分之一百	百分之一百	bǎifēnzhīyībǎi	- one hundred percent - totally (effective)
一个中国政策	一個中國政策	yīgèZhōngguózhèngcè	- one China policy
一步一个脚印	一步一個腳印	yībùyīgèjiǎoyìn	- one step, one footprint (idiom); steady progress - reliable
人是铁饭是钢	人是鐵飯是鋼	rénshìtiěfànshìgāng	- one can't function properly on an empty stomach (idiom) - an empty sack cannot stand upright
半瓶水响叮当	半瓶水響叮噹	bànpíngshuǐxiǎngdīngdāng	- lit. if you tap a half-empty bottle it makes a sound (idiom) - fig. empty vessels make the most noise - one who has a little knowledge likes to show off, but one who is truly knowledgeable is modest
高不成低不就	高不成低不就	gāobùchéngdībùjiù	- can't reach the high or accept the low (idiom); not good enough for a high post, but too proud to take a low one
高不凑低不就	高不湊低不就	gāobùcòudībùjiù	- can't reach the high or accept the low (idiom); not good enough for a high post, but too proud to take a low one
不见兔子不撒鹰	不見兔子不撒鷹	bùjiàntùzibùsāyīng	- you don't release the hawk until you've seen the hare (idiom) - one doesn't act without some incentive
好故事百听不厌	好故事百聽不厭	hǎogùshibǎitīngbùyàn	- The story is so good it's worth hearing a hundred times. - One never tires of hearing good new.
心有灵犀一点通	心有靈犀一點通	xīnyǒulíngxīyīdiǎntōng	- hearts linked as one, just as the proverbial rhinoceros communicates emotion telepathically through his single horn (idiom); fig. two hearts beat as one
活到老，学到老	活到老，學到老	huódàolǎo,xuédàolǎo	- One is never too old to learn. (idiom)
知人知面不知心	知人知面不知心	zhīrénzhīmiànbùzhīxīn	- one may know a person for a long time without understanding his true nature (idiom)
第一次世界大战	第一次世界大戰	DìyīcìShìjièDàzhàn	- World War One
言必信，行必果	言必信，行必果	yánbìxìn,xíngbìguǒ	- one must be a man of his word and resolute in his work (proverb)
头发胡子一把抓	頭髮鬍子一把抓	tóufahúziyībǎzhuā	- lit. hair and beard all in one stroke - fig. to handle different things by the same method - one method to solve all problems - one size fits all
一把钥匙开一把锁	一把鑰匙開一把鎖	yībǎyàoshikāiyībǎsuǒ	- One key opens one lock. - There is a different solution for each problem. (idiom)
心急吃不了热豆腐	心急吃不了熱豆腐	xīnjíchībuliǎorèdòufu	- hasty men don't get to eat hot tofu (idiom) - one just has to be patient - haste will ruin everything
一夫当关，万夫莫开	一夫當關，萬夫莫開	yīfūdāngguān,wànfūmòkāi	- one man can hold the pass against ten thousand enemies (idiom)
一日不见，如隔三秋	一日不見，如隔三秋	yīrìbùjiàn,rúgésānqiū	- one day apart seems like three years (idiom)
一波未平，一波又起	一波未平，一波又起	yībōwèipíng,yībōyòuqǐ	- before the first wave subsides, a new wave rises (idiom); a new problem arises before the old is solved - many twists and turns to a story - one thing after another
一着不慎，满盘皆输	一著不慎，滿盤皆輸	yīzhāobùshèn,mǎnpánjiēshū	- One careless move and the whole game is lost. (idiom)
人在江湖，身不由己	人在江湖，身不由己	rénzàijiānghú,shēnbùyóujǐ	- you can't always do as you like - one has to compromise in this world (idiom)
千里之行，始于足下	千里之行，始於足下	qiānlǐzhīxíng,shǐyúzúxià	- lit. a thousand mile journey begins with the first step - fig. big accomplishments come from an accumulation of little achievements made one by one
大难不死，必有后福	大難不死，必有後福	dànànbùsǐ,bìyǒuhòufú	- one is bound for good fortune after surviving a great disaster (proverb)
种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆	種瓜得瓜，種豆得豆	zhòngguādéguā,zhòngdòudédòu	- lit. Sow melon and you get melon, sow beans and you get beans (idiom); fig. As you sow, so shall you reap. - One must live with the consequences of one's actions. - You've made your bed, now must lie on it.
萝卜白菜，各有所爱	蘿蔔白菜，各有所愛	luóbobáicài,gèyǒusuǒài	- one man's meat is another man's poison (idiom) - to each his own
无事献殷勤，非奸即盗	無事獻殷勤，非姦即盜	wúshìxiànyīnqín,fēijiānjídào	- one who is unaccountably solicitous is hiding evil intentions (idiom)
人往高处走，水往低处流	人往高處走，水往低處流	rénwǎnggāochùzǒu,shuǐwǎngdīchùliú	- man seeks his way up just as water seeks its way down (idiom) - one should constantly strive to make progress
吃得苦中苦，方为人上人	吃得苦中苦，方為人上人	chīdékǔzhōngkǔ,fāngwéirénshàngrén	- one cannot achieve glory and wealth without having been through trials and tribulations (proverb) - no pain, no gain
同一个世界，同一个梦想	同一個世界，同一個夢想	tóngyīgèshìjiè,tóngyīgèmèngxiǎng	- One world - one dream, motto of 2008 Beijing Olympic games
在家靠父母，出外靠朋友	在家靠父母，出外靠朋友	zàijiākàofùmǔ,chūwàikàopéngyou	- one depends on one's parents when at home, and on one's friends when away from home (idiom)
在家靠父母，出门靠朋友	在家靠父母，出門靠朋友	zàijiākàofùmǔ,chūménkàopéngyou	- one depends on one's parents when at home, and on one's friends when away from home (idiom)
临渊羡鱼，不如退而结网	臨淵羨魚，不如退而結網	línyuānxiànyú,bùrútuìérjiéwǎng	- better to go home and weave a net than to stand by the pond longing for fish (idiom) - one should take practical steps to achieve one's aim
舍得一身剐，敢把皇帝拉下马	捨得一身剮，敢把皇帝拉下馬	shědeyīshēnguǎ,gǎnbǎhuángdìlāxiàmǎ	- one who does not fear the death of thousand cuts will dare to unhorse the emperor (proverb) - to a fearless person, no fence is high enough
曾经沧海难为水，除却巫山不是云	曾經滄海難為水，除卻巫山不是雲	céngjīngcānghǎinánwéishuǐ,chúquèWūShānbùshìyún	- there are no rivers to one who has crossed the ocean, and no clouds to one who has passed Mount Wu (idiom) - one who has seen the world doesn't stop at small things