| 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 |
| 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 |
| 一世 | 一世 | yīshì | - generation - period of 30 years - one's whole lifetime - lifelong - age - era - times - the whole world - the First (of numbered European kings) |
| 一并 | 一並 | yībìng | - variant of 一併|一并, to lump together - to treat along with all the others |
| 一些 | 一些 | yīxiē | - some - a few - a little |
| 一代 | 一代 | yīdài | - generation |
| 一并 | 一併 | yībìng | - to lump together - to treat along with all the others |
| 一来 | 一來 | yīlái | - on one hand,... |
| 一价 | 一價 | yījià | - monovalent (chemistry) |
| 一元 | 一元 | yīyuán | - single variable (math.) - univariate |
| 一共 | 一共 | yīgòng | - altogether |
| 一再 | 一再 | yīzài | - repeatedly |
| 一准 | 一准 | yīzhǔn | - certainly - also written 一準|一准[yi1 zhun3] |
| 一切 | 一切 | yīqiè | - everything - every - all |
| 一则 | 一則 | yīzé | - on the one hand |
| 一匙 | 一匙 | yīchí | - spoonful |
| 一半 | 一半 | yībàn | - half |
| 一口 | 一口 | yīkǒu | - readily - flatly (deny, admit and so on) - a mouthful - a bite |
| 一句 | 一句 | yījù | - a line of verse - a sentence |
| 一同 | 一同 | yītóng | - along - together |
| 一向 | 一向 | yīxiàng | - always (previously) - a period of time in the recent past |
| 一周 | 一周 | yīzhōu | - one week - all the way around - a whole cycle |
| 一味 | 一味 | yīwèi | - blindly - invariably |
| 一品 | 一品 | yīpǐn | - superb - first-rate - (of officials in imperial times) the highest rank |
| 一堆 | 一堆 | yīduī | - pile |
| 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 |
| 一套 | 一套 | yītào | - suit - a set - a collection - of the same kind - the same old stuff - set pattern of behavior |
| 一如 | 一如 | yīrú | - to be just like |
| 一字 | 一字 | yīzì | - in a row - in a line |
| 一定 | 一定 | yīdìng | - surely - certainly - necessarily - fixed - a certain (extent etc) - given - particular - must |
| 一家 | 一家 | yījiā | - the whole family - the same family - the family ... (when preceded by a family name) - group |
| 一审 | 一審 | yīshěn | - first instance (law) |
| 一对 | 一對 | yīduì | - couple - pair |
| 一层 | 一層 | yīcéng | - layer |
| 一带 | 一帶 | yīdài | - region - district |
| 一度 | 一度 | yīdù | - for a time - at one time - one time - once |
| 一律 | 一律 | yīlǜ | - same - uniformly - all - without exception |
| 一径 | 一徑 | yījìng | - directly - straightaway - straight |
| 一心 | 一心 | yīxīn | - wholeheartedly - heart and soul |
| 一意 | 一意 | yīyì | - focus - with complete devotion - stubbornly |
| 一应 | 一應 | yīyīng | - all - every |
| 一手 | 一手 | yīshǒu | - a skill - mastery of a trade - by oneself - without outside help |
| 一打 | 一打 | yīdá | - dozen |
| 一排 | 一排 | yīpái | - row |
| 一斑 | 一斑 | yībān | - lit. one spot (on the leopard) - fig. one small item in a big scheme |
| 一方 | 一方 | yīfāng | - a party (in a contract or legal case) - one side - area - region |
| 一旁 | 一旁 | yīpáng | - aside - to the side of |
| 一族 | 一族 | yīzú | - social group - subculture - family - clan - see also 族[zu2] |
| 一旦 | 一旦 | yīdàn | - in case (sth happens) - if - once (sth happens, then...) - when - in a short time - in one day |
| 一早 | 一早 | yīzǎo | - early in the morning - at dawn |
| 一时 | 一時 | yīshí | - a period of time - a while - for a short while - temporary - momentary - at the same time |
| 一晃 | 一晃 | yīhuǎng | - (of passing time) in an instant - (of a sight) in a flash |
| 一更 | 一更 | yīgēng | - first of the five night watch periods 19:00-21:00 (old) |
| 一会 | 一會 | yīhuì | - a moment - a while - in a moment - also pr. [yi1 hui3] |
| 一月 | 一月 | Yīyuè | - January - first month (of the lunar year) |
| 一概 | 一概 | yīgài | - all - without any exceptions - categorically |
| 一样 | 一樣 | yīyàng | - same - like - equal to - the same as - just like |
| 一次 | 一次 | yīcì | - first - first time - once - (math.) linear (of degree one) |
| 一气 | 一氣 | yīqì | - at one go - at a stretch - for a period of time - forming a gang |
| 一流 | 一流 | yīliú | - top quality - front ranking |
| 一准 | 一準 | yīzhǔn | - certainly |
| 一片 | 一片 | yīpiàn | - piece - slice |
| 一生 | 一生 | yīshēng | - all one's life - throughout one's life |
| 一甲 | 一甲 | yījiǎ | - 1st rank or top three candidates who passed the imperial examination (i.e. 狀元|状元[zhuang4 yuan2], 榜眼[bang3 yan3], and 探花[tan4 hua1], respectively) |
| 一直 | 一直 | yīzhí | - straight (in a straight line) - continuously - always - from the beginning of ... up to ... - all along |
| 一眼 | 一眼 | yīyǎn | - a glance - a quick look - a glimpse |
| 一睹 | 一睹 | yīdǔ | - to look - to have a glimpse at - to observe (sth's splendor) |
| 一瞥 | 一瞥 | yīpiē | - glance - glimpse |
| 一瞬 | 一瞬 | yīshùn | - one instant - very short time - the twinkle of an eye |
| 一秘 | 一秘 | yīmì | - first secretary |
| 一种 | 一種 | yīzhǒng | - one kind of - one type of |
| 一空 | 一空 | yīkōng | - (sold etc) out |
| 一等 | 一等 | yīděng | - first class - grade A |
| 一级 | 一級 | yījí | - first class - category A |
| 一统 | 一統 | yītǒng | - to unify - unified |
| 一维 | 一維 | yīwéi | - one-dimensional (math.) |
| 一线 | 一線 | yīxiàn | - front line |
| 一总 | 一總 | yīzǒng | - altogether - in all |
| 一声 | 一聲 | yīshēng | - first tone in Mandarin (high level tone) |
| 一腔 | 一腔 | yīqiāng | - full of (zeal, anger etc) |
| 一致 | 一致 | yīzhì | - unanimous - identical (views or opinions) |
| 一举 | 一舉 | yījǔ | - a move - an action - in one move - at a stroke - in one go |
| 一般 | 一般 | yībān | - same - ordinary - so-so - common - general - generally - in general |
| 一号 | 一號 | yīhào | - first day of the month - toilet - (slang) giver (in a homosexual relationship) |
| 一行 | 一行 | yīxíng | - party - delegation |
| 一览 | 一覽 | yīlǎn | - an overview - at a glance |
| 一言 | 一言 | yīyán | - one sentence - brief remark |
| 一说 | 一說 | yīshuō | - (way of) saying (sth) - statement - argument - theory |
| 一贯 | 一貫 | yīguàn | - consistent - constant - from start to finish - all along - persistent |
| 一起 | 一起 | yīqǐ | - in the same place - together - with - altogether (in total) |
| 一路 | 一路 | yīlù | - the whole journey - all the way - going the same way - going in the same direction - of the same kind |
| 一身 | 一身 | yīshēn | - whole body - from head to toe - single person - a suit of clothes |
| 一轮 | 一輪 | yīlún | - first round or stage (of a match, election, talks, planned policy etc) |
| 一连 | 一連 | yīlián | - in a row - in succession - running |
| 一遍 | 一遍 | yībiàn | - one time (all the way through) - once through |
| 一道 | 一道 | yīdào | - together |
| 一边 | 一邊 | yībiān | - one side - either side - on the one hand - on the other hand - doing while |
| 一阵 | 一陣 | yīzhèn | - a burst - a fit - a peal - a spell (period of time) |
| 一霎 | 一霎 | yīshà | - in a flash |
| 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 |
| 一类 | 一類 | yīlèi | - same type - category 1 (i.e. class A) |
| 一体 | 一體 | yītǐ | - an integral whole - all concerned - everybody |
| 一点 | 一點 | yīdiǎn | - a bit - a little - one dot - one point |
| 一党 | 一黨 | yīdǎng | - one party (state) |
| 一齐 | 一齊 | yīqí | - at the same time - simultaneously |
| 不一 | 不一 | bùyī | - to vary - to differ |
| 之一 | 之一 | zhīyī | - one of (sth) - one out of a multitude - one (third, quarter, percent etc) |
| 五一 | 五一 | wǔyī | - 5-1 (May 1st) |
| 偶一 | 偶一 | ǒuyī | - accidentally - once in a while - very occasionally |
| 其一 | 其一 | qíyī | - one of the given (options etc) - the first - firstly |
| 初一 | 初一 | chūyī | - first day of lunar month - New Year's Day - first year in junior middle school |
| 刚一 | 剛一 | gāngyī | - to be just about to - to have just started to |
| 划一 | 劃一 | huàyī | - uniform - to standardize |
| 十一 | 十一 | shíyī | - eleven - 11 |
| 另一 | 另一 | lìngyī | - another - the other |
| 合一 | 合一 | héyī | - to unite |
| 同一 | 同一 | tóngyī | - identical - the same |
| 唯一 | 唯一 | wéiyī | - only - sole |
| 单一 | 單一 | dānyī | - single - only - sole |
| 均一 | 均一 | jūnyī | - even - uniform - homogeneous |
| 大一 | 大一 | dàyī | - first-year university student |
| 专一 | 專一 | zhuānyī | - single-minded - concentrated |
| 惟一 | 惟一 | wéiyī | - only - sole - variant of 唯一[wei2 yi1] |
| 每一 | 每一 | měiyī | - every |
| 混一 | 混一 | hùnyī | - to amalgamate - to mix together as one |
| 独一 | 獨一 | dúyī | - only - unique |
| 第一 | 第一 | dìyī | - first - number one |
| 统一 | 統一 | tǒngyī | - to unify - to unite - to integrate |
| 万一 | 萬一 | wànyī | - just in case - if by any chance - contingency |
| 逐一 | 逐一 | zhúyī | - one by one |
| 周一 | 週一 | Zhōuyī | - Monday |
| 头一 | 頭一 | tóuyī | - the first |
| 齐一 | 齊一 | qíyī | - uniform |
| 一丁点 | 一丁點 | yīdīngdiǎn | - a tiny bit - a wee bit |
| 一下儿 | 一下兒 | yīxiàr | - erhua variant of 一下[yi1 xia4] |
| 一下子 | 一下子 | yīxiàzi | - in a short while - all at once - all of a sudden |
| 一个人 | 一個人 | yīgèrén | - by oneself (without assistance) - alone (without company) |
| 一个个 | 一個個 | yīgègè | - each and every one |
| 一个劲 | 一個勁 | yīgèjìn | - continuously - persistently - incessantly |
| 一个样 | 一個樣 | yīgeyàng | - same as 一樣|一样[yi1 yang4] - the same |
| 一侧化 | 一側化 | yīcèhuà | - lateralization |
| 一元论 | 一元論 | yīyuánlùn | - monism, belief that the universe is made of a single substance |
| 一元醇 | 一元醇 | yīyuánchún | - methyl alcohol CH3OH |
| 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 |
| 一切险 | 一切險 | yīqièxiǎn | - all risks (insurance) |
| 一半天 | 一半天 | yībàntiān | - in a day or two - soon |
| 一卡通 | 一卡通 | Yīkǎtōng | - Yikatong (Beijing public transport smart card) |
| 一口气 | 一口氣 | yīkǒuqì | - one breath - in one breath - at a stretch |
| 一句话 | 一句話 | yījùhuà | - in a word - in short |
| 一品红 | 一品紅 | yīpǐnhóng | - poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima) |
| 一品锅 | 一品鍋 | yīpǐnguō | - chafing dish |
| 一回事 | 一回事 | yīhuíshì | - one thing - the same as |
| 一团火 | 一團火 | yītuánhuǒ | - fireball - ball of fire |
| 一团糟 | 一團糟 | yītuánzāo | - chaos - bungle - complete mess - shambles |
| 一场空 | 一場空 | yīchángkōng | - all one's hopes and efforts come to nothing - futile |
| 一块儿 | 一塊兒 | yīkuàir | - erhua variant of 一塊|一块[yi1 kuai4] |
| 一壁厢 | 一壁廂 | yībìxiāng | - see 一壁[yi1 bi4] |
| 一夜情 | 一夜情 | yīyèqíng | - one night stand |
| 一大早 | 一大早 | yīdàzǎo | - at dawn - at first light - first thing in the morning |
| 一妻制 | 一妻制 | yīqīzhì | - monogamy |
| 一字巾 | 一字巾 | yīzìjīn | - headband - strip of cloth worn around the head |
| 一定要 | 一定要 | yīdìngyào | - must |
| 一家人 | 一家人 | yījiārén | - household - the whole family |
| 一家子 | 一家子 | yījiāzi | - the whole family |
| 一对儿 | 一對兒 | yīduìr | - a pair - a couple |
| 一小撮 | 一小撮 | yīxiǎocuō | - handful (of) |
| 一巴掌 | 一巴掌 | yībāzhǎng | - a slap - a spank |
| 一席话 | 一席話 | yīxíhuà | - the content of a conversation - words - remarks |
| 一年半 | 一年半 | yīniánbàn | - a year and a half |
| 一年多 | 一年多 | yīniánduō | - more than a year |
| 一年期 | 一年期 | yīniánqī | - one year period (in a contract or budget) |
| 一年生 | 一年生 | yīniánshēng | - annual (botany) |
| 一把手 | 一把手 | yībǎshǒu | - working hand - member of a work team - participant |
| 一把抓 | 一把抓 | yībǎzhuā | - to attempt all tasks at once - to manage every detail regardless of its importance |
| 一抿子 | 一抿子 | yīmǐnzi | - a little bit |
| 一拨儿 | 一撥兒 | yībōr | - group of people |
| 一揽子 | 一攬子 | yīlǎnzi | - all-inclusive - undiscriminating |
| 一方面 | 一方面 | yīfāngmiàn | - one aspect is |
| 一时间 | 一時間 | yīshíjiān | - for a moment - momentarily |
| 一会儿 | 一會兒 | yīhuìr | - a moment - a while - in a moment - now...now... - also pr. [yi1 hui3 r5] |
| 一月份 | 一月份 | yīyuèfèn | - January |
| 一杯羹 | 一杯羹 | yībēigēng | - lit. a cup of soup - fig. to get part of the profits - one's share of the action |
| 一根筋 | 一根筋 | yīgēnjīn | - stubborn - inflexible - one-track minded |
| 一条心 | 一條心 | yītiáoxīn | - to be of one mind - to think or act alike |
| 一条龙 | 一條龍 | yītiáolóng | - lit. one dragon - integrated chain - coordinated process |
| 一次性 | 一次性 | yīcìxìng | - one-off (offer) - one-time - single-use - disposable (goods) |
| 一水儿 | 一水兒 | yīshuǐr | - (coll.) of the same type - identical |
| 一清早 | 一清早 | yīqīngzǎo | - early in the morning |
| 一溜烟 | 一溜煙 | yīliùyān | - like a wisp of smoke - (to disappear etc) in an instant |
| 一甲子 | 一甲子 | yījiǎzǐ | - sixty years |
| 一百一 | 一百一 | yībǎiyī | - faultless - impeccable |
| 一眨眼 | 一眨眼 | yīzhǎyǎn | - in a wink |
| 一瞬间 | 一瞬間 | yīshùnjiān | - split second |
| 一神教 | 一神教 | yīshénjiào | - monotheism (belief in a single God) |
| 一神论 | 一神論 | yīshénlùn | - monotheism - unitarianism (denying the Trinity) |
| 一窝蜂 | 一窩蜂 | yīwōfēng | - like a swarm of bees - everyone swarms around pushing and shouting - a hornet's nest |
| 一等奖 | 一等獎 | yīděngjiǎng | - first prize |
| 一节诗 | 一節詩 | yījiéshī | - stanza |
| 一箩筐 | 一籮筐 | yīluókuāng | - bucketloads of - in large quantities - extremely |
| 一系列 | 一系列 | yīxìliè | - a series of - a string of |
| 一级棒 | 一級棒 | yījíbàng | - first-rate - excellent (loanword from Japanese 一番, ichiban) |
| 一级头 | 一級頭 | yījítóu | - first stage (diving) |
| 一肚子 | 一肚子 | yīdùzi | - bellyful (of sth) - full of (sth) |
| 一肚皮 | 一肚皮 | yīdùpí | - bellyful (of sth) - full of (sth) |
| 一股子 | 一股子 | yīgǔzi | - a whiff of - a taint of - a thread of |
| 一股脑 | 一股腦 | yīgǔnǎo | - all of it - lock, stock and barrel |
| 一胎制 | 一胎制 | yītāizhì | - the one-child policy |
| 一胎化 | 一胎化 | yītāihuà | - practice of allowing only one child per family |
| 一致字 | 一致字 | yīzhìzì | - consistent phonogram(s) |
| 一致性 | 一致性 | yīzhìxìng | - consistency |
| 一般人 | 一般人 | yībānrén | - average person |
| 一般性 | 一般性 | yībānxìng | - general - in general terms - generalized |
| 一路来 | 一路來 | yīlùlái | - all the way - all along - since the start |
| 一路发 | 一路發 | yīlùfā | - fortune street (idiom) |
| 一身汗 | 一身汗 | yīshēnhàn | - sweating all over |
| 一辈子 | 一輩子 | yībèizi | - (for) a lifetime |
| 一转眼 | 一轉眼 | yīzhuǎnyǎn | - in a wink |
| 一连串 | 一連串 | yīliánchuàn | - a chain of (events, errors, jobs, problems, successes etc) - a succession of (disasters) - a series - a row (of stores) |
| 一过性 | 一過性 | yīguòxìng | - transient |
| 一部分 | 一部分 | yībùfèn | - portion - part of - subset |
| 一锅粥 | 一鍋粥 | yīguōzhōu | - (lit.) a pot of porridge - (fig.) a complete mess |
| 一闪念 | 一閃念 | yīshǎnniàn | - sudden idea - flash of insight |
| 一阵子 | 一陣子 | yīzhènzi | - short period of time - while (time) - fit of anger |
| 一霎时 | 一霎時 | yīshàshí | - in an instant |
| 一霎眼 | 一霎眼 | yīshàyǎn | - suddenly - in an instant |
| 一霎间 | 一霎間 | yīshàjiān | - in a flash |
| 一面倒 | 一面倒 | yīmiàndǎo | - one-sided - lopsided - unanimous - overwhelming majority |
| 一体化 | 一體化 | yītǐhuà | - integration - incorporation - unification |
| 一黑早 | 一黑早 | yīhēizǎo | - at dawn - early in the morning |
| 一点不 | 一點不 | yīdiǎnbù | - not at all |
| 一点儿 | 一點兒 | yīdiǎnr | - erhua variant of 一點|一点[yi1 dian3] |
| 一点点 | 一點點 | yīdiǎndiǎn | - a little bit |
| 三合一 | 三合一 | sānhéyī | - three in one - triple |
| 上一个 | 上一個 | shàngyīge | - previous one |
| 上一号 | 上一號 | shàngyīhào | - (coll.) to go pee - to go to the bathroom |
| 上一页 | 上一頁 | shàngyīyè | - preceding page |
| 下一代 | 下一代 | xiàyīdài | - the next generation |
| 下一个 | 下一個 | xiàyīge | - the next one |
| 下一次 | 下一次 | xiàyīcì | - next |
| 下一步 | 下一步 | xiàyībù | - the next step |
| 下一站 | 下一站 | xiàyīzhàn | - the next stop (of a bus etc) |
| 下一页 | 下一頁 | xiàyīyè | - next page |
| 不一定 | 不一定 | bùyīdìng | - not necessarily - maybe |
| 不一会 | 不一會 | bùyīhuì | - soon |
| 不一样 | 不一樣 | bùyīyàng | - different - distinctive - unlike |
| 二合一 | 二合一 | èrhéyī | - 2-in-1 - two-in-one |
| 五打一 | 五打一 | wǔdǎyī | - to masturbate (slang) |
| 任一个 | 任一個 | rènyīge | - any one of (a list of possibilities) |
| 八一五 | 八一五 | bāyīwǔ | - 15th August - refers to Japanese surrender in WWII on 15th August 1945 |
| 再一次 | 再一次 | zàiyīcì | - again |
| 前一向 | 前一向 | qiányīxiàng | - lately - in the recent past |
| 前一天 | 前一天 | qiányītiān | - the day before (an event) |
| 十・一 | 十・一 | shí·yī | - first of October - PRC National Day - same as 國慶|国庆[Guo2 qing4] |
| 十一月 | 十一月 | Shíyīyuè | - November - eleventh month (of the lunar year) |
| 十一路 | 十一路 | shíyīlù | - (coll.) going on foot |
| 又一次 | 又一次 | yòuyīcì | - yet again - once again - once more |
| 另一半 | 另一半 | lìngyībàn | - other half - fig. spouse - one's better half |
| 同一挂 | 同一掛 | tóngyīguà | - (coll.) to have a lot in common (with sb) - to get along well with each other |
| 周一岳 | 周一嶽 | ZhōuYīyuè | - York Chow or Chow Yat-ngok (1947-), Hong Kong doctor and politician, Secretary for Health, Welfare and Food since 2004 |
| 哪一个 | 哪一個 | nǎyīge | - which |
| 唯一性 | 唯一性 | wéiyīxìng | - uniqueness |
| 单一码 | 單一碼 | dānyīmǎ | - Unicode - also written 統一碼|统一码 |
| 吓一跳 | 嚇一跳 | xiàyītiào | - startled - to frighten - scared out of one's skin |
| 四一二 | 四一二 | sìyīèr | - 12th April - refers to Chiang Kai-shek's coup of 12th April 1927 against the communists in Shanghai |
| 在一起 | 在一起 | zàiyīqǐ | - together |
| 大一些 | 大一些 | dàyīxiē | - a bit bigger |
| 大一统 | 大一統 | dàyītǒng | - unification (of the nation) - large scale unification |
| 差一点 | 差一點 | chàyīdiǎn | - see 差點|差点[cha4 dian3] |
| 捞一把 | 撈一把 | lāoyībǎ | - to profiteer - to gain some underhand advantage |
| 放一马 | 放一馬 | fàngyīmǎ | - to let (sb) off - to let (sb) get away with sth |
| 新一代 | 新一代 | xīnyīdài | - new generation |
| 星期一 | 星期一 | Xīngqīyī | - Monday |
| 有一些 | 有一些 | yǒuyīxiē | - somewhat - rather - some |
| 有一套 | 有一套 | yǒuyītào | - to have a skill - to be savvy - to know how to do sth |
| 有一手 | 有一手 | yǒuyīshǒu | - to have a skill - to have a lot on the ball - to have an affair |
| 有一次 | 有一次 | yǒuyīcì | - once - once upon a time |
| 有一腿 | 有一腿 | yǒuyītuǐ | - (coll.) to have an affair |
| 次一个 | 次一個 | cìyīgè | - next one (in order) |
| 比一比 | 比一比 | bǐyibǐ | - to make a comparison - to engage in a contest |
| 清一色 | 清一色 | qīngyīsè | - monotone - only one ingredient - (mahjong) all in the same suit |
| 火卫一 | 火衛一 | huǒwèiyī | - Phobos (first satellite of Mars) |
| 猛一看 | 猛一看 | měngyīkàn | - at first glance - first impression |
| 留一手 | 留一手 | liúyīshǒu | - to hold back a trick - not to divulge all one's trade secrets |
| 看一看 | 看一看 | kànyīkàn | - to have a look |
| 礼拜一 | 禮拜一 | Lǐbàiyī | - Monday |
| 第一例 | 第一例 | dìyīlì | - first case - first instance - first time (sth is done) |
| 第一手 | 第一手 | dìyīshǒu | - first-hand |
| 第一次 | 第一次 | dìyīcì | - the first time - first - number one |
| 第一步 | 第一步 | dìyībù | - step one - first step |
| 第一流 | 第一流 | dìyīliú | - first-class |
| 第一炮 | 第一炮 | dìyīpào | - (fig.) opening shot |
| 第一级 | 第一級 | dìyījí | - first level |
| 第一声 | 第一聲 | dìyīshēng | - first tone in Mandarin - high level tone |
| 第一轮 | 第一輪 | dìyīlún | - first round (of match, or election) |
| 等一下 | 等一下 | děngyīxià | - to wait a moment - later - in awhile |
| 等一会 | 等一會 | děngyīhuì | - Wait a moment! - after a while |
| 等一等 | 等一等 | děngyīděng | - wait a moment |
| 统一性 | 統一性 | tǒngyīxìng | - unity |
| 统一码 | 統一碼 | tǒngyīmǎ | - Unicode |
| 统一体 | 統一體 | tǒngyītǐ | - whole - single entity |
| 绕一圈 | 繞一圈 | ràoyīquān | - to go around one time - to do a circuit |
| 罗一秀 | 羅一秀 | LuóYīxiù | - Luo Yixiu (1889-1910), Mao Zedong's first wife |
| 老一套 | 老一套 | lǎoyītào | - the same old stuff |
| 老一辈 | 老一輩 | lǎoyībèi | - previous generation - older generation |
| 闻一多 | 聞一多 | WénYīduō | - Wen Yiduo (1899-1946), poet and patriotic fighter, executed by Guomindang in Kunming |
| 萧一山 | 蕭一山 | XiāoYīshān | - Xiao Yishan (1902-1978), Modern historian of the Qing dynasty |
| 薄一波 | 薄一波 | BóYībō | - Bo Yibo (1908-2007), ranking PRC politician, served on State Council from 1950s to 1980s as colleague of Deng Xiaoping |
| 试一试 | 試一試 | shìyīshì | - to have a try |
| 转一趟 | 轉一趟 | zhuànyītàng | - to go on a trip |
| 进一步 | 進一步 | jìnyībù | - one step further - to move forward a step - further onwards |
| 露一手 | 露一手 | lòuyīshǒu | - to show off one's abilities - to exhibit one's skills |
| 静一静 | 靜一靜 | jìngyījìng | - to put sth to rest - calm down a bit! |
| 头一回 | 頭一回 | tóuyīhuí | - the first time - for the first time |
| 一一对应 | 一一對應 | yīyīduìyìng | - one-to-one correspondence |
| 一一映射 | 一一映射 | yīyīyìngshè | - bijective map (i.e. map between sets in math. that is one-to-one and onto) - one-to-one correspondence |
| 一丁不识 | 一丁不識 | yīdīngbùshí | - illiterate - ignorant |
| 一丘之貉 | 一丘之貉 | yīqiūzhīhé | - jackals of the same tribe (idiom); fig. They are all just as bad as each other. |
| 一中一台 | 一中一台 | yīZhōngyīTái | - one China and one Taiwan (policy) |
| 一中原则 | 一中原則 | yīzhōngyuánzé | - One-China principle, the official doctrine that Taiwan is a province of China |
| 一之为甚 | 一之為甚 | yīzhīwéishèn | - Once is enough (idiom) |
| 一之谓甚 | 一之謂甚 | yīzhīwèishèn | - see 一之為甚|一之为甚[yi1 zhi1 wei2 shen4] |
| 一干二净 | 一乾二淨 | yīgānèrjìng | - thoroughly (idiom) - completely - one and all - very clean |
| 一了百了 | 一了百了 | yīliǎobǎiliǎo | - once the main problem is solved, all troubles are solved - death ends all one's troubles |
| 一事无成 | 一事無成 | yīshìwúchéng | - to have achieved nothing - to be a total failure - to get nowhere |
| 一五一十 | 一五一十 | yīwǔyīshí | - lit. count by fives and tens (idiom); to narrate systematically and in full detail |
| 一介不取 | 一介不取 | yījièbùqǔ | - to not even take a penny (as a bribe) |
| 一来二去 | 一來二去 | yīláièrqù | - gradually - little by little - in the course of time |
| 一个劲儿 | 一個勁兒 | yīgèjìnr | - erhua variant of 一個勁|一个劲[yi1 ge4 jin4] |
| 一倡三叹 | 一倡三歎 | yīchàngsāntàn | - (of literature, music) deeply moving (idiom) |
| 一刀两断 | 一刀兩斷 | yīdāoliǎngduàn | - lit. one knife to cut two segments (idiom); fig. to make a clean break - firm resolution to break off a relation |
| 一分一毫 | 一分一毫 | yīfēnyīháo | - a tiny bit (idiom) - an iota |
| 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) |
| 一切事物 | 一切事物 | yīqièshìwù | - everything |
| 一切如旧 | 一切如舊 | yīqièrújiù | - everything as before |
| 一切就绪 | 一切就緒 | yīqièjiùxù | - everything in its place and ready (idiom) |
| 一刻千金 | 一刻千金 | yīkèqiānjīn | - time is gold - every minute counts |
| 一动不动 | 一動不動 | yīdòngbùdòng | - motionless |
| 一劳永逸 | 一勞永逸 | yīláoyǒngyì | - to get sth done once and for all |
| 一去不回 | 一去不回 | yīqùbùhuí | - gone forever |
| 一反常态 | 一反常態 | yīfǎnchángtài | - complete change from the normal state (idiom); quite uncharacteristic - entirely outside the norm - out of character |
| 一口咬定 | 一口咬定 | yīkǒuyǎodìng | - to arbitrarily assert - to allege - to stick to one's statement - to cling to one's view |
| 一口气儿 | 一口氣兒 | yīkǒuqìr | - erhua variant of 一口氣|一口气[yi1 kou3 qi4] |
| 一古脑儿 | 一古腦兒 | yīgǔnǎor | - variant of 一股腦兒|一股脑儿[yi1 gu3 nao3 r5] |
| 一吐为快 | 一吐為快 | yītǔwéikuài | - to get sth off one's chest |
| 一呼百应 | 一呼百應 | yīhūbǎiyìng | - a hundred answers to a single call (idiom) - to respond en masse |
| 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 |
| 一命呜呼 | 一命嗚呼 | yīmìngwūhū | - to die (idiom) - to breathe one's last - to give up the ghost |
| 一命归天 | 一命歸天 | yīmìngguītiān | - see 一命嗚呼|一命呜呼[yi1 ming4 wu1 hu1] |
| 一命归西 | 一命歸西 | yīmìngguīxī | - see 一命嗚呼|一命呜呼[yi1 ming4 wu1 hu1] |
| 一命归阴 | 一命歸陰 | yīmìngguīyīn | - see 一命嗚呼|一命呜呼[yi1 ming4 wu1 hu1] |
| 一哄而散 | 一哄而散 | yīhōngérsàn | - to disperse in confusion (idiom) |
| 一哄而起 | 一哄而起 | yīhōngérqǐ | - (of a group of people) to rush into action |
| 一唱一和 | 一唱一和 | yīchàngyīhè | - to echo one another (idiom) |
| 一唱三叹 | 一唱三嘆 | yīchàngsāntàn | - see 一倡三歎|一倡三叹[yi1 chang4 san1 tan4] |
| 一国两制 | 一國兩制 | yīguóliǎngzhì | - one country, two systems (PRC proposal regarding Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan) |
| 一团和气 | 一團和氣 | yītuánhéqì | - to keep on the right side of everyone (idiom) - warm and affable |
| 一团漆黑 | 一團漆黑 | yītuánqīhēi | - pitch-black - (fig.) to be completely in the dark |
| 一塌糊涂 | 一塌糊塗 | yītāhútu | - muddled and completely collapsing (idiom); in an awful condition - complete shambles - a total mess |
| 一尘不染 | 一塵不染 | yīchénbùrǎn | - untainted by even a speck of dust (idiom); selfless and incorruptible - spotless |
| 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 |
| 一多对应 | 一多對應 | yīduōduìyìng | - one-to-many correspondence |
| 一夜爆红 | 一夜爆紅 | yīyèbàohóng | - to become popular overnight |
| 一夜露水 | 一夜露水 | yīyèlùshui | - one-night stand - ephemeral |
| 一大早儿 | 一大早兒 | yīdàzǎor | - erhua variant of 一大早[yi1 da4 zao3] |
| 一天到晚 | 一天到晚 | yītiāndàowǎn | - all day long - the whole day |
| 一夫一妻 | 一夫一妻 | yīfūyīqī | - lit. one husband one wife - monogamy |
| 一夫多妻 | 一夫多妻 | yīfūduōqī | - polygamy |
| 一如所料 | 一如所料 | yīrúsuǒliào | - as expected |
| 一如既往 | 一如既往 | yīrújìwǎng | - just as in the past (idiom); as before - continuing as always |
| 一孔之见 | 一孔之見 | yīkǒngzhījiàn | - partial view - limited outlook |
| 一字一泪 | 一字一淚 | yīzìyīlèi | - each word is a teardrop (idiom) |
| 一字不差 | 一字不差 | yīzìbùchā | - word for word - verbatim |
| 一字不提 | 一字不提 | yīzìbùtí | - to not mention a single word (about sth) (idiom) |
| 一字不漏 | 一字不漏 | yīzìbùlòu | - without missing a word |
| 一字不落 | 一字不落 | yīzìbùlà | - see 一字不漏[yi1 zi4 bu4 lou4] |
| 一字不识 | 一字不識 | yīzìbùshí | - totally illiterate |
| 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 |
| 一字褒贬 | 一字褒貶 | yīzìbāobiǎn | - dispensing praise or blame with a single word (idiom) - concise and powerful style |
| 一家之主 | 一家之主 | yījiāzhīzhǔ | - master of the house - family head |
| 一小部分 | 一小部分 | yīxiǎobùfèn | - a small part - a small section |
| 一小阵儿 | 一小陣兒 | yīxiǎozhènr | - very brief period of time |
| 一展身手 | 一展身手 | yīzhǎnshēnshǒu | - to showcase one's (unique) talents - to display one's (individual) prowess |
| 一帆风顺 | 一帆風順 | yīfānfēngshùn | - propitious wind throughout the journey (idiom) - plain sailing - to go smoothly - have a nice trip! |
| 一席之地 | 一席之地 | yīxízhīdì | - (acknowledged) place - a role to play - niche |
| 一带而过 | 一帶而過 | yīdàiérguò | - to skate around - to skip over - to skimp |
| 一年到头 | 一年到頭 | yīniándàotóu | - all year round |
| 一年半载 | 一年半載 | yīniánbànzǎi | - about a year |
| 一年四季 | 一年四季 | yīniánsìjì | - all year round |
| 一厢情愿 | 一廂情願 | yīxiāngqíngyuàn | - one's own wishful thinking |
| 一式二份 | 一式二份 | yīshìérfèn | - in duplicate |
| 一弹指顷 | 一彈指頃 | yītánzhǐqǐng | - a snap of the fingers (idiom); in a flash - in the twinkling of an eye |
| 一往情深 | 一往情深 | yīwǎngqíngshēn | - deeply attached - devoted |
| 一往无前 | 一往無前 | yīwǎngwúqián | - to advance courageously (idiom) - to press forward |
| 一往直前 | 一往直前 | yīwǎngzhíqián | - see 一往無前|一往无前[yi1 wang3 wu2 qian2] |
| 一心一德 | 一心一德 | yīxīnyīdé | - of one heart and one mind (idiom) |
| 一心一意 | 一心一意 | yīxīnyīyì | - concentrating one's thoughts and efforts - single-minded - bent on - intently |
| 一心二用 | 一心二用 | yīxīnèryòng | - to do two things at once (idiom) - to multitask - to divide one's attention |
| 一念之差 | 一念之差 | yīniànzhīchā | - momentary slip - false step - ill-considered action |
| 一意孤行 | 一意孤行 | yīyìgūxíng | - obstinately clinging to one's course (idiom) - willful - one's own way - dogmatic |
| 一应俱全 | 一應俱全 | yīyīngjùquán | - with everything needed available |
| 一成不变 | 一成不變 | yīchéngbùbiàn | - nothing much changes (idiom); always the same - stuck in a rut |
| 一房一厅 | 一房一廳 | yīfángyītīng | - one bedroom and one living room |
| 一手包办 | 一手包辦 | yīshǒubāobàn | - to take care of a matter all by oneself - to run the whole show |
| 一手遮天 | 一手遮天 | yīshǒuzhētiān | - lit. to hide the sky with one hand - to hide the truth from the masses |
| 一技之长 | 一技之長 | yījìzhīcháng | - proficiency in a particular field (idiom) - skill in a specialized area (idiom) |
| 一把好手 | 一把好手 | yībǎhǎoshǒu | - expert - dab hand |
| 一把死拿 | 一把死拿 | yībǎsǐná | - stubborn - inflexible |
| 一折两段 | 一折兩段 | yīzhéliǎngduàn | - to split sth into two (idiom) |
| 一拍两散 | 一拍兩散 | yīpāiliǎngsàn | - lit. on the beat, move apart; fig. break-up (of marriage or business partners) - separation |
| 一拍即合 | 一拍即合 | yīpāijíhé | - lit. on the beat, together now (idiom); Start dancing! - fig. things fit together at one go - to click together - to chime in easily |
| 一扫而光 | 一掃而光 | yīsǎoérguāng | - to clear off - to make a clean sweep of |
| 一扫而空 | 一掃而空 | yīsǎoérkōng | - to sweep clean - to clean out |
| 一挥而就 | 一揮而就 | yīhuīérjiù | - to finish (a letter, a painting) at a stroke |
| 一拥而上 | 一擁而上 | yīyōngérshàng | - to swarm around - flocking (to see) |
| 一拥而入 | 一擁而入 | yīyōngérrù | - to swarm in (of people etc) (idiom) |
| 一击入洞 | 一擊入洞 | yījīrùdòng | - hole in one (golf) |
| 一掷千金 | 一擲千金 | yīzhìqiānjīn | - lit. stake a thousand pieces of gold on one throw (idiom); to throw away money recklessly - extravagant |
| 一改故辙 | 一改故轍 | yīgǎigùzhé | - complete change from the old rut (idiom); dramatic change of direction - a volte-face - to change old practices |
| 一败涂地 | 一敗塗地 | yībàitúdì | - failed and wiped over the floor (idiom); to fail utterly - a crushing defeat - beaten and in a hopeless position |
| 一文不值 | 一文不值 | yīwénbùzhí | - worthless (idiom) - no use whatsoever |
| 一文不名 | 一文不名 | yīwénbùmíng | - to be penniless |
| 一日三秋 | 一日三秋 | yīrìsānqiū | - a single day apart seems like three seasons (idiom) |
| 一日三餐 | 一日三餐 | yīrìsāncān | - to have three meals a day |
| 一日之雅 | 一日之雅 | yīrìzhīyǎ | - lit. friends for a day (idiom) - fig. casual acquaintance |
| 一日千里 | 一日千里 | yīrìqiānlǐ | - lit. one day, a thousand miles (idiom); rapid progress |
| 一星半点 | 一星半點 | yīxīngbàndiǎn | - just the tiniest bit - a hint of |
| 一时半刻 | 一時半刻 | yīshíbànkè | - a short time - a little while |
| 一时半晌 | 一時半晌 | yīshíbànshǎng | - a short time - a little while |
| 一时半会 | 一時半會 | yīshíbànhuì | - a short time - a little while |
| 一时半霎 | 一時半霎 | yīshíbànshà | - a short time - a little while |
| 一时瑜亮 | 一時瑜亮 | yīshíYúLiàng | - two remarkable persons living at the same period (as 周瑜[Zhou1 Yu2] and 諸葛亮|诸葛亮[Zhu1 ge3 Liang4]) |
| 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 |
| 一望无垠 | 一望無垠 | yīwàngwúyín | - to stretch as far as the eye can see (idiom) |
| 一望无际 | 一望無際 | yīwàngwújì | - as far as the eye can see (idiom) |
| 一望而知 | 一望而知 | yīwàngérzhī | - to be evident at a glance (idiom) |
| 一朝一夕 | 一朝一夕 | yīzhāoyīxī | - lit. one morning and one evening (idiom) - fig. in a short period of time - overnight |
| 一木难支 | 一木難支 | yīmùnánzhī | - lit. a single post cannot prop up a falling house (idiom) - fig. one is helpless alone |
| 一本正经 | 一本正經 | yīběnzhèngjīng | - in deadly earnest - deadpan |
| 一本万利 | 一本萬利 | yīběnwànlì | - small capital, huge profit (idiom); to put in a little and get a lot out |
| 一东一西 | 一東一西 | yīdōngyīxī | - far apart |
| 一板一眼 | 一板一眼 | yībǎnyīyǎn | - lit. one strong beat and one weak beats in a measure of music (two beats in the bar) (idiom); fig. follow a prescribed pattern to the letter - scrupulous attention to detail |
| 一板三眼 | 一板三眼 | yībǎnsānyǎn | - lit. one strong beat and three weak beats in a measure of music (four beats in the bar) (idiom); fig. scrupulous attention to detail |
| 一枝独秀 | 一枝獨秀 | yīzhīdúxiù | - lit. only one branch of the tree is thriving (idiom) - fig. to be in a league of one's own - outstanding |
| 一柱擎天 | 一柱擎天 | yīzhùqíngtiān | - lit. to support the sky as a single pillar (idiom) - fig. to take a crucial responsibility upon one's shoulders |
| 一杆进洞 | 一桿進洞 | yīgānjìndòng | - (golf) hole in one |
| 一概而论 | 一概而論 | yīgàiérlùn | - to lump different matters together (idiom) |
| 一槌定音 | 一槌定音 | yīchuídìngyīn | - variant of 一錘定音|一锤定音[yi1 chui2 ding4 yin1] |
| 一模一样 | 一模一樣 | yīmúyīyàng | - exactly the same (idiom) - carbon copy - also pr. [yi1 mo2 yi1 yang4] |
| 一次函数 | 一次函數 | yīcìhánshù | - linear function (math.) |
| 一次方程 | 一次方程 | yīcìfāngchéng | - linear equation |
| 一次总付 | 一次總付 | yīcìzǒngfù | - lump-sum (finance) |
| 一步一趋 | 一步一趨 | yībùyīqū | - see 亦步亦趨|亦步亦趋[yi4 bu4 yi4 qu1] |
| 一步到位 | 一步到位 | yībùdàowèi | - to settle a matter in one go |
| 一步登天 | 一步登天 | yībùdēngtiān | - reaching heaven in a single bound (idiom); (esp. with negative: don't expect) instant success |
| 一毛不拔 | 一毛不拔 | yīmáobùbá | - stingy (idiom) |
| 一气之下 | 一氣之下 | yīqìzhīxià | - in a fit of pique - in a fury |
| 一气呵成 | 一氣呵成 | yīqìhēchéng | - to do something at one go - to flow smoothly |
| 一氧化氮 | 一氧化氮 | yīyǎnghuàdàn | - nitric oxide |
| 一氧化碳 | 一氧化碳 | yīyǎnghuàtàn | - carbon monoxide CO |
| 一决雌雄 | 一決雌雄 | yījuécíxióng | - to have a show-down - to fight for mastery - to compete for a championship |
| 一波三折 | 一波三折 | yībōsānzhé | - calligraphic flourish with many twists - fig. many twists and turns |
| 一派胡言 | 一派胡言 | yīpàihúyán | - a bunch of nonsense |
| 一派谎言 | 一派謊言 | yīpàihuǎngyán | - a pack of lies |
| 一清二楚 | 一清二楚 | yīqīngèrchǔ | - to be very clear about sth (idiom) |
| 一清二白 | 一清二白 | yīqīngèrbái | - perfectly clean - blameless - unimpeachable (idiom) |
| 一清如水 | 一清如水 | yīqīngrúshuǐ | - lit. as clear as water (idiom) - fig. (of officials etc) honest and incorruptible |
| 一潭死水 | 一潭死水 | yītánsǐshuǐ | - a pool of stagnant water - stagnant or listless condition |
| 一炮打响 | 一炮打響 | yīpàodǎxiǎng | - to win instant success (idiom) - to start off successfully |
| 一炮而红 | 一炮而紅 | yīpàoérhóng | - to win instant success (idiom) - to become an instant hit |
| 一无所动 | 一無所動 | yīwúsuǒdòng | - totally unaffected - unimpressed |
| 一无所有 | 一無所有 | yīwúsuǒyǒu | - not having anything at all (idiom); utterly lacking - without two sticks to rub together |
| 一无所获 | 一無所獲 | yīwúsuǒhuò | - to gain nothing - to end up empty-handed |
| 一无所知 | 一無所知 | yīwúsuǒzhī | - not knowing anything at all (idiom); completely ignorant - without an inkling |
| 一无所闻 | 一無所聞 | yīwúsuǒwén | - unheard of |
| 一无所长 | 一無所長 | yīwúsuǒcháng | - not having any special skill - without any qualifications |
| 一无是处 | 一無是處 | yīwúshìchù | - not one good point - everything about it is wrong |
| 一琴一鹤 | 一琴一鶴 | yīqínyīhè | - carrying very little luggage (idiom) - honest and incorruptible (government officials) |
| 一生一世 | 一生一世 | yīshēngyīshì | - a whole lifetime (idiom); all my life |
| 一病不起 | 一病不起 | yībìngbùqǐ | - to fall gravely ill, never to recover (idiom) |
| 一瘸一拐 | 一瘸一拐 | yīquéyīguǎi | - to limp - to hobble |
| 一盘散沙 | 一盤散沙 | yīpánsǎnshā | - lit. like a sheet of loose sand - fig. unable to cooperate (idiom) |
| 一目了然 | 一目了然 | yīmùliǎorán | - obvious at a glance (idiom) |
| 一目十行 | 一目十行 | yīmùshíháng | - ten lines at a glance (idiom) - to read very rapidly |
| 一目了然 | 一目瞭然 | yīmùliǎorán | - obvious at a glance (idiom) |
| 一直以来 | 一直以來 | yīzhíyǐlái | - in the past always - for a long time now - until now |
| 一直往前 | 一直往前 | yīzhíwǎngqián | - straight ahead |
| 一相情愿 | 一相情願 | yīxiāngqíngyuàn | - one's own wishful thinking |
| 一眼望去 | 一眼望去 | yīyǎnwàngqù | - as far as the eye can see |
| 一眼看穿 | 一眼看穿 | yīyǎnkànchuān | - to see through something at first glance (idiom) |
| 一矢中的 | 一矢中的 | yīshǐzhòngdì | - to hit the target with a single shot - to say something spot on (idiom) |
| 一知半解 | 一知半解 | yīzhībànjiě | - lit. to know one and understand half (idiom); a smattering of knowledge - dilettante - amateur |
| 一石二鸟 | 一石二鳥 | yīshíèrniǎo | - to kill two birds with one stone (idiom) |
| 一秉虔诚 | 一秉虔誠 | yībǐngqiánchéng | - earnestly and sincerely (idiom); devoutly |
| 一穷二白 | 一窮二白 | yīqióngèrbái | - impoverished - backward both economically and culturally |
| 一窍不通 | 一竅不通 | yīqiàobùtōng | - lit. doesn't (even) enter a single aperture (of one's head) - I don't understand a word (idiom) - it's all Greek to me |
| 一笑了之 | 一笑了之 | yīxiàoliǎozhī | - to laugh away (instead of taking seriously) |
| 一笑置之 | 一笑置之 | yīxiàozhìzhī | - to dismiss with a laugh - to make light of |
| 一笔不苟 | 一筆不苟 | yībǐbùgǒu | - lit. not even one stroke is negligent (idiom) - fig. to write characters (calligraphy) in which every stroke is placed perfectly |
| 一笔勾销 | 一筆勾銷 | yībǐgōuxiāo | - to write off at one stroke |
| 一笔抹杀 | 一筆抹殺 | yībǐmǒshā | - to blot out at one stroke - to reject out of hand - to deny without a hearing |
| 一笔抹煞 | 一筆抹煞 | yībǐmǒshā | - variant of 一筆抹殺|一笔抹杀[yi1 bi3 mo3 sha1] |
| 一箭之仇 | 一箭之仇 | yījiànzhīchóu | - a wrong suffered (idiom) - old grievance - previous defeat |
| 一箭双雕 | 一箭雙鵰 | yījiànshuāngdiāo | - lit. one arrow, two golden eagles (idiom) - to kill two birds with one stone |
| 一筹莫展 | 一籌莫展 | yīchóumòzhǎn | - to be unable to find a solution - to be at wits' end |
| 一纸空文 | 一紙空文 | yīzhǐkōngwén | - a worthless piece of paper (idiom) |
| 一级士官 | 一級士官 | yījíshìguān | - corporal (army) |
| 一丝一毫 | 一絲一毫 | yīsīyīháo | - one thread, one hair (idiom); a tiny bit - an iota |
| 一丝不挂 | 一絲不掛 | yīsībùguà | - not wearing one thread (idiom); absolutely naked - without a stitch of clothing - in one's birthday suit |
| 一丝不苟 | 一絲不苟 | yīsībùgǒu | - not one thread loose (idiom); strictly according to the rules - meticulous - not one hair out of place |
| 一网打尽 | 一網打盡 | yīwǎngdǎjìn | - to catch everything in one net (idiom); to eliminate at one stroke - to solve the problem at one fell swoop |
| 一线之间 | 一線之間 | yīxiànzhījiān | - a hair's breadth apart - a fine line - a fine distinction |
| 一线之隔 | 一線之隔 | yīxiànzhīgé | - a fine line - a fine distinction |
| 一线希望 | 一線希望 | yīxiànxīwàng | - a gleam of hope |
| 一线微光 | 一線微光 | yīxiànwēiguāng | - gleam |
| 一声不吭 | 一聲不吭 | yīshēngbùkēng | - to not say a word |
| 一声不响 | 一聲不響 | yīshēngbùxiǎng | - to keep totally silent - noiselessly |
| 一股脑儿 | 一股腦兒 | yīgǔnǎor | - erhua variant of 一股腦|一股脑[yi1 gu3 nao3] |
| 一脉相承 | 一脈相承 | yīmàixiāngchéng | - traceable to the same stock (idiom); of a common origin (of trends, ideas etc) |
| 一臂之力 | 一臂之力 | yībìzhīlì | - (lend) a helping hand |
| 一脸茫然 | 一臉茫然 | yīliǎnmángrán | - puzzled - bewildered |
| 一举一动 | 一舉一動 | yījǔyīdòng | - every movement - each and every move |
| 一举两得 | 一舉兩得 | yījǔliǎngdé | - one move, two gains (idiom); two birds with one stone |
| 一举成功 | 一舉成功 | yījǔchénggōng | - success at one go - to succeed at the first attempt |
| 一般来说 | 一般來說 | yībānláishuō | - generally speaking |
| 一般来讲 | 一般來講 | yībānláijiǎng | - generally speaking |
| 一般原则 | 一般原則 | yībānyuánzé | - general principle |
| 一般而言 | 一般而言 | yībānéryán | - generally speaking |
| 一般见识 | 一般見識 | yībānjiànshi | - to lower oneself to sb's level - to argue with sb less well-informed |
| 一般规定 | 一般規定 | yībānguīdìng | - ordinary provision (law) |
| 一般说来 | 一般說來 | yībānshuōlái | - generally speaking - in general |
| 一般贸易 | 一般貿易 | yībānmàoyì | - general trade (i.e. importing and export without processing) |
| 一落千丈 | 一落千丈 | yīluòqiānzhàng | - lit. to drop a thousand zhang in one fall (idiom) - fig. (of business, popularity etc) to suffer a sudden, devastating decline - to take a dive |
| 一叶知秋 | 一葉知秋 | yīyèzhīqiū | - lit. the falling of one leaf heralds the coming of autumn (idiom) - fig. a small sign can indicate a great trend - a straw in the wind |
| 一叶障目 | 一葉障目 | yīyèzhàngmù | - lit. eyes obscured by a single leaf (idiom) - fig. not seing the wider picture - can't see the wood for the trees |
| 一号木杆 | 一號木桿 | yīhàomùgān | - driver (golf) |
| 一号电池 | 一號電池 | yīhàodiànchí | - D size battery |
| 一衣带水 | 一衣帶水 | yīyīdàishuǐ | - (separated only by) a narrow strip of water |
| 一见倾心 | 一見傾心 | yījiànqīngxīn | - love at first sight |
| 一见如故 | 一見如故 | yījiànrúgù | - familiarity at first sight |
| 一见钟情 | 一見鐘情 | yījiànzhōngqíng | - love at first sight (idiom) |
| 一见高低 | 一見高低 | yījiàngāodī | - lit. to fight it out with sb to see who is best (idiom) - fig. to cross swords with - to lock horns |
| 一视同仁 | 一視同仁 | yīshìtóngrén | - to treat everyone equally favorably (idiom); not to discriminate between people |
| 一亲芳泽 | 一親芳澤 | yīqīnfāngzé | - to get close to - to get on intimate terms with |
| 一觉醒来 | 一覺醒來 | yījiàoxǐnglái | - to wake up from a sleep |
| 一览无遗 | 一覽無遺 | yīlǎnwúyí | - be plainly visible |
| 一览无余 | 一覽無餘 | yīlǎnwúyú | - to cover all at one glance (idiom) - a panoramic view |
| 一角银币 | 一角銀幣 | yījiǎoyínbì | - dime |
| 一触即溃 | 一觸即潰 | yīchùjíkuì | - to collapse on the first encounter - to give way at once |
| 一触即发 | 一觸即發 | yīchùjífā | - could happen at any moment - on the verge |
| 一言一动 | 一言一動 | yīyányīdòng | - (one's) every word and deed (idiom) |
| 一言一行 | 一言一行 | yīyányīxíng | - every word and action (idiom) |
| 一言不发 | 一言不發 | yīyánbùfā | - to not say a word (idiom) |
| 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. |
| 一言为重 | 一言為重 | yīyánwéizhòng | - each word carries weight - a promise must be kept (idiom) |
| 一言难尽 | 一言難盡 | yīyánnánjìn | - hard to explain in a few words (idiom); complicated and not easy to express succinctly |
| 一语不发 | 一語不發 | yīyǔbùfā | - to not say a word (idiom) |
| 一语中的 | 一語中的 | yīyǔzhòngdì | - to hit the mark with a comment (idiom) - to say sth spot on |
| 一语破的 | 一語破的 | yīyǔpòdì | - see 一語中的|一语中的[yi1 yu3 zhong4 di4] |
| 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 |
| 一语双关 | 一語雙關 | yīyǔshuāngguān | - to make a pun - to have a double meaning - double entendre |
| 一诺千金 | 一諾千金 | yīnuòqiānjīn | - a promise worth one thousand in gold (idiom); a promise that must be kept |
| 一贫如洗 | 一貧如洗 | yīpínrúxǐ | - penniless |
| 一走了之 | 一走了之 | yīzǒuliǎozhī | - to avoid a problem by walking away from it - to quit |
| 一路平安 | 一路平安 | yīlùpíngān | - to have a pleasant journey - Bon voyage! |
| 一路顺风 | 一路順風 | yīlùshùnfēng | - to have a pleasant journey (idiom) |
| 一路风尘 | 一路風塵 | yīlùfēngchén | - to live an exhausting journey |
| 一蹴即至 | 一蹴即至 | yīcùjízhì | - to get there in one step (idiom); easily done - success at a stroke - to get results overnight |
| 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 |
| 一蹴而就 | 一蹴而就 | yīcùérjiù | - to get there in one step (idiom); easily done - success at a stroke - to get results overnight |
| 一蹴而得 | 一蹴而得 | yīcùérdé | - to get there in one step (idiom); easily done - success at a stroke - to get results overnight |
| 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 |
| 一跃而起 | 一躍而起 | yīyuèérqǐ | - to jump up suddenly - to bound up - to rise up in one bound |
| 一身两役 | 一身兩役 | yīshēnliǎngyì | - one person taking on two tasks simultaneously |
| 一身是胆 | 一身是膽 | yīshēnshìdǎn | - devoid of fear (idiom) - intrepid |
| 一较高下 | 一較高下 | yījiàogāoxià | - to compete against - to measure oneself against - to go head to head (see who is best) |
| 一辞莫赞 | 一辭莫贊 | yīcímòzàn | - left speechless by sth perfect (idiom) |
| 一通百通 | 一通百通 | yītōngbǎitōng | - grasp this fundamental point and all the rest will follow (idiom) |
| 一逞兽欲 | 一逞獸欲 | yīchěngshòuyù | - to give way to one's beastly lust |
| 一递一个 | 一遞一個 | yīdìyīgè | - one after another |
| 一递一声 | 一遞一聲 | yīdìyīshēng | - (of singers etc) one answering the other |
| 一醉方休 | 一醉方休 | yīzuìfāngxiū | - to get thoroughly drunk (idiom) - to get plastered |
| 一针见血 | 一針見血 | yīzhēnjiànxiě | - lit. to draw blood on the first prick (idiom) - fig. to hit the nail on the head |
| 一锤定音 | 一錘定音 | yīchuídìngyīn | - lit. to fix the tone with a single hammer blow - fig. to make the final decision |
| 一钱不值 | 一錢不值 | yīqiánbùzhí | - not worth a penny - utterly worthless |
| 一钱如命 | 一錢如命 | yīqiánrúmìng | - stingy - penny-pinching |
| 一错再错 | 一錯再錯 | yīcuòzàicuò | - to repeat errors - to continue blundering - to make continuous mistakes |
| 一门心思 | 一門心思 | yīménxīnsi | - to set one's heart on sth (idiom) |
| 一闪而过 | 一閃而過 | yīshǎnérguò | - to flash past - to flit by |
| 一雨成秋 | 一雨成秋 | yīyǔchéngqiū | - a sudden shower towards the end of summer brings an abrupt arrival of autumn (idiom) |
| 一灵真性 | 一靈真性 | yīlíngzhēnxìng | - soul - spirit |
| 一面之交 | 一面之交 | yīmiànzhījiāo | - to have met once - casual acquaintance |
| 一面之词 | 一面之詞 | yīmiànzhīcí | - one side of the story - one-sided statement |
| 一头栽进 | 一頭栽進 | yītóuzāijìn | - to plunge into - to run headlong into |
| 一头雾水 | 一頭霧水 | yītóuwùshuǐ | - to be confused - to be baffled |
| 一饮而尽 | 一飲而盡 | yīyǐnérjìn | - to drain the cup in one gulp (idiom) |
| 一飽眼福 | 一飽眼福 | yībǎoyǎnfú | - to feast one's eyes on (idiom) |
| 一马平川 | 一馬平川 | yīmǎpíngchuān | - flat land one could gallop straight across (idiom); wide expanse of flat country |
| 一马当先 | 一馬當先 | yīmǎdāngxiān | - to take the lead |
| 一惊一乍 | 一驚一乍 | yījīngyīzhà | - frightened - flustered |
| 一体两面 | 一體兩面 | yītǐliǎngmiàn | - lit. one body two sides (idiom) - fig. a situation with two sides to it |
| 一哄而散 | 一鬨而散 | yīhòngérsàn | - see 一哄而散[yi1 hong1 er2 san4] |
| 一鳞半爪 | 一鱗半爪 | yīlínbànzhuǎ | - lit. one scale and half a claw (idiom); only odd bits and pieces |
| 一鸣惊人 | 一鳴驚人 | yīmíngjīngrén | - to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat (idiom); an overnight celebrity |
| 一点一滴 | 一點一滴 | yīdiǎnyīdī | - bit by bit - every little bit |
| 一点一点 | 一點一點 | yīdiǎnyīdiǎn | - little by little - bit by bit - gradually |
| 一点就通 | 一點就通 | yīdiǎnjiùtōng | - a hint is all that is needed - understanding each other without the need to explain |
| 一点邻域 | 一點鄰域 | yīdiǎnlínyù | - (math.) neighborhood of a point |
| 一党专制 | 一黨專制 | yīdǎngzhuānzhì | - one party dictatorship |
| 一鼓作气 | 一鼓作氣 | yīgǔzuòqì | - in a spurt of energy |
| 七分之一 | 七分之一 | qīfēnzhīyī | - one seventh |
| 三位一体 | 三位一體 | SānwèiYītǐ | - Holy Trinity - trinity |
| 三分之一 | 三分之一 | sānfēnzhīyī | - one third |
| 不一而足 | 不一而足 | bùyīérzú | - by no means an isolated case - numerous |
| 不一致字 | 不一致字 | bùyīzhìzì | - inconsistent phonogram(s) |
| 不值一文 | 不值一文 | bùzhíyīwén | - worthless (idiom) - no use whatsoever |
| 不免一死 | 不免一死 | bùmiǎnyīsǐ | - mortal |
| 不可一世 | 不可一世 | bùkěyīshì | - to consider oneself unexcelled in the world - to be insufferably arrogant |
| 不名一文 | 不名一文 | bùmíngyīwén | - without a penny to one's name - penniless - stony-broke |
| 不堪一击 | 不堪一擊 | bùkānyījī | - to be unable to withstand a single blow - to collapse at the first blow |
| 不屑一顾 | 不屑一顧 | bùxièyīgù | - to disdain as beneath contempt (idiom) |
| 不拘一格 | 不拘一格 | bùjūyīgé | - not stick to one pattern |
| 不止一次 | 不止一次 | bùzhǐyīcì | - many times - on more than one occasion |
| 不经一事 | 不經一事 | bùjīngyīshì | - You can't gain knowledge without practical experience (idiom); wisdom only comes with experience |
| 不识一丁 | 不識一丁 | bùshíyīdīng | - total illiterate - unable to read the simplest characters |
| 不赞一词 | 不贊一詞 | bùzànyīcí | - to keep silent - to make no comment |
| 不顾一切 | 不顧一切 | bùgùyīqiè | - reckless - regardless of everything |
| 世界第一 | 世界第一 | shìjièdìyī | - ranked number one in the world - the world's first |
| 串通一气 | 串通一氣 | chuàntōngyīqì | - to act in collusion (idiom) |
| 九九归一 | 九九歸一 | jiǔjiǔguīyī | - nine divide by nine is one (abacus rule) - when all is said and done |
| 九分之一 | 九分之一 | jiǔfēnzhīyī | - one ninth |
| 九死一生 | 九死一生 | jiǔsǐyīshēng | - nine deaths and still alive (idiom); a narrow escape - new lease of life |
| 九牛一毛 | 九牛一毛 | jiǔniúyīmáo | - lit. one hair from nine oxen (idiom) - fig. a drop in the ocean |
| 二分之一 | 二分之一 | èrfēnzhīyī | - one half |
| 二十一条 | 二十一條 | ÈrshíyīTiáo | - the Japanese Twenty-One Demands of 1915 |
| 二十一点 | 二十一點 | èrshíyīdiǎn | - blackjack (card game) |
| 二者之一 | 二者之一 | èrzhězhīyī | - either |
| 五七一代 | 五七一代 | wǔqīyīdài | - generation of 1957 - refers to Mao's anti-rightist purge of 1957 |
| 五分之一 | 五分之一 | wǔfēnzhīyī | - one fifth |
| 什一奉献 | 什一奉獻 | shíyīfèngxiàn | - tithing |
| 付之一叹 | 付之一嘆 | fùzhīyītàn | - to dismiss with a sigh (idiom); a hopeless case |
| 付之一叹 | 付之一歎 | fùzhīyītàn | - to dismiss with a sigh (idiom); a hopeless case |
| 付之一炬 | 付之一炬 | fùzhīyījù | - to put to the torch (idiom) - to commit to the flames - to burn sth down deliberately |
| 付之一笑 | 付之一笑 | fùzhīyīxiào | - to dismiss sth with a laugh (idiom) - to laugh it off |
| 以一驭万 | 以一馭萬 | yǐyīyùwàn | - to control a key point is to be master of the situation (idiom) |
| 以防万一 | 以防萬一 | yǐfángwànyī | - to guard against the unexpected (idiom); just in case - prepared for any eventualities |
| 使成一体 | 使成一體 | shǐchéngyītǐ | - to unify |
| 倒打一耙 | 倒打一耙 | dàodǎyīpá | - lit. to strike with a muck-rake (idiom), cf Pigsy 豬八戒|猪八戒 in Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记; fig. to counter-attack - to make bogus accusations (against one's victim) |
| 值得一提 | 值得一提 | zhídeyītí | - to be worth mentioning |
| 假一赔十 | 假一賠十 | jiǎyīpéishí | - lit. if one is fake, I shall compensate you for ten of them - fig. (of goods) 100% genuine |
| 偶一为之 | 偶一為之 | ǒuyīwéizhī | - to do sth once in a while (idiom) - to do sth more as an exception than the rule |
| 全场一致 | 全場一致 | quánchǎngyīzhì | - unanimous |
| 两弹一星 | 兩彈一星 | liǎngdànyīxīng | - refers to the historical achievement of China by 1970 in producing and successfully detonating an atomic bomb (1964), a hydrogen bomb (1967) and launching a satellite into space (1970) |
| 八分之一 | 八分之一 | bāfēnzhīyī | - one eighth |
| 六分之一 | 六分之一 | liùfēnzhīyī | - one sixth |
| 冰山一角 | 冰山一角 | bīngshānyījiǎo | - tip of the iceberg |
| 别具一格 | 別具一格 | biéjùyīgé | - having a unique or distinctive style |
| 别树一帜 | 別樹一幟 | biéshùyīzhì | - lit. to fly one's banner on a solitary tree (idiom); fig. to act as a loner - to stand out - to develop one's own school - to have attitude of one's own |
| 别树一旗 | 別樹一旗 | biéshùyīqí | - lit. to fly one's banner on a solitary tree (idiom); fig. to act as a loner - to stand out - to develop one's own school - to have attitude of one's own |
| 到此一游 | 到此一遊 | dàocǐyīyóu | - to travel (somewhere) - (vandalism) "was here" |
| 划一不二 | 劃一不二 | huàyībùèr | - fixed - unalterable |
| 功亏一篑 | 功虧一簣 | gōngkuīyīkuì | - lit. to ruin the enterprise for the sake of one basketful - to fail through lack of a final effort - to spoil the ship for a ha'penny worth of tar (idiom) |
| 加人一等 | 加人一等 | jiārényīděng | - a cut above - top quality |
| 十一月份 | 十一月份 | shíyīyuèfèn | - November |
| 十分之一 | 十分之一 | shífēnzhīyī | - one tenth |
| 千虑一失 | 千慮一失 | qiānlǜyīshī | - reflect a thousand times and you can still make a mistake (idiom); to err is human |
| 千虑一得 | 千慮一得 | qiānlǜyīdé | - a thousand tries leads to one success (idiom, humble expr.); Even without any notable ability on my part, I may still get it right sometimes by good luck. |
| 千禧一代 | 千禧一代 | QiānxǐYīdài | - Generation Y - Millennial Generation |
| 千篇一律 | 千篇一律 | qiānpiānyīlǜ | - thousand articles, same rule (idiom); stereotyped and repetitive - once you've seen one, you've seen them all |
| 千金一掷 | 千金一擲 | qiānjīnyīzhì | - lit. stake a thousand pieces of gold on one throw (idiom); to throw away money recklessly - extravagant |
| 千金一诺 | 千金一諾 | qiānjīnyīnuò | - a promise worth one thousand in gold (idiom); a promise that must be kept |
| 千钧一发 | 千鈞一髮 | qiānjūnyīfà | - a thousand pounds hangs by a thread (idiom) - imminent peril - a matter of life or death |
| 南柯一梦 | 南柯一夢 | Nánkēyīmèng | - lit. a dream of Nanke - fig. dreams of grandeur |
| 反咬一口 | 反咬一口 | fǎnyǎoyīkǒu | - to make a false counter-charge |
| 反正一样 | 反正一樣 | fǎnzhèngyīyàng | - whether it's right or wrong doesn't make a lot of difference - six of one and half a dozen of the other - as broad as it is long |
| 取得一致 | 取得一致 | qǔdéyīzhì | - to reach a consensus |
| 另一方面 | 另一方面 | lìngyīfāngmiàn | - on the other hand - another aspect |
| 各执一词 | 各執一詞 | gèzhíyīcí | - each sticks to his own version (idiom); a dialogue of the deaf |
| 合众为一 | 合眾為一 | hézhòngwéiyī | - united as one - e pluribus unum |
| 合而为一 | 合而為一 | héérwéiyī | - to merge together (idiom); to unify disparate elements into one whole |
| 同声一哭 | 同聲一哭 | tóngshēngyīkū | - to share one's feeling of grief with others (idiom) |
| 名噪一时 | 名噪一時 | míngzàoyīshí | - to achieve fame among one's contemporaries (idiom); temporary or local celebrity |
| 告一段落 | 告一段落 | gàoyīduànluò | - to come to the end of a phase (idiom) |
| 周三径一 | 周三徑一 | zhōusānjìngyī | - circumference of a circle is proverbially three times its radius |
| 和平统一 | 和平統一 | hépíngtǒngyī | - peaceful reunification |
| 哄动一时 | 哄動一時 | hōngdòngyīshí | - variant of 轟動一時|轰动一时[hong1 dong4 yi1 shi2] |
| 乔治一世 | 喬治一世 | QiáozhìYīshì | - George I of Great Brittain |
| 单一货币 | 單一貨幣 | dānyīhuòbì | - single currency |
| 哗啦一声 | 嘩啦一聲 | huālāyīshēng | - with a crash - with a thunderous noise |
| 四分之一 | 四分之一 | sìfēnzhīyī | - one-quarter |
| 壁垒一新 | 壁壘一新 | bìlěiyīxīn | - to have one's defenses in good order (idiom) |
| 多此一举 | 多此一舉 | duōcǐyījǔ | - to do more than is required (idiom); superfluous - guilding the lily |
| 大一统志 | 大一統誌 | dàyītǒngzhì | - Dayuan Dayi Tongzhi, Yuan dynasty geographical encyclopedia, compiled 1285-1294 under Jamal al-Din 紮馬剌丁|扎马剌丁 and Yu Yinglong 虞應龍|虞应龙, 755 scrolls |
| 大吃一惊 | 大吃一驚 | dàchīyījīng | - to have a surprise (idiom); shocked or startled - gobsmacked |
| 大啖一番 | 大啖一番 | dàdànyīfān | - to have a square meal |
| 天下第一 | 天下第一 | tiānxiàdìyī | - first under heaven - number one in the country |
| 天人合一 | 天人合一 | tiānrénhéyī | - oneness of heaven and humanity - the theory that man is an integral part of nature |
| 天各一方 | 天各一方 | tiāngèyīfāng | - (of relatives or friends) to live far apart from each other |
| 奄奄一息 | 奄奄一息 | yǎnyǎnyīxī | - dying - at one's last gasp |
| 如出一辙 | 如出一轍 | rúchūyīzhé | - to be precisely the same - to be no different |
| 始终如一 | 始終如一 | shǐzhōngrúyī | - unswerving from start to finish (idiom) |
| 威凤一羽 | 威鳳一羽 | wēifèngyīyǔ | - lit. one phoenix feather; fig. a glimpse that reveals the whole |
| 嫣然一笑 | 嫣然一笑 | yānrányīxiào | - to smile sweetly |
| 孑然一身 | 孑然一身 | jiérányīshēn | - to be all alone in the world |
| 孤注一掷 | 孤注一擲 | gūzhùyīzhì | - to stake all on one throw |
| 宫泽喜一 | 宮澤喜一 | GōngzéXǐyī | - Kiichi Miyazawa (1919-2007), former Japanese prime minister |
| 专心一意 | 專心一意 | zhuānxīnyīyì | - to concentrate on |
| 小事一桩 | 小事一樁 | xiǎoshìyīzhuāng | - trivial matter - a piece of cake |
| 小菜一碟 | 小菜一碟 | xiǎocàiyīdié | - a small appetizer - a piece of cake; very easy (idiom) |
| 局促一隅 | 局促一隅 | júcùyīyú | - to be cramped in a corner (idiom) |
| 屈指一算 | 屈指一算 | qūzhǐyīsuàn | - to count on one's fingers |
| 差一点儿 | 差一點兒 | chàyīdiǎnr | - erhua variant of 差一點|差一点[cha4 yi1 dian3] |
| 年复一年 | 年復一年 | niánfùyīnián | - over the years - year after year |
| 弱电统一 | 弱電統一 | ruòdiàntǒngyī | - electro-weak interaction in fermion particle physics |
| 从一而终 | 從一而終 | cóngyīérzhōng | - faithful unto death (i.e. Confucian ban on widow remarrying) |
| 心口不一 | 心口不一 | xīnkǒubùyī | - heart and mouth at variance (idiom); keeping one's real intentions to oneself - saying one thing but meaning sth different |
| 心口如一 | 心口如一 | xīnkǒurúyī | - lit. heart and mouth as one (idiom); to say what you think - honest and straightforward |
| 惩一儆百 | 懲一儆百 | chéngyījǐngbǎi | - lit. punish one, warn one hundred (idiom) - fig. to make an example of sb |
| 惩一警百 | 懲一警百 | chéngyījǐngbǎi | - lit. punish one, warn one hundred (idiom) - fig. to make an example of sb - also written 懲一儆百|惩一儆百[cheng2 yi1 jing3 bai3] |
| 打成一片 | 打成一片 | dǎchéngyīpiàn | - to merge - to integrate - to become as one - to unify together |
| 抱成一团 | 抱成一團 | bàochéngyītuán | - to band together - to gang up - to stick together |
| 振臂一呼 | 振臂一呼 | zhènbìyīhū | - to issue a call for action - to raise one's hand and issue a rousing call (idiom) |
| 捏一把汗 | 捏一把汗 | niēyībǎhàn | - to break out into a cold sweat (idiom) |
| 摇身一变 | 搖身一變 | yáoshēnyībiàn | - to change shape in a single shake - fig. to take on a new lease of life |
| 摆了一道 | 擺了一道 | bǎileyīdào | - to play tricks on - to make a fool of |
| 放手一搏 | 放手一搏 | fàngshǒuyībó | - to put one's all into the fight |
| 政教合一 | 政教合一 | zhèngjiàohéyī | - union of religious and political rule - theocracy - Caesaropapism |
| 整齐划一 | 整齊劃一 | zhěngqíhuàyī | - to be adjusted to uniformity (usually of weights and measures) (idiom) |
| 数一数二 | 數一數二 | shǔyīshǔèr | - to enumerate - reckoned to be first or second best (idiom); one of the very best |
| 文武合一 | 文武合一 | wénwǔhéyī | - civilians and the military (working) hand in hand (idiom) |
| 日复一日 | 日復一日 | rìfùyīrì | - day after day |
| 日行一善 | 日行一善 | rìxíngyīshàn | - to do a good deed every day |
| 春风一度 | 春風一度 | chūnfēngyīdù | - to have sexual intercourse (once) |
| 昙花一现 | 曇花一現 | tánhuāyīxiàn | - lit. the night blooming cactus shows once - flash in the pan (idiom) - short-lived |
| 最后一天 | 最後一天 | zuìhòuyītiān | - final day |
| 有一点儿 | 有一點兒 | yǒuyīdiǎnr | - a bit - a little |
| 有得一比 | 有得一比 | yǒudéyībǐ | - can be compared - to be very similar |
| 有朝一日 | 有朝一日 | yǒuzhāoyīrì | - one day - sometime in the future |
| 未达一间 | 未達一間 | wèidáyījiàn | - differing only slightly - not much between them |
| 棋高一着 | 棋高一著 | qígāoyīzhāo | - to be a step ahead of the opponent (idiom) - to outsmart one's opponent |
| 欢聚一堂 | 歡聚一堂 | huānjùyītáng | - to gather happily under one roof |
| 正月初一 | 正月初一 | zhēngyuèchūyī | - New Year's Day in the lunar calendar |
| 步调一致 | 步調一致 | bùdiàoyīzhì | - to be united in action |
| 杀一儆百 | 殺一儆百 | shāyījǐngbǎi | - lit. kill one to warn a hundred (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others - pour encourager les autres |
| 杀一警百 | 殺一警百 | shāyījǐngbǎi | - variant of 殺一儆百|杀一儆百[sha1 yi1 jing3 bai3] |
| 每年一度 | 每年一度 | měiniányīdù | - once a year (every year) |
| 每周一次 | 每週一次 | měizhōuyīcì | - once a week |
| 水天一色 | 水天一色 | shuǐtiānyīsè | - water and sky merge in one color (idiom) |
| 决一雌雄 | 決一雌雄 | juéyīcíxióng | - see 一決雌雄|一决雌雄[yi1 jue2 ci2 xiong2] |
| 沆瀣一气 | 沆瀣一氣 | hàngxièyīqì | - to act in collusion (idiom); in cahoots with - villains will look after one another |
| 注音一式 | 注音一式 | zhùyīnyīshì | - Mandarin Phonetic Symbols 1 - Bopomofo - abbr. for 國語注音符號第一式|国语注音符号第一式[Guo2 yu3 zhu4 yin1 fu2 hao4 di4 yi1 shi4] |
| 洗劫一空 | 洗劫一空 | xǐjiéyīkōng | - to steal everything |
| 洞察一切 | 洞察一切 | dòngcháyīqiè | - to see everything clearly |
| 混为一谈 | 混為一談 | hùnwéiyītán | - to confuse one thing with another (idiom); to muddle |
| 浑然一体 | 渾然一體 | húnrányītǐ | - to blend into one another - to blend together well |
| 沧海一粟 | 滄海一粟 | cānghǎiyīsù | - a drop in the ocean (idiom) |
| 满场一致 | 滿場一致 | mǎnchǎngyīzhì | - unanimous |
| 漆黑一团 | 漆黑一團 | qīhēiyītuán | - pitch-black - (fig.) to be completely in the dark |
| 济济一堂 | 濟濟一堂 | jǐjǐyītáng | - to congregate in one hall (idiom); to gather under one roof |
| 滨田靖一 | 濱田靖一 | BīntiánJìngyī | - HAMADA Yasukazu (1955-), Japanese defense minister from 2008 |
| 烜赫一时 | 烜赫一時 | xuǎnhèyīshí | - to enjoy a short-lived fame or position of power |
| 焕然一新 | 煥然一新 | huànrányīxīn | - to look completely new (idiom); brand new - changed beyond recognition |
| 独一无二 | 獨一無二 | dúyīwúèr | - unique and unmatched (idiom); unrivalled - nothing compares with it |
| 独出一时 | 獨出一時 | dúchūyīshí | - incomparable - head and shoulders above the competition |
| 独树一帜 | 獨樹一幟 | dúshùyīzhì | - lit. to fly one's banner on a solitary tree (idiom); fig. to act as a loner - to stand out - to develop one's own school - to have attitude of one's own |
| 独当一面 | 獨當一面 | dúdāngyīmiàn | - to assume personal responsibility (idiom); to take charge of a section |
| 独霸一方 | 獨霸一方 | dúbàyīfāng | - to exercise sole hegemony (idiom); to dominate a whole area (market, resources etc) - to hold as one's personal fiefdom |
| 略胜一筹 | 略勝一籌 | lüèshèngyīchóu | - slightly better - a cut above |
| 略知一二 | 略知一二 | lüèzhīyīèr | - slight knowledge of sth - to know very little about a subject - a smattering |
| 略见一斑 | 略見一斑 | lüèjiànyībān | - to glimpse one spot (idiom); to judge at a single glance - anecdotal evidence |
| 登高一呼 | 登高一呼 | dēnggāoyīhū | - to make a clarion call - to make a public appeal |
| 白跑一趟 | 白跑一趟 | báipǎoyītàng | - to go on an errand for nothing - to go on a wild-goose chase |
| 百无一失 | 百無一失 | bǎiwúyīshī | - no danger of anything going wrong - no risk at all |
| 百里挑一 | 百裡挑一 | bǎilǐtiāoyī | - one in a hundred - cream of the crop |
| 盛极一时 | 盛極一時 | shèngjíyīshí | - all the rage for a time - grand fashion for a limited time |
| 目空一切 | 目空一切 | mùkōngyīqiè | - the eye can see nothing worthwhile all around (idiom); arrogant - condescending - supercilious |
| 众口一词 | 眾口一詞 | zhòngkǒuyīcí | - all of one voice - unanimous |
| 空无一人 | 空無一人 | kōngwúyīrén | - not a soul in sight (idiom) |
| 空跑一趟 | 空跑一趟 | kōngpǎoyītàng | - to make a journey for nothing |
| 空军一号 | 空軍一號 | KōngjūnYīhào | - Air Force One, US presidential jet |
| 窥豹一斑 | 窺豹一斑 | kuībàoyībān | - lit. see one spot on a leopard (idiom); fig. a restricted view |
| 第一国际 | 第一國際 | dìyīguójì | - First international, organized by Karl Marx in Geneva in 1866 |
| 第一夫人 | 第一夫人 | dìyīfūrén | - First Lady (wife of US president) |
| 第一季度 | 第一季度 | dìyījìdù | - first quarter (of financial year) |
| 第一时间 | 第一時間 | dìyīshíjiān | - in the first moments (of sth happening) - immediately (after an event) - first thing |
| 第一桶金 | 第一桶金 | dìyītǒngjīn | - the first pot of gold - the initial profits from an economic endeavour |
| 第一产业 | 第一產業 | dìyīchǎnyè | - primary sector of industry |
| 第一象限 | 第一象限 | dìyīxiàngxiàn | - first quadrant (of the coordinate plane, where both x and y are positive) |
| 等一下儿 | 等一下兒 | děngyīxiàr | - erhua variant of 等一下[deng3 yi1 xia4] |
| 等一会儿 | 等一會兒 | děngyīhuìr | - erhua variant of 等一會|等一会[deng3 yi1 hui4] |
| 约翰一书 | 約翰一書 | Yuēhànyīshū | - First epistle of St John |
| 统一口径 | 統一口徑 | tǒngyīkǒujìng | - lit. one-track path; fig. to adopt a unified approach to discussing an issue - to sing from the same hymn-sheet |
| 统一思想 | 統一思想 | tǒngyīsīxiǎng | - with the same idea in mind - with a common purpose |
| 统一战线 | 統一戰線 | tǒngyīzhànxiàn | - united front |
| 统一招生 | 統一招生 | tǒngyīzhāoshēng | - national unified entrance exam |
| 统一新罗 | 統一新羅 | tǒngyīXīnluó | - unified Silla (658-935), Korean kingdom |
| 统一发票 | 統一發票 | tǒngyīfāpiào | - invoice |
| 统一规划 | 統一規劃 | tǒngyīguīhuà | - integrated program |
| 统一资源 | 統一資源 | tǒngyīzīyuán | - unified resource |
| 网开一面 | 網開一面 | wǎngkāiyīmiàn | - open the net on one side (idiom); let the caged bird fly - to give one's opponent a way out - lenient treatment |
| 缩成一团 | 縮成一團 | suōchéngyītuán | - to huddle together - to curl up |
| 缺一不可 | 缺一不可 | quēyībùkě | - not a single one is dispensable - can't do without either |
| 耳目一新 | 耳目一新 | ěrmùyīxīn | - a pleasant change - a breath of fresh air - refreshing |
| 聚在一起 | 聚在一起 | jùzàiyīqǐ | - to get together |
| 闻一知十 | 聞一知十 | wényīzhīshí | - lit. to hear one and know ten (idiom); fig. explain one thing and (he) understands everything - a word to the wise |
| 背城借一 | 背城借一 | bèichéngjièyī | - to make a last-ditch stand before the city wall (idiom); to fight to the last ditch - to put up a desperate struggle |
| 背水一战 | 背水一戰 | bèishuǐyīzhàn | - lit. fight with one's back to the river (idiom); fig. to fight to win or die |
| 臣一主二 | 臣一主二 | chényīzhǔèr | - One has the right to choose the ruler one serves. (ancient proverb) |
| 临门一脚 | 臨門一腳 | línményījiǎo | - to try to score (a goal) - final push (at a critical juncture) - the final leg of sth |
| 自成一家 | 自成一家 | zìchéngyījiā | - to have a style of one's own |
| 举一反三 | 舉一反三 | jǔyīfǎnsān | - to raise one and infer three - to deduce many things from one case (idiom) |
| 舒一口气 | 舒一口氣 | shūyīkǒuqì | - to heave a sigh of relief |
| 莫衷一是 | 莫衷一是 | mòzhōngyīshì | - unable to reach a decision (idiom); cannot agree on the right choice - no unanimous decision - still a matter of discussion |
| 万无一失 | 萬無一失 | wànwúyīshī | - surefire; absolutely safe (idiom) |
| 万众一心 | 萬眾一心 | wànzhòngyīxīn | - millions of people all of one mind (idiom); the people united |
| 藐视一切 | 藐視一切 | miǎoshìyīqiè | - to look down upon everything |
| 融合为一 | 融合為一 | rónghéwèiyī | - to permeate |
| 融为一体 | 融為一體 | róngwéiyītǐ | - to fuse together (idiom) - hypostatic union (religion) |
| 表里不一 | 表裡不一 | biǎolǐbùyī | - outside appearance and inner reality differ (idiom); not what it seems - saying one thing but meaning sth different |
| 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 |
| 亲如一家 | 親如一家 | qīnrúyījiā | - family-like close relationship (idiom) |
| 言行一致 | 言行一致 | yánxíngyīzhì | - word and actions coincide (idiom); to live up to one's word - to match words with deeds - Practice what you preach. |
| 言行若一 | 言行若一 | yánxíngruòyī | - word and actions coincide (idiom); to live up to one's word - to match words with deeds - Practice what you preach. |
| 说一不二 | 說一不二 | shuōyībùèr | - to say one and mean just that (idiom); to keep one's word |
| 跳一只脚 | 跳一隻腳 | tiàoyīzhījiǎo | - to hop on one leg |
| 轰动一时 | 轟動一時 | hōngdòngyīshí | - to cause a sensation (idiom) |
| 这一阵子 | 這一陣子 | zhèyīzhènzi | - recently - currently |
| 这样一来 | 這樣一來 | zhèyàngyīlái | - thus - if this happens then |
| 过一会儿 | 過一會兒 | guòyīhuìr | - later - after a while |
| 遐迩一体 | 遐邇一體 | xiáěryītǐ | - both near and distant treated alike (idiom) |
| 重新统一 | 重新統一 | chóngxīntǒngyī | - reunification |
| 难得一见 | 難得一見 | nándéyījiàn | - rarely seen |
| 灵机一动 | 靈機一動 | língjīyīdòng | - a bright idea suddenly occurs (idiom); to hit upon an inspiration - to be struck by a brainwave |
| 面目一新 | 面目一新 | miànmùyīxīn | - complete change (idiom); facelift - We're in a wholly new situation. |
| 风行一时 | 風行一時 | fēngxíngyīshí | - to be popular for a while - to be all the rage for a time |
| 风靡一时 | 風靡一時 | fēngmǐyīshí | - fashionable for a while (idiom); all the rage |
| 饱餐一顿 | 飽餐一頓 | bǎocānyīdùn | - to eat one's fill - to be full |
| 首屈一指 | 首屈一指 | shǒuqūyīzhǐ | - to count as number one (idiom); second to none - outstanding |
| 高人一等 | 高人一等 | gāorényīděng | - a cut above others - superior |
| 松一口气 | 鬆一口氣 | sōngyīkǒuqì | - to heave a sigh of relief |
| 黄粱一梦 | 黃粱一夢 | huángliángyīmèng | - see 黃粱夢|黄粱梦[huang2 liang2 meng4] |
| 齐聚一堂 | 齊聚一堂 | qíjùyītáng | - to get together all at once |
| 一二八事变 | 一二八事變 | YīÈrbāShìbiàn | - Shanghai Incident of 28th January 1932, Chinese uprising against Japanese quarters of Shanghai |
| 一个接一个 | 一個接一個 | yīgejiēyīge | - one by one - one after another |
| 一切向钱看 | 一切向錢看 | yīqièxiàngqiánkàn | - to put money above everything else |
| 一千零一夜 | 一千零一夜 | YīqiānLíngYīYè | - The Book of One Thousand and One Nights |
| 一去不复返 | 一去不復返 | yīqùbùfùfǎn | - gone forever |
| 一去无影踪 | 一去無影蹤 | yīqùwúyǐngzōng | - gone without a trace |
| 一问三不知 | 一問三不知 | yīwènsānbùzhī | - lit. to reply "don't know" whatever the question (idiom) - fig. absolutely no idea of what's going on - complete ignorance |
| 一天一个样 | 一天一個樣 | yītiānyīgeyàng | - to change from day to day |
| 一对一斗牛 | 一對一鬥牛 | yīduìyīdòuniú | - one-on-one basketball game |
| 一抓一大把 | 一抓一大把 | yīzhuāyīdàbǎ | - a dime a dozen - a great deal of |
| 一时半会儿 | 一時半會兒 | yīshíbànhuìr | - a short time - a little while |
| 一条龙服务 | 一條龍服務 | yītiáolóngfúwù | - one-stop service |
| 一次又一次 | 一次又一次 | yīcìyòuyīcì | - repeatedly - over and over again |
| 一次方程式 | 一次方程式 | yīcìfāngchéngshì | - linear equation (math.) |
| 一氧化二氮 | 一氧化二氮 | yīyǎnghuàèrdàn | - nitrous oxide N2O - laughing gas |
| 一物降一物 | 一物降一物 | yīwùxiángyīwù | - lit. one object bests another object - every item has a weakness (idiom) - there is a rock to every scissor, a scissor to every paper, and a paper to every rock |
| 一级方程式 | 一級方程式 | YījíFāngchéngshì | - Formula One |
| 一致性效应 | 一致性效應 | yīzhìxìngxiàoyìng | - consistency effect |
| 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 |
| 一言抄百总 | 一言抄百總 | yīyánchāobǎizǒng | - to cut a long story short |
| 一退六二五 | 一退六二五 | yītuìliùèrwǔ | - lit. 1 divided by 16 is 0.0625 (abacus rule) - fig. to deny responsibility - to pass the buck - also written 一推六二五[yi1 tui4 liu4 er4 wu3] |
| 一遍又一遍 | 一遍又一遍 | yībiànyòuyībiàn | - over and over |
| 一锤子买卖 | 一錘子買賣 | yīchuízimǎimài | - lit. fly-by-night one-off business deal - fig. to act recklessly, throwing all caution to the wind |
| 一项一项地 | 一項一項地 | yīxiàngyīxiàngde | - one by one |
| 一鼻孔出气 | 一鼻孔出氣 | yībíkǒngchūqì | - lit. to breathe through the same nostril (idiom); fig. two people say exactly the same thing (usually derog.) - to sing from the same hymn sheet |
| 三七二十一 | 三七二十一 | sānqīèrshíyī | - three sevens are twenty-one (idiom) - the facts of the matter - the actual situation |
| 三合一疫苗 | 三合一疫苗 | sānhéyīyìmiáo | - DTP vaccination |
| 不当一回事 | 不當一回事 | bùdàngyīhuíshì | - not regard as a matter (of any importance) |
| 九一八事变 | 九一八事變 | JiǔYībāShìbiàn | - the Mukden or Manchurian Railway Incident of 18th September 1931 used by the Japanese as a pretext to annex Manchuria - also known as Liutiaogou incident 柳條溝事變|柳条沟事变 |
| 二一添作五 | 二一添作五 | èryītiānzuòwǔ | - lit. one half equals zero point five (division rule in abacus reckoning) - to share fairly between two parties - to go fifty-fifty |
| 二十一世纪 | 二十一世紀 | èrshíyīshìjì | - 21st century |
| 倒抽一口气 | 倒抽一口氣 | dàochōuyīkǒuqì | - to gasp (in surprise, dismay, fright etc) |
| 全世界第一 | 全世界第一 | quánshìjièdìyī | - world's first |
| 八一建军节 | 八一建軍節 | BāyīJiànjūnjié | - see 建軍節|建军节[Jian4 jun1 jie2] |
| 八字没一撇 | 八字沒一撇 | bāzìméiyīpiě | - lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom) - fig. things have not even begun to take shape - no sign of success yet |
| 六一儿童节 | 六一兒童節 | LiùYīÉrtóngjié | - Children's Day (June 1st), PRC national holiday for children under 14 |
| 单一合体字 | 單一合體字 | dānyīhétǐzì | - unique compound |
| 四一二事变 | 四一二事變 | sìyīèrshìbiàn | - the coup of 12th Mar 1927, an attempt by Chiang Kai-shek to suppress the communists - called 反革命政变|反革命政變 or 慘案|惨案 in PRC literature |
| 四一二惨案 | 四一二慘案 | sìyīèrcǎnàn | - the massacre of 12th Mar 1927 - the Shanghai coup of 12th Mar 1927 by Chiang Kai-shek against the communists |
| 天生的一对 | 天生的一對 | tiānshēngdeyīduì | - couple who were made for each other |
| 小泉纯一郎 | 小泉純一郎 | XiǎoquánChúnyīláng | - KOIZUMI Jun'ichirō (1942-), Japanese LDP politician, prime minister 2001-2006 |
| 弹指一挥间 | 彈指一揮間 | tánzhǐyīhuījiān | - in a flash (idiom) |
| 抹一鼻子灰 | 抹一鼻子灰 | mǒyībízihuī | - lit. to rub one's nose with dust - to suffer a snub - to meet with a rebuff |
| 捏一把冷汗 | 捏一把冷汗 | niēyībǎlěnghàn | - to break out into a cold sweat (idiom) |
| 拧成一股绳 | 擰成一股繩 | níngchéngyīgǔshéng | - to twist together to form a rope - (fig.) to unite - to work together |
| 更上一层楼 | 更上一層樓 | gèngshàngyīcénglóu | - to take it up a notch - to bring it up a level |
| 朝永振一郎 | 朝永振一郎 | CháoyǒngZhènyīláng | - TOMONAGA Shin'ichirō (1906-1979), Japanese physicist, 1965 Nobel prize laureate with Richard Feynman and Julian Schwinger |
| 生物专一性 | 生物專一性 | shēngwùzhuānyīxìng | - biospecificity |
| 百分之一百 | 百分之一百 | bǎifēnzhīyībǎi | - one hundred percent - totally (effective) |
| 碰一鼻子灰 | 碰一鼻子灰 | pèngyībízihuī | - lit. to have one's nose rubbed in the dirt - fig. to meet with a sharp rebuff |
| 穿一条裤子 | 穿一條褲子 | chuānyītiáokùzi | - (of male friends) to have been through thick and thin together - to be like family - to share the same view of things |
| 第一个层次 | 第一個層次 | dìyīgècéngcì | - the first stage |
| 辛普森一家 | 辛普森一家 | Xīnpǔsēnyījiā | - The Simpsons (US TV series) |
| 灵犀一点通 | 靈犀一點通 | língxīyīdiǎntōng | - mental rapport - likeness of mind - spiritual link |
| 一代不如一代 | 一代不如一代 | yīdàibùrúyīdài | - to be getting worse with each generation |
| 一个中国政策 | 一個中國政策 | yīgèZhōngguózhèngcè | - one China policy |
| 一个头两个大 | 一個頭兩個大 | yīgetóuliǎnggedà | - (coll.) to feel as though one's head could explode (Tw) |
| 一分钱一分货 | 一分錢一分貨 | yīfēnqiányīfēnhuò | - nothing for nothing - you get what you pay for |
| 一分钱两分货 | 一分錢兩分貨 | yīfēnqiánliǎngfēnhuò | - high quality at bargain price |
| 一口吃个胖子 | 一口吃個胖子 | yīkǒuchīgepàngzi | - lit. to want to get fat with only one mouthful (proverb) - fig. to try to achieve one's goal in the shortest time possible - to be impatient for success |
| 一把屎一把尿 | 一把屎一把尿 | yībǎshǐyībǎniào | - to have endured all sorts of hardships (to raise one's children) (idiom) |
| 一掬同情之泪 | 一掬同情之淚 | yījūtóngqíngzhīlèi | - to shed tears of sympathy (idiom) |
| 一条道走到黑 | 一條道走到黑 | yītiáodàozǒudàohēi | - to stick to one's ways - to cling to one's course |
| 一步一个脚印 | 一步一個腳印 | yībùyīgèjiǎoyìn | - one step, one footprint (idiom); steady progress - reliable |
| 一发不可收拾 | 一發不可收拾 | yīfābùkěshōushi | - things that have happened can hardly be controlled - to get out of hand |
| 一举手一投足 | 一舉手一投足 | yījǔshǒuyītóuzú | - every little move - every single movement |
| 一类保护动物 | 一類保護動物 | yīlèibǎohùdòngwù | - class A protected animal |
| 一点水一个泡 | 一點水一個泡 | yīdiǎnshuǐyīgèpào | - honest and trustworthy (idiom) |
| 不见一点踪影 | 不見一點蹤影 | bùjiànyīdiǎnzōngyǐng | - no trace to be seen |
| 八字还没一撇 | 八字還沒一撇 | bāzìháiméiyīpiě | - lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 - things have not even begun to take shape - no sign of success yet |
| 可一而不可再 | 可一而不可再 | kěyīérbùkězài | - may be done once and once only - just this once |
| 国家一级保护 | 國家一級保護 | Guójiāyījíbǎohù | - Grade One State protected (species) |
| 大元大一统志 | 大元大一統誌 | DàYuándàyītǒngzhì | - Dayuan Dayi Tongzhi, Yuan dynasty geographical encyclopedia, compiled 1285-1294 under Jamal al-Din 紮馬剌丁|扎马剌丁 and Yu Yinglong 虞應龍|虞应龙, 755 scrolls |
| 彼一时此一时 | 彼一時此一時 | bǐyīshícǐyīshí | - that was one thing, and this is another - times have changed |
| 性同一性障碍 | 性同一性障礙 | xìngtóngyīxìngzhàngài | - gender identity disorder |
| 爱情征服一切 | 愛情征服一切 | àiqíngzhēngfúyīqiè | - love conquers all - omnia vincit amor |
| 成败在此一举 | 成敗在此一舉 | chéngbàizàicǐyījǔ | - win or lose, it all ends here - this is the moment to shine |
| 有一句没一句 | 有一句沒一句 | yǒuyījùméiyījù | - to speak one minute and be quiet the next |
| 有一搭没一搭 | 有一搭沒一搭 | yǒuyīdāméiyīdā | - unimportant - perfunctory - indifferent - (of conversation) idly |
| 有一搭无一搭 | 有一搭無一搭 | yǒuyīdāwúyīdā | - see 有一搭沒一搭|有一搭没一搭[you3 yi1 da1 mei2 yi1 da1] |
| 毕其功于一役 | 畢其功於一役 | bìqígōngyúyīyì | - to accomplish the whole task at one stroke (idiom) |
| 百闻不如一见 | 百聞不如一見 | bǎiwénbùrúyījiàn | - seeing once is better than hearing a hundred times (idiom); seeing for oneself is better than hearing from many others - seeing is believing |
| 睁一眼闭一眼 | 睜一眼閉一眼 | zhēngyīyǎnbìyīyǎn | - to turn a blind eye |
| 第一型糖尿病 | 第一型糖尿病 | dìyīxíngtángniàobìng | - Type 1 diabetes |
| 第一基本形式 | 第一基本形式 | dìyījīběnxíngshì | - (math.) first fundamental form |
| 统一资源定位 | 統一資源定位 | tǒngyīzīyuándìngwèi | - universal resource locator (URL), i.e. webaddress |
| 非洲统一组织 | 非洲統一組織 | FēizhōuTǒngyīZǔzhī | - Organization of African Unity |
| 一不做，二不休 | 一不做，二不休 | yībùzuò,èrbùxiū | - don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through to the end - Since we started, we must carry it through whatever happens. - in for a penny, in for a pound |
| 一个巴掌拍不响 | 一個巴掌拍不響 | yīgebāzhǎngpāibùxiǎng | - lit. one palm alone cannot clap (proverb) - fig. it takes two persons to start a dispute - it takes two to tango - it's difficult to achieve anything without support |
| 一个萝卜一个坑 | 一個蘿蔔一個坑 | yīgèluóboyīgèkēng | - lit. every turnip to its hole (idiom) - fig. each person has his own position - each to his own - horses for courses - every kettle has its lid |
| 一传十，十传百 | 一傳十，十傳百 | yīchuánshí,shíchuánbǎi | - news pass quickly from mouth to mouth (idiom) - an infectious disease spreads quickly (old meaning) |
| 一口吃不成胖子 | 一口吃不成胖子 | yīkǒuchībùchéngpàngzi | - lit. you cannot get fat with only one mouthful (proverb) - fig. learn to walk before you run |
| 一哭二闹三上吊 | 一哭二鬧三上吊 | yīkūèrnàosānshàngdiào | - to make a terrible scene (idiom) - to throw a tantrum |
| 一回生，二回熟 | 一回生，二回熟 | yīhuíshēng,èrhuíshú | - lit. at first raw, later ripe (idiom); unfamiliar at first but you get used to it - strangers at first meeting, but soon friends - awkward at first but becoming skillful later - an acquired taste |
| 一失足成千古恨 | 一失足成千古恨 | yīshīzúchéngqiāngǔhèn | - a single slip may cause everlasting sorrow (idiom) |
| 一寸光阴一寸金 | 一寸光陰一寸金 | yīcùnguāngyīnyīcùnjīn | - lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold. (idiom) - fig. free time is to be treasured |
| 一年之计在于春 | 一年之計在於春 | yīniánzhījìzàiyúchūn | - the whole year must be planned for in the spring (idiom) - early planning is the key to success |
| 一日之计在于晨 | 一日之計在於晨 | yīrìzhījìzàiyúchén | - make your day's plan early in the morning (idiom) - early morning is the golden time of the day |
| 一根绳上的蚂蚱 | 一根繩上的螞蚱 | yīgēnshéngshàngdemàzha | - see 一條繩上的螞蚱|一条绳上的蚂蚱[yi1 tiao2 sheng2 shang4 de5 ma4 zha5] |
| 一条绳上的蚂蚱 | 一條繩上的螞蚱 | yītiáoshéngshàngdemàzha | - lit. like locusts tied to one rope (idiom) - fig. in the same boat - in it together for better or worse - to sink or swim together |
| 一次生，两次熟 | 一次生，兩次熟 | yīcìshēng,liǎngcìshú | - unfamiliar at first but you get used to it - strangers are first meeting, but soon friends - an acquired taste |
| 一而再，再而三 | 一而再，再而三 | yīérzài,zàiérsān | - again and again |
| 一致资源定址器 | 一致資源定址器 | yīzhìzīyuándìngzhǐqì | - uniform resource locator (URL), i.e. web address |
| 三个女人一个墟 | 三個女人一個墟 | sāngènǚrényīgèxū | - three women makes a crowd |
| 三个女人一台戏 | 三個女人一臺戲 | sāngenǚrényītáixì | - three women are enough for a drama (idiom) |
| 不敢越雷池一步 | 不敢越雷池一步 | bùgǎnyuèLéichíyībù | - dare not go one step beyond the prescribed limit |
| 不管三七二十一 | 不管三七二十一 | bùguǎnsānqīèrshíyī | - regardless of the consequences - recklessly relying on a hopelessly optimistic forecast |
| 五百年前是一家 | 五百年前是一家 | wǔbǎiniánqiánshìyījiā | - five hundred years ago we were the same family (idiom) (said of persons with the same surname) |
| 八字还没一撇儿 | 八字還沒一撇兒 | bāzìháiméiyīpiěr | - lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 - things have not even begun to take shape - no sign of success yet |
| 吃一堑，长一智 | 吃一塹，長一智 | chīyīqiàn,zhǎngyīzhì | - Fall into the moat and you'll be wiser next time (idiom); One only learns from one's mistakes. |
| 德国统一社会党 | 德國統一社會黨 | DéguóTǒngyīShèhuìdǎng | - Sozialistische Einheitspartei Deutschlands (Socialist Unity Party of Germany 1949-1990), the ruling communist party of the former German Democratic Republic (East Germany) |
| 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 |
| 有百利而无一害 | 有百利而無一害 | yǒubǎilìérwúyīhài | - to have many advantages and no disadvantages |
| 有百利而无一弊 | 有百利而無一弊 | yǒubǎilìérwúyībì | - to have many advantages and no disadvantages |
| 有百害而无一利 | 有百害而無一利 | yǒubǎihàiérwúyīlì | - having no advantage whatsoever |
| 牵一发而动全身 | 牽一髮而動全身 | qiānyīfàérdòngquánshēn | - lit. pull one hair and the whole body moves - fig. a slight change will affect everything else - the butterfly effect |
| 眉毛胡子一把抓 | 眉毛鬍子一把抓 | méimaohúziyībǎzhuā | - careless - any-old-how, regardless of the specific task |
| 第一次世界大战 | 第一次世界大戰 | DìyīcìShìjièDàzhàn | - World War One |
| 统一战线工作部 | 統一戰線工作部 | TǒngyīZhànxiànGōngzuòbù | - United Front Work Department of CPC Central Committee (UFWD) |
| 统一资源定位符 | 統一資源定位符 | tǒngyīzīyuándìngwèifú | - universal resource locator (URL), i.e. webaddress |
| 色字头上一把刀 | 色字頭上一把刀 | sèzìtóushàngyībǎdāo | - lit. there is a knife above the character for lust - fig. lascivious activities can lead to bitter consequences |
| 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 |
| 黄帝八十一难经 | 黃帝八十一難經 | HuángdìBāshíyīNànjīng | - Yellow Emperor's Classic of Eighty-one Difficulties, medical text, c. 1st century AD |
| 一把眼泪一把鼻涕 | 一把眼淚一把鼻涕 | yībǎyǎnlèiyībǎbítì | - with one's face covered in tears (idiom) |
| 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) |
| 四一二反革命政变 | 四一二反革命政變 | sìyīèrfǎngémìngzhèngbiàn | - counterrevolutionary coup of 12th April 1927, Chiang Kai-shek's coup against the communists in Shanghai |
| 东一榔头西一棒子 | 東一榔頭西一棒子 | dōngyīlángtóuxīyībàngzi | - banging away clumsily in all directions with no overall vision |
| 睁一只眼闭一只眼 | 睜一隻眼閉一隻眼 | zhēngyīzhīyǎnbìyīzhīyǎn | - to turn a blind eye |
| 竹篮打水，一场空 | 竹籃打水，一場空 | zhúlándǎshuǐ,yīchángkōng | - using a wicker basket to draw water (idiom); wasted effort |
| 一人得道，鸡犬升天 | 一人得道，雞犬升天 | yīréndédào,jīquǎnshēngtiān | - lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom) - fig. to ride on sb else's success - Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too - Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it |
| 一个幽灵在欧洲游荡 | 一個幽靈在歐洲遊蕩 | YīgèyōulíngzàiŌuzhōuyóudàng | - Ein Gespenst geht um in Europa. - the opening sentence of Marx and Engels' "Communist Manifesto" |
| 一分耕耘，一分收获 | 一分耕耘，一分收穫 | yīfēngēngyún,yīfēnshōuhuò | - you get what you put in - you reap what you sow |
| 一则以喜，一则以忧 | 一則以喜，一則以憂 | yīzéyǐxǐ,yīzéyǐyōu | - happy on the one hand, but worried on the other (idiom) |
| 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) |
| 一手交钱，一手交货 | 一手交錢，一手交貨 | yīshǒujiāoqián,yīshǒujiāohuò | - lit. one hand exchanges the cash, the other the goods (idiom) - fig. to pay for what you want in cash - simple and direct transaction |
| 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) |
| 一日为师，终身为父 | 一日為師，終身為父 | yīrìwéishī,zhōngshēnwéifù | - lit. teacher for one day, father for ever (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) |
| 一言既出，驷马难追 | 一言既出，駟馬難追 | yīyánjìchū,sìmǎnánzhuī | - lit. once said, a team of horses cannot unsay it (idiom); a promise must be kept |
| 不怕一万，就怕万一 | 不怕一萬，就怕萬一 | bùpàyīwàn,jiùpàwànyī | - better to be safe than sorry (proverb) - to be prepared just in case |
| 不经一事，不长一智 | 不經一事，不長一智 | bùjīngyīshì,bùzhǎngyīzhì | - You can't gain knowledge without practical experience (idiom); wisdom only comes with experience |
| 中日韩统一表意文字 | 中日韓統一表意文字 | ZhōngRìHántǒngyībiǎoyìwénzì | - China Japan Korea (CJK) unified ideographs - Unihan |
| 人生一世，草木一春 | 人生一世，草木一春 | rénshēngyīshì,cǎomùyīchūn | - Man has but one life, grass but one spring (idiom). fig. the brevity of human existence |
| 两虎相争，必有一伤 | 兩虎相爭，必有一傷 | liǎnghǔxiāngzhēng,bìyǒuyīshāng | - if two tigers fight, one must get injured (idiom); if you start a war, someone is bound to get hurt |
| 两虎相斗，必有一伤 | 兩虎相鬥，必有一傷 | liǎnghǔxiāngdòu,bìyǒuyīshāng | - When two tigers fight, one will get injured (idiom). If it comes to a fight, someone will get hurt. |
| 千军易得，一将难求 | 千軍易得，一將難求 | qiānjūnyìdé,yījiàngnánqiú | - Easy to raise an army of one thousand, but hard to find a good general. (idiom) |
| 只知其一，不知其二 | 只知其一，不知其二 | zhǐzhīqíyī,bùzhīqíèr | - to know the first, but not know the second (idiom); only partial information |
| 君子一言，驷马难追 | 君子一言，駟馬難追 | jūnzǐyīyán,sìmǎnánzhuī | - a nobleman's word is his bond (proverb) |
| 国语注音符号第一式 | 國語注音符號第一式 | Guóyǔzhùyīnfúhàodìyīshì | - Mandarin Phonetic Symbols 1 (official name of the phonetic system of writing Chinese used in Taiwan) - Bopomofo - abbr. to 注音一式[zhu4 yin1 yi1 shi4] |
| 智者千虑，必有一失 | 智者千慮，必有一失 | zhìzhěqiānlǜ,bìyǒuyīshī | - lit. a wise person reflecting a thousand times can still make a mistake (idiom); fig. nobody is infallible |
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