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Meaning of 一 in English

yīHSK 1numeralSyllabus #254
  1. one
  2. single
  3. a (article)
  4. as soon as
  5. entire; whole; all; throughout
  6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
  7. also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit

Example sentences

  1. 一开始,我以为我病了。
    yī kāi shǐ, wǒ yǐ wéi wǒ bìng le。
    At first, I thought I was sick.
    Tatoeba #1417593 by sadhen · #1417531 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  2. 一隻老虎逃出了動物園。
    yī zhī lǎo hǔ táo chū le dòng wù yuán。
    A tiger has escaped from the zoo.
    Tatoeba #6900935 by xjjAstrus · #280257 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  3. 那隻狐狸殺了一隻母雞。
    nà zhī hú lí shā le yī zhī mǔ jī。
    That fox must have killed the hen.
    Tatoeba #902935 by Martha · #68404 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR

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Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences