一
yī
Meaning of 一 in English
yīHSK 1numeralSyllabus #254
- one
- single
- a (article)
- as soon as
- entire; whole; all; throughout
- "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
- also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
Example sentences
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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