Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
i
yī
Description
"i" 就是数字一。
"i" is the number one.
我们数数的时候，先说 "一"。
When we count, we say "i" first.
Meanings
一yī
one (the number 1)
我有一个哥哥。
I have an older brother.
一yī
once; as soon as (indicating an action)
他一来，我们就走。
As soon as he arrives, we leave.
一yī
whole; entire; all
我一天都在家。
I stay at home all day.
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Notes
- Nuance
一 changes tone in speech — yì before 4th tone, yí before others.
- Etymology
one of the oldest Chinese characters, a single horizontal stroke.
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