Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
一次性
yīcìxìng
Description
一次性的东西只用一次，用完就不再用了。它也可以说一件事只做一次或一次完成。
一次性 things are used only once and then discarded. It can also mean doing something only once or completing it in one go.
Meanings
一次性yīcìxìng
Designed to be used only once, then thrown away.
这些是一次性筷子。
These are disposable chopsticks.
一次性yīcìxìng
Done or paid in one single action or amount.
我们选择一次性付款。
We choose to pay in a single payment.
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Notes
- Etymology
一次 means “one time,” while 性 adds the sense of a quality or characteristic.
- Nuance
For disposable items, 一次性 often contrasts with 可重复使用的, “reusable.”
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