一
yī
I num.
1) one; 1
2) once
可一不可二。 Once is forgivable, not twice.
II b.f.
1) each; per
一桌八人 eight people per table
2) whole; all; throughout
我一天都不在家。 I won't be at home all day.
3) single; alone
4) same
意见不一 opinions differ
III adv.
1) as soon as
天气一冷 as soon as the weather turns cold
2) a little
看一看 take a look
3) “empty” adverb in four-syllable expressions
为之一振 be buoyed up by it
4) also; otherwise
一名 be also known as
IV cons.
1) 一 A jiù B: as soon as A (then) B
2) 一 A èr B: a) very AB, where AB is a two-syllable s.v. b) one or two AB, where AB is a noun
一清二静 absolutely quiet
一差二错 one or two mistakes
3) 一 A bàn A/B: a little of A and of A or B, where A and B are identical or similar in meaning
这个工程可不是一天半天能完的。 This project can't be finished in a short time.
4) 一 V1 ér V2: V2 immediately after V1
一怒而去 flare up and leave
5) 一 N (yě) bù/méi V: not V even one N; without omitting a single N
一字不漏 without omitting a single character
6) V 一 VM: V a VM
咬一口 take a bite
7) 一 V1 bù V2: inalterably V1
一去不返 gone never to return
8) 一 N1 一 N2: a) all or the whole of N1/N2 b) each/every N1/N2
一生一世 all one's life
一言一行 every word and deed
9) 一 V1 一 V2: a) do V1/V2 in succession (where V1/V2 are similar in meaning) b) do V1/V2 alternately (where V1/V2 contrast in meaning)
一蹦一跳 skip and jump
一问一答 one asks and the other answers
10) 一 V zài V: keep on doing V
一错再错 keep on making mistakes
V n.
a note of the scale in gōngchěpǔ