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How it is built
一 is one of the 214 radicals: a building block of its own. See radical 1
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Built from 一 31
Characters that use it as a direct part, most common first.
- 来láicome
- 上shàngup; above
- 得déget; (de) structural particle; (děi) must
- 下xiàdown; below
- 后hòuafter; behind; empress
- 同tóngsame; together
- 天tiānsky; day
- 本běnroot; origin
- 前qiánfront; before
- 开kāiopen
- 正zhèngcorrect; straight
- 两liǎngtwo (of something)
- 或huòor
- 合héclose; fit; combine
- 真zhēntrue; real
- 德dévirtue; Germany
- 命mìnglife; fate; order
- 光guānglight
- 王wángking
- 夫fūman; husband
- 具jùtool; have
- 百bǎihundred
- 兴xìnginterest; (xīng) prosper
- 福fúgood fortune
- 富fùrich
- 副fùvice-; deputy
- 灭mièextinguish
- 末mòtip; end
- 旦dàndawn
- 幅fúwidth; measure word for pictures
- 逼bīforce; press
Words 29
- 一点儿yìdiǎnra littleHSK 1 Estimated
- 一yīoneHSK 1 Estimated
- 第一dì-yīfirstHSK 2 Estimated
- 一起yìqǐtogetherHSK 2 Estimated
- 一下yíxiàa bit; brieflyHSK 2 Estimated
- 一般yìbānusually; ordinaryHSK 3 Estimated
- 一边yìbiānwhile; one sideHSK 3 Estimated
- 一定yídìngcertainlyHSK 3 Estimated
- 一共yígòngin totalHSK 3 Estimated
- 一会儿yíhuìra momentHSK 3 Estimated
- 一样yíyàngthe sameHSK 3 Estimated
- 一直yìzhíalways; straightHSK 3 Estimated
- 一点yìdiǎna little
- 一路yílùall the way
- 一旦yídànonce; in case
- 一生yìshēngwhole life
- 一时yìshífor a moment
- 统一tǒngyīunify
- 一代yídàia generation
- 一心一意yìxīn-yíyìwholeheartedly
- 一石二鸟yìshí-èrniǎokill two birds with one stone
- 一见如故yíjiàn-rúgùfeel like old friends at first meeting
- 一字千金yízì-qiānjīnevery word is worth a fortune
- 一日千里yírì-qiānlǐprogress by leaps and bounds
- 一鸣惊人yìmíng-jīngrénamaze everyone with a first success
- 一心二用yìxīn-èryòngdo two things at once
- 心口如一xīnkǒu-rúyīsay what one thinks
- 一见钟情yíjiàn-zhōngqínglove at first sight
- 一言一行yìyán-yìxíngevery word and deed
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Characters with a dotted underline are not in the course yet.
- 我有一个弟弟。Wǒ yǒu yí ge dìdi.I have a younger brother.
- 我们一起去吃饭吧。Wǒmen yìqǐ qù chīfàn ba.Let's go eat together.
- 我们一起去游泳吧。Wǒmen yìqǐ qù yóuyǒng ba.Let's go swimming together.
- 我们休息一下吧。Wǒmen xiūxi yíxià ba.Let's rest for a bit.
- 我给你介绍一下。Wǒ gěi nǐ jièshào yíxià.Let me introduce you.
- 他每天晚上十一点睡觉。Tā měitiān wǎnshang shíyī diǎn shuìjiào.He goes to bed at eleven every night.
- 我想买一张火车票。Wǒ xiǎng mǎi yì zhāng huǒchēpiào.I'd like to buy a train ticket.
- 一个人去旅游很好玩。Yí ge rén qù lǚyóu hěn hǎowán.Traveling alone is fun.
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- 他是一位有名的医生。Tā shì yí wèi yǒumíng de yīshēng.He is a famous doctor.
- 我想换一个房间。Wǒ xiǎng huàn yí ge fángjiān.I'd like to change rooms.
- 我要一杯牛奶。Wǒ yào yì bēi niúnǎi.I'd like a glass of milk.
- 请给我一双筷子。Qǐng gěi wǒ yì shuāng kuàizi.Please give me a pair of chopsticks.
- 我们是一家人。Wǒmen shì yì jiā rén.We are one family.
- 他一心一意地学习。Tā yìxīn-yíyì de xuéxí.He studies wholeheartedly.