<B>∼ V1 Bù V1/V2 B</B> B èr V2</B>

¹yī* num.

①one  ②once | kě ∼ bùkě èr. Once is forgivable, not twice.

◆b.f. ①each; per | ∼ zhuō bā rén eight people per table ②whole; all; throughout | Wǒ ∼tiān dōu bù zài jiā. I won't be at home all day. ③single; alone ④same | yìjiàn bù ∼ opinions differ

◆adv. ①as soon as | tiānqì ∼ lěng as soon as the weather turns cold ②a little | kàn∼kàn take a look ③“empty” adverb in four-syllable expressions | wèizhī∼zhèn be buoyed up by it ④also; otherwise | ∼míng be also known as

◆cons. ① <b>∼A jiù B</b> as soon as A (then) B ② <b>∼ A èr B</b> ⓐvery AB, where AB is a two-syllable

s.v. | ∼ qīng èr jìng absolutely quiet ⓑone or two AB, where AB is a noun | ∼ chà èr cuò one or two mistakes ③ <b>∼A bàn A/B</b> a little of A and of A or B, where A and B are identical or similar in meaning | Zhège gōngchéng kě bù shì ∼tiān bàntiān néng wán de. This project can't be finished in a short time.

④ <b>∼ V1 ér V2</b> V2 immediately after V1 | ∼nù'érqù flare up and leave

⑤ <b>∼ N (yě) bù/méi V</b> not V even one N; without omitting a single N | ∼zìbùlòu without omitting a single character

⑥ <b>V ∼ VM</b> V a VM | yǎo ∼ kǒu take a bite

⑦ <b>∼ V1 bù V2</b> inalterably V1 | ∼qùbùfǎn gone never to return

⑧ <b>∼ N1 ∼ N2</b> ⓐall or the whole of N1N2 | ∼shēng∼shì all one's life ⓑeach/every N1/N2 | ∼yán∼xíng every word and deed

⑨ <b>∼ V1 ∼ V2</b> ⓐdo V1/V2 in succession (where V1/V2 are similar in meaning) | ∼bèng∼tiào skip and jump ⓑdo V1/V2 alternately (where V1/V2 contrast in meaning) | ∼wèn∼dá one asks and the other answers

⑩ <b>∼ A ∼ B</b> one A, one B (where A/B are opposite in meaning) | ∼ dōng ∼ xī one east, one west <b>∼ V1 ²zài V1</b> keep on doing V1 | ∼cuòzàicuò keep on making mistakes ◆n. a note of the scale in <i>gōngchěpú</i>