Question

一 yi1

Accepted Answer

一 one; 1 • once • each; per • whole; all; throughout • single; alone • same • as soon as • a little • “empty” adverb in four-syllable expressions • also; otherwise • as soon as A (then) B • very AB, where AB is a two-syllable s.v. • one or two AB, where AB is a noun • a little of A and of A or B, where A and B are identical or similar in meaning • V2 immediately after V1 • not V even one N; without omitting a single N • V a VM • inalterably V1 • all or the whole of N1/N2 • each/every N1/N2 • do V1/V2 in succession (where V1/V2 are similar in meaning) • do V1/V2 alternately (where V1/V2 contrast in meaning) • one A, one B (where A/B are opposite in meaning) • keep on doing V • a note of the scale in gōngchěpǔ

Traditional	一
Simplified	一
Pinyin	yi1
Meaning	one; 1 • once • each; per • whole; all; throughout • single; alone • same • as soon as • a little • “empty” adverb in four-syllable expressions • also; otherwise • as soon as A (then) B • very AB, where AB is a two-syllable s.v. • one or two AB, where AB is a noun • a little of A and of A or B, where A and B are identical or similar in meaning • V2 immediately after V1 • not V even one N; without omitting a single N • V a VM • inalterably V1 • all or the whole of N1/N2 • each/every N1/N2 • do V1/V2 in succession (where V1/V2 are similar in meaning) • do V1/V2 alternately (where V1/V2 contrast in meaning) • one A, one B (where A/B are opposite in meaning) • keep on doing V • a note of the scale in gōngchěpǔ

V1/V2 B V Meaning 一 Ab Similar V1