Question

一 yī

Accepted Answer

一 number 1 one 2 first 3 single; alone; only one 4 same 5 whole; all; throughout 6 every time 7 also; otherwise 8 concentrated; wholehearted 9 [indicating that the action occurs just once or lasts for a short time] a [in the middle of a reduplicated verb] b [between a verb and a verbal measure] 10 [before a verb or a verbal measure to indicate an action to be followed by a result] 11 [before a verb or an adjective, indicating the suddenness or thoroughness of an action or a change in the situation]  adverb once; as soon as  preposition per; a  auxiliary literary [before certain words for emphasis]  noun music note of the scale in gongchepu (工尺谱), corresponding to 7 in numbered musical notation

Simplified	一
Traditional	一
Pinyin	yī
English	number 1 one 2 first 3 single; alone; only one 4 same 5 whole; all; throughout 6 every time 7 also; otherwise 8 concentrated; wholehearted 9 [indicating that the action occurs just once or lasts for a short time] a [in the middle of a reduplicated verb] b [between a verb and a verbal measure] 10 [before a verb or a verbal measure to indicate an action to be followed by a result] 11 [before a verb or an adjective, indicating the suddenness or thoroughness of an action or a change in the situation] adverb once; as soon as preposition per; a auxiliary literary [before certain words for emphasis] noun music note of the scale in gongchepu (工尺谱), corresponding to 7 in numbered musical notation

Action Verb 一 Verbal Yī Number Single Time