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一

yī · yi

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Meaning

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  1. one
  2. single
  3. a (article)
  4. as soon as
  5. entire; whole; all; throughout
  6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
  7. also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
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In a conversation

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The whole watermelon

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)昨天(zuótiān)做(zuò)了(le)什么(shénme)？

    What did you do yesterday?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)一个(yīgè)人(rén)吃(chī)了(le)一个(yīgè)大(dà)西瓜(xīguā)。

    I ate a big watermelon by myself.

  3. Liangliang

    一(yī)整个(zhěnggè)？

    A whole one?

  4. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，我(wǒ)一(yī)回家(huíjiā)就(jiù)开始(kāishǐ)吃(chī)。

    Yes, I started eating as soon as I got home.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)一定(yīdìng)很(hěn)饱(bǎo)吧(ba)？

    Then you must be very full?

  6. Dengdeng

    不(bù)饱(bǎo)，吃(chī)完(wán)了(le)我(wǒ)还(hái)想(xiǎng)再(zài)吃(chī)一个(yīgè)。

    No, after finishing I still want another one.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

空(kōng)中(zhōng)有(yǒu)一(yí)大(dà)片(piàn)乌(wū)云(yún)。

There is a mass of dark clouds in the sky.

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02

他(tā)一(yì)口(kǒu)就(jiù)把(bǎ)整(zhěng)杯(bēi)水(shuǐ)喝(hē)完(wán)了(le)。

He drank the whole glass of water in one gulp.

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