1 prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity
1 a single slip may cause everlasting sorrow (idiom)
一字千金
yī zì qiān jīn
1 one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom)
2 (in praise of a piece of writing or calligraphy) each character is perfect
3 each word is highly valued
一掷千金
yī zhì qiān jīn
1 lit. stake a thousand pieces of gold on one throw (idiom); to throw away money recklessly
2 extravagant
一日千里
yī rì qiān lǐ
1 lit. one day, a thousand miles (idiom); rapid progress
一粒老鼠屎坏了一锅粥
yī lì lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō zhōu
1 lit. a piece of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of congee (idiom)
2 fig. one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch
一落千丈
yī luò qiān zhàng
1 lit. to drop a thousand zhang in one fall (idiom)
2 fig. (of business, popularity etc) to suffer a sudden, devastating decline
3 to take a dive
一言千金
yī yán qiān jīn
1 one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom); valuable advice
2 words of enormous weight
一诺千金
yī nuò qiān jīn
1 a promise worth one thousand in gold (idiom); a promise that must be kept
一颗老鼠屎坏了一锅汤
yī kē lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō tāng
1 lit. a piece of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of soup (idiom)
2 fig. one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch
上有老下有小
shàng yǒu lǎo xià yǒu xiǎo
1 lit. above are the elderly, below are the young (idiom)
2 fig. to have to take care of both one's aging parents and one's children
3 sandwich generation
不听老人言，吃亏在眼前
bù tīng lǎo rén yán , chī kuī zài yǎn qián
1 (idiom) ignore your elders at your peril
千依百顺
qiān yī bǎi shùn
1 totally submissive (idiom)
千千万万
qiān qiān wàn wàn
1 lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom); untold numbers
2 innumerable
3 thousands upon thousands
千古罪人
qiān gǔ zuì rén
1 sb condemned by history (idiom)
千古遗恨
qiān gǔ yí hèn
1 to have eternal regrets (idiom)
千奇百怪
qiān qí bǎi guài
1 fantastic oddities of every description (idiom)
千姿百态
qiān zī bǎi tài
1 in different poses and with different expressions
2 in thousands of postures (idiom)
千家万户
qiān jiā wàn hù
1 every family (idiom)
千虑一失
qiān lu:4 yī shī
1 reflect a thousand times and you can still make a mistake (idiom); to err is human
千虑一得
qiān lu:4 yī dé
1 a thousand tries leads to one success (idiom, humble expr.); Even without any notable ability on my part, I may still get it right sometimes by good luck.
Sample Sentences
Have you ever seen really gifted gamblers? Or card-sharps?