一字
yī zì
Pinyin

Definition

一字
 - 
yī zì
  1. in a row
  2. in a line

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

一
yī
  1. 1 one
  2. 2 1
  3. 3 single
  4. 4 a (article)
  5. 5 as soon as
  6. 6 entire
  7. 7 whole
  8. 8 all
  9. 9 throughout
  10. 10 "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
  11. 11 also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
一下
yī xià
  1. 1 (used after a verb) give it a go
  2. 2 to do (sth for a bit to give it a try)
  3. 3 one time
  4. 4 once
  5. 5 in a while
  6. 6 all of a sudden
  7. 7 all at once
一起
yī qǐ
  1. 1 in the same place
  2. 2 together
  3. 3 with
  4. 4 altogether (in total)
第一
dì yī
  1. 1 first
  2. 2 number one
  3. 3 primary
一一
yī yī
  1. 1 one by one
  2. 2 one after another

Idioms (20)

一不做，二不休
yī bù zuò , èr bù xiū
  1. 1 don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through to the end
  2. 2 Since we started, we must carry it through whatever happens.
  3. 3 in for a penny, in for a pound
一丘之貉
yī qiū zhī hé
  1. 1 jackals of the same tribe (idiom); fig. They are all just as bad as each other.
一之为甚
yī zhī wéi shèn
  1. 1 once is more than enough (idiom)
一干二净
yī gān èr jìng
  1. 1 thoroughly (idiom)
  2. 2 completely
  3. 3 one and all
  4. 4 very clean
一五一十
yī wǔ yī shí
  1. 1 lit. count by fives and tens (idiom); to narrate systematically and in full detail

Sample Sentences

打一字）
dǎ yīzì ）
Guess one word.
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打一字）
dǎ yīzì ）
Guess one character.
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打一字）
dǎ yīzì ）
Guess one character.
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螺丝刀？！要十字的还是一字的？
luósīdāo ？！yào shízì de háishi yīzì de ？
Screwdriver? You want a Phillips-head or a flat-head?
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复杂的还在后面呢。比如一字多音，还有语法。我总结下来，发现和汉语越接近的语言对我们来说反而越难学，因为你会用汉语的思维去解读。
fùzá de hái zài hòumian ne 。bǐrú yī zì duō yīn ，háiyǒu yǔfǎ 。wǒ zǒngjié xiàlai ，fāxiàn hé hànyǔ yuè jiējìn de yǔyán duì wǒmen láishuō fǎnér yuè nánxué ，yīnwèi nǐ huì yòng hànyǔ de sīwéi qù jiědú 。
The really complicated stuff is still coming. For example, the multiple readings for each character, and the grammar. In the end, I've discovered that languages too similar to Mandarin are actually harder to learn, because you'll be applying your Chinese concepts when deciphering them.
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