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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

一 [yī]
  1. 1. numeral [指数目] one
    一分钟
    one minute
  2. 2. numeral [相同]
    他们是一类人。
    They are the same sort of people.
    大家观点不一。
    Everyone has different opinions.
  3. 3. numeral [另一]
    传呼机一名寻呼机。
    Pager is another name for a beeper.
  4. 4. numeral [全]
    一屋子烟
    full of smoke
  5. 5. numeral [专]
    一心一意
    heart and soul
  6. 6. numeral [表示短暂]
    看一看
    take a look
  7. 7. numeral [与‘就’连用]
    我一碰杯子，它就掉地上了。
    I barely touched the glass, and it fell to the floor.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

一 [yī]
  1. 1. numeral one
    一匹马
    a horse
    一瓶牛奶
    one bottle of milk
    一万一
    eleven thousand
    棉纺一厂
    No. 1 Cotton Mill
  2. 2. numeral single; alone; only one
    一枪就打中了目标
    hit the target with a single shot
    你一个人行吗？
    Can you manage all by yourself?
  3. 3. adjective same
    意见不一。
    Opinions differ.
    这姑娘跟她妈妈一个模样。
    The girl is the image of her mother.
    这不是一码事。
    They are not the same thing.
  4. 4. adjective whole; all; throughout
    一冬
    the whole winter; all winter; throughout the winter
    他一脸的土。
    His face was covered with dust.
    一屋子的人都欢腾起来。
    Everybody in the room was overjoyed.
  5. 5. adjective concentrated; wholehearted
    专心一意
    single-minded; concentrated
  6. 6. adverb every time
    大家一提起那艰苦创业的日子，总有说不完的话。
    Every time we talk about the hard pioneering days, we have so much to say that we can't get it all out.
  7. 7. adverb also; otherwise
    汞溴红一名红汞。
    Merbromin is also known as mercurochrome.
  8. 8. adverb used before a verb or a verbal measure to indicate an action to be followed by a result
    一跳跳了过去
    get over in one jump
    他一脚把球踢进了球门。
    He kicked the ball into the goal. or He kicked a goal.
  9. 9. adverb used before a verb or an adjective, indicating the suddenness or thoroughness of an action or a change in the situation
    那马猛然一惊，直立起来。
    All of a sudden the horse shied and reared in fright.
    这部电影值得一看。
    This movie is well worth seeing.
  10. 10. particle used in the middle of a reduplicated verb
    笑一笑
    give a smile
    歇一歇
    have a rest
    等一等
    wait a bit
    出去走一走
    go out for a stroll
    让我闻一闻。
    Let me smell it.
  11. 11. particle used between a verb and a verbal measure
    瞧一眼
    take a look
    咳一声
    give a cough
    咬一口
    take a bite
    打他一巴掌
    give him a slap

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

一 [yī]
  1. 1. 数 数目，表示最小的正整数。
  2. 2. 形 相同；一样
    咱们坐一趟车。
    他俩在一个单位。
    长短不一。
    一视同仁。
  3. 3. 形 满；整个；完全
    坐了满满一车人。
    一身土。
    书堆了一桌子。
    病了一夏天。
    一如所见。
  4. 4. 形 专；纯
    一心一意。
    一色的二层小楼。
  5. 5. 代 每；各
    全班分六个组，一组八个人。
    一年一次。
    一人两块钱。
  6. 6. 代 某
    一天晚上。
    有一年。
  7. 7. 代 另一种；又一个
    乌贼一名墨斗鱼。
    这种习俗起源于唐代，一说起源于宋代。
  8. 8. 副 表示猛然发出某种动作或突然出现某种情况
    往起一站。
    右手一挥。
    眼前一黑。
  9. 9. 副 与"就""便"等副词相呼应，表示前一动作或情况一旦发生，紧跟着就要出现另一动作或情况
    一叫就来。
    一看就会。
    一问便知。
  10. 10. 副 用在重叠的动词之间，表示动作是短暂的或尝试性的
    跳一跳。
    笑一笑。
    瞧一瞧。
    说一说。
  11. 11. E((BZ1))"一"在句中要发生变调现象：1。用作序数或用在句尾时仍读阴平，如"一、思想好，二、学习好""第一""十月一日""一排二班""感情专一"；2。用在去声前变为阳平，如"一并""一定""一望无际"；3。用在阴平、阳平、上声前，变为去声，如"一般""一回""一览无余"。((BZ2))数字"一"的大写是"壹"。
  12. 12. 名 我国民族音乐中传统的记音符号，表示音阶上的一级，相当于简谱的"((A7ˑD))"。
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Examples

这一着儿一走错，你就变成后手了。
By this false move you've forced yourself into the defensive.
这人口若悬河，一说就是一大套。
It seemed as if his flow of words would never stop.
他一绷劲，就把一袋子米扛在了肩上。
Straining hard, he lifted a bag of rice on his shoulder.
她一拿到录取通知书，就向家里飞报了这一好消息。
She sent the good news to her family as soon as she got her letter of admission.
有了攉煤机，再也不用人一铲子一铲子地挖煤了。
With coal shovel machines, people don't have to dig out coal shovel by shovel.
一看到糖果，小孩儿马上就来神了，刚才的瞌睡劲一下全没了。
The minute the child sees candies, he becomes excited and no longer feels drowsy.
这个男孩一脸痞气，一看就是个小流氓。
The boy, who has an air of frivolity and disrespect, appears to be a hooligan at first glance.
一大批一大批的救灾物资运到了灾区
大幕一拉开，观众顿时安静下来。
As soon as the curtain rose, the audience quieted down.
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Financial Characters

Financial Characters
大写
dà xiě

Capitalization of Chinese numerals began in the Ming Dynasty to prevent forgeries on official documents. Today they are used in the banking and financial fields. They also appear on today’s RMB.

Zero 〇 零 líng
One 一 壹 yī
Two 二 贰 èr
Three 三 叁 sān
Four 四 肆 sì
Five 五 伍 wǔ
Six 六 陆 liù
Seven 七 柒 qī
Eight 八 捌 bā
Nine 九 玖 jiǔ
Ten 十 拾 shí
Hundred 百 佰 bǎi
Thousand   千 仟 qiān

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