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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

唯一 [wéiyī]
  1. 1. adjective unique; sole;only
    毕业后能找到一份好工作是我目前唯一的心愿。
    My only wish at present is to find a good job after graduation.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

唯一 [wéiyī]
  1. 1. 独一无二的
    唯一的办法。

Examples

吃钙片不是补钙的唯一途径。
Taking calcium tablets is not the only way to supply calcium.
活劳动是价值的唯一源泉,这是不容置疑的。
Undoubtedly, living labor is the only resource of value.
几天的积雨,淹没了出山唯一的路。
Continuous rain for days has flooded the only way leading to the outside of the mountain.
大师生前唯一的亲传弟子如今正致力于绝续传承工作。
The only inheritor from the master is devoting his life to the mission of passing on the master's skills.
这台晚会太难看了,唯一令人看得上的也就是那个小品了。
This evening party is awful. The only program I like is the short sketch.
发现于湖南的女字,是世界上现存唯一的女人之间的“密码”文字。
妹妹是家里唯一的女孩,被大家视为掌上明珠。
My sister is the only girl in the family, so is regarded as the apple of everybody's eye.
橡皮筏是他在海上唯一的求生工具。
The rubber raft is the only life-saving tool he has.
他是这次地震中唯一的幸存者。
He is the only survivor of this earthquake.

Collocations

唯一的人选
the only suitable candidate
全国唯一
the only ... in China

Word Decomposition


[wéi]
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[yī]

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