一
Pinyin IPA [i˥] Zhuyin
HSK 1 numeral 数词 Book 1 · Lesson 5 (notes) freq #21
Meaning
- numeral 数词 one
The numeral 'one', and the first character every learner writes. Its tone changes with context — see the pronunciation note below.
- single
- a (article)
- as soon as
- entire; whole; all; throughout
- "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
- also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
Pronunciation Note
Tone sandhi: 一 is yī in isolation and counting; it becomes yí before a 4th-tone syllable (一个 yí gè) and yì before 1st/2nd/3rd tones (一天 yì tiān).
Examples
| 请看一看。 | qǐng kàn yī kàn | Have a look. |
| 一会儿见！ | yī huì er jiàn | See you soon! |
| 请坐一下。 | qǐng zuò yī xià | Please sit down. |
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