Component |
Pinyin |
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一 |
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1. one |
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一 長 一 短 - yī cháng yī duǎn - one short and one long |
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一 死 一 傷 - yī sǐ yī shāng - one dead, one injured |
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一 高 一 低 - yī gāo yī dī - one high and one low |
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一 天 一 夜 - yī tiān yī yè - one day and one night |
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一 日 一 夜 - jat1 jat6 jat1 je6 - one day and one night, C |
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一 左 一 右 - yī zuǒ yī yòu - one left, one right |
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2. each; every |
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給 他 們 一 人 一 顆 蘋果。 (Gěi tā men yī rén yī kē píngguǒ.) - Give them an apple each. |
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3. single; alone |
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獨自 一 人 - dúzì yī rén - a solitary person, one person |
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專一 - zhuānyī - single-minded, monogamous |
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4. whole; entire; all: throughout |
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他們 在 海灘 上 玩 了 一 下午。 (Tāmen zài hǎitān shàng wán le yī xiàwǔ.) - They played the whole afternoon on the beach. |
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5. same; identical |
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大小 不一 - dàxiǎo bùyī - not having the same size |
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大細 不一 - daai6 sai3 bat1 jat1 - not having the same size, C |
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6. (classical) another; alternative |
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蟋蟀,一 名 促織。 (Xīshuài, yī míng cùzhī.) - Crickets, also called cùzhī lit. another name being cùzhī. |
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7. (formal) certain aforementioned |
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「旋律」一 詞 中 的「旋」字 - “xuánlǜ” yī cí zhōng de “xuán” zì - the character (m-lite, zh, sc=Hani, 旋) within the word m-lite, zh, sc=Hani, 旋律 |
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8. With the verb modified reduplicated, expressing the transience of the verb: |
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9. Indicating that the action has occurred only once |
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10. 看 一 看 - kàn yī kàn - to have a look |
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11. 望 一 望 - mong6 jat1 mong6 - to have a look, C |
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12. Indicating the intention to try |
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13. 算 一 算 - suàn yī suàn - to try to calculate it |
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14. 計 一 計 - gai3 jat1 gai3 - to try to calculate it, C |
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15. once; as soon as; upon |
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一 到 OP 就 卡。 (Yī dào OP jiù kǎ.) - It slows down once I get to the opening. |
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我 一 拍 了 照片,她 就 立即 成為 眾人 矚目 的 焦點。 (Wǒ yī pāi le zhàopiàn, tā jiù lìjí chéngwèi zhòngrén zhǔmù de jiāodiǎn.) - As soon as I took a picture, she ran towards the limelight. |
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一見如故 - yījiànrúgù - to hit it off |
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一至於此 - yīzhìyúcǐ - How did things ever get so far? |
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16. (gay slang) top |
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一號 - yīhào - a top |
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17. (Cantonese, argot, euphemistic) to die |
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18. =====Usage notes===== |
yī |
19. (music) Kunqu gongche notation for the note low ti (7̣). |
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20. one |
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21. each; every |
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22. whole; entire; all |
yíeijing dialect |
23. (Beijing) one |
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24. =====Usage notes===== |
大 |
dà |
1. of great size; big; large; huge | |
(ant, zh, 小) |
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這 個 太 大 了! (Zhè ge tài dà le!) - This is too big! |
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呢ni1 條 褲 好 大 條。 - This pair of pants is very big. |
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2. big; great |
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中 美 關係 已 有 很 大 改善。 (Zhōng Měi guānxì yǐ yǒu hěn dà gǎishàn.) - Relations between China and America have improved greatly. |
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大不列顛 (Dàbùlièdiān) - Great Britain |
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3. great of its kind |
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昨天 下 大雨。 (Zuótiān xià dàyǔ.) - There was heavy rain yesterday. |
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好 大 ? 味 - a very strong smell |
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4. in an extreme manner; greatly |
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大 哭 (dà kū) - to cry violently |
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大吃一驚 (dàchīyījīng) - to be greatly shocked |
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大 不 相同 (dà bù xiàngtóng) - to be greatly different |
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你 遇到 這 種 情況,大 可以 走人 哪na。 (Nǐ yùdào zhè zhǒng qíngkuàng, dà kěyǐ zǒurén na.) - If you come across this kind of situation, you absolutely can leave. |
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你 可 不 知道,他 昨兒r 過來lai 大 折zhē騰teng 了 一 場。好家伙huo,差chà點兒r.沒 把 這兒r 拆 嘍! (Nǐ kě bù zhīdào, tā zuór guòlai dà zhēteng le yī chǎng. Hǎojiāhuo, chàdiǎnr méi bǎ zhèr chāi lou!) - You don't even know, yest |
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5. main; major |
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(ant, zh, 小) |
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他們 將 車 一直 開 到 大 門口。 (Tāmen jiāng chē yīzhí kāi dào dà ménkǒu.) - They drove right up to the main gate. |
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他 是 一家 石油 公司 的 大 股東。 (Tā shì yījiā shíyóu gōngsī de dà gǔdōng.) - He is a major stockholder in an oil company. |
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6. well-known; successful (only applied to some occupations) |
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大 書法家 (dà shūfǎjiā) - a well-known calligrapher |
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7. mature; grown up |
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(ant, zh, 小) |
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你 多 大 了? (Nǐ duō dà le?) - How old are you? |
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她 比 他 大。 (Tā bǐ tā dà.) - She is older than him. |
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你 隻 狗 係 咁 大daai6-2 㗎 喇。 - Your dog isn't going to grow any older. |
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8. (Cantonese) to grow up |
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喺 廣州 大 - to grow up in Guangzhou |
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9. (Cantonese) to be older than |
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(ant, zh, 細) |
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我 大 佢 兩 年。 - I am older than them by two years. |
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10. (dialectal) father |
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11. (dialectal) father's elder or younger brother |
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12. (Cantonese, slang) to intimidate; to threaten |
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你 大 我 呀aa4? - Are you trying to intimidate me? |
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你 咪mai5 大 我。 - Don't you threaten me. |
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13. (Cantonese) only so big |
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咁高咁大daai6-2 - gam3 gou1 gam3 daai6-2 - , C |
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14. (Cantonese, euphemistic) number two |
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我 好 急 呀,要 去 大。 - I'm very desperate and need to go number two. |
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15. Short for 大學 (gloss=university) Used only in the abbreviation of the name. |
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北大 (Běidà) - Peking University |
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16. 45th tetragram of the Taixuanjing; "greatness" (?) |
dài, dà |
17. (zh-used in, 大夫, doctor) |
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18. (zh-used in, 大王, tr=dàiwáng, (in operas, old novels, etc.) king; ringleader) |
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19. (zh-used, 大黃, rhubarb) |
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20. (zh-used in, 大城, tr=Dàichéng, Daicheng, Hebei) |
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21. Alternative form of 待 (to be about to; to intend to) |
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22. Alternative form of 代 (dynasty) |
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23. (Cantonese) small |
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咁 大daai6-1 - so puny |
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24. Variant of 太 |
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25. Variant of 泰 |