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Chinese Pinyin Translation Actions
one / 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 syn
之一 zhī yī one of (sth) / one out of a multitude / one (third, quarter, percent etc) syn
Chinese Pinyin Translation Actions
只有 zhǐ yǒu only have ... / there is only ... / (used in combination with 才[cai2]) it is only if one ... (that one can ...) (Example: 只有通過治療才能痊愈|只有通过治疗才能痊愈[zhi3 you3 tong1 guo4 zhi4 liao2 cai2 neng2 quan2 yu4] "the only way to cure it is with therapy") / it is only ... (who ...) (Example: 只有男性才有此需要[zhi3 you3 nan2 xing4 cai2 you3 ci3 xu1 yao4] "only men would have such a requirement") / (used to indicate that one has no alternative) one can only (do a certain thing) (Example: 只有屈服[zhi3 you3 qu1 fu2] "the only thing you can do is give in") syn
以上 yǐ shàng that level or higher / that amount or more / the above-mentioned / (used to indicate that one has completed one's remarks) That is all. syn
那个 那個 nà ge that one / that thing / that (as opposed to this) / (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis) / (used to humorously or indirectly refer to sth embarrassing, funny etc, or when one can't think of the right word) / (used in speech as a filler, similar to "umm", "you know" etc) / (euph.) menstruation / sex / also pr. [nei4 ge5] syn
一种 一種 yī zhǒng one kind of / one type of
一点 一點 yī diǎn a bit / a little bit / (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit / (after an adjective, used to form the comparative) a bit more, -er / a point (in a discussion etc) / (calligraphy) dot stroke (、) / one o'clock (abbr. for 一點鍾|一点钟[yi1 dian3zhong1]) syn
第一 dì yī first / number one / primary syn
韩国 韓國 hán guó South Korea (Republic of Korea) / Han, one of the Seven Hero States of the Warring States 戰國七雄|战国七雄[zhan4 guo2 qi1 xiong2] / Korea from the fall of the Joseon dynasty in 1897
一天 yī tiān one day
身份 shēn fèn identity / aspect of one's identity (i.e. sth that one is – mayor, father, permanent resident etc) / role / capacity (as in "in his capacity as a ..." 以…的身份[yi3 xx5 de5 shen1 fen4]) / status (social, legal etc) / position / rank syn
一边 一邊 yī biān one side / either side / on the one hand / on the other hand / doing while syn
令人 lìng rén to cause one (to do sth) / to make one (angry, delighted etc) syn
升级 升級 shēng jí to go up by one grade / to be promoted / to escalate (in intensity) / (computing) to upgrade syn
所属 所屬 suǒ shǔ one's affiliation (i.e. the organization one is affiliated with) / subordinate (i.e. those subordinate to oneself) / belonging to / affiliated / under one's command syn
一旦 yī dàn in case (sth happens) / if / once (sth happens, then...) / when / in a short time / in one day syn
或是 huò shì or / either one or the other syn
一块 一塊 yī kuài a piece / a chunk / (fig.) (coll.) (typically preceded by a specifier such as 這|这[zhe4]) aspect / area / dimension (Example: 情感這一塊|情感这一块[qing2gan3 zhe4 yi1kuai4] "the emotional aspect (of it)") / (coll.) one yuan / a dollar / together / in the same place / in company syn
各个 各個 gè gè every / various / separately, one by one syn
纷纷 紛紛 fēn fēn one after another / in succession / one by one / continuously / diverse / in profusion / numerous and confused / pell-mell syn
兴趣 興趣 xìng qù interest (desire to know about sth) / interest (thing in which one is interested) / hobby / CL:個|个[ge4] syn
听说 聽說 tīng shuō to hear (sth said) / one hears (that) / hearsay / listening and speaking syn
千万 千萬 qiān wàn ten million / countless / many / one must by all means syn
一面 yī miàn one side / one aspect / simultaneously... (and...) / one's whole face syn
随便 隨便 suí biàn as one wishes / as one pleases / at random / negligent / casual / wanton syn
彼此 bǐ cǐ each other / one another syn
先后 先後 xiān hòu early or late / first and last / priority / in succession / one after another syn
口气 口氣 kǒu qì tone of voice / the way one speaks / manner of expression / tone syn
第一章 dì yī zhāng chapter one
随意 隨意 suí yì as one wishes / according to one's wishes / at will / voluntary / conscious syn
一口气 一口氣 yī kǒu qì one breath / in one breath / at a stretch syn
一周 yī zhōu one week / all the way around / a whole cycle
一方面 yī fāng miàn on the one hand syn
对了 對了 duì le Correct! / Oh, that's right, ... (when one suddenly remembers sth one wanted to mention) / Oh, by the way, ...
倒是 dào shi contrary to what one might expect / actually / contrariwise / why don't you syn
一遍 yī biàn one time (all the way through) / once through
私人 sī rén private / personal / interpersonal / sb with whom one has a close personal relationship / a member of one's clique syn
再度 zài dù once more / once again / one more time syn
没办法 沒辦法 méi bàn fǎ there is nothing to be done / one can't do anything about it
法师 法師 fǎ shī one who has mastered the sutras (Buddhism) syn
心得 xīn dé what one has learned (through experience, reading etc) / knowledge / insight / understanding / tips / CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4] syn
一方 yī fāng a party (in a contract or legal case) / one side / area / region
一头 一頭 yī tóu one head / a head full of sth / one end (of a stick) / one side / headlong / directly / rapidly / simultaneously syn
一一 yī yī one by one / one after another syn
重重 chóng chóng layer upon layer / one after another syn
下一个 下一個 xià yī ge the next one
个别 個別 gè bié individually / one by one / just one or two / exceptional / rare syn
凭借 憑借 píng jiè to rely on / to depend on / by means of / thanks to / sth that one relies on syn
外地 wài dì parts of the country other than where one is syn
并未 並未 bìng wèi (used to stress that sth did not turn out as one might have expected) did not actually ... / has not actually ... syn
陆续 陸續 lù xù in turn / successively / one after the other / bit by bit syn
一度 yī dù for a time / at one time / one time / once syn
偏偏 piān piān (indicating that sth turns out just the opposite of what one would wish) unfortunately / as it happened / (indicating that sth is the opposite of what would be normal or reasonable) stubbornly / contrarily / against reason / (indicating that sb or a group is singled out) precisely / only / of all people syn
所得 suǒ dé what one acquires / one's gains
超值 chāo zhí to be well worth the money one pays (for it) / to be great value
招呼 zhāo hu to call out to / to greet / to say hello to / to inform / to take care of / to take care that one does not syn
要么 要麼 yào me or / either one or the other syn
个个 個個 gè gè each one individually / each and every syn
没有办法 沒有辦法 méi yǒu bàn fǎ there is nothing to be done / one can't do anything about it
de of / ~'s (possessive particle) / (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) / (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) / (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的[pi2ge2 de5] "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的|跑堂儿的[pao3tang2r5de5] "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的[xin1 de5] "new one") / also pr. [di4] or [di5] in poetry and songs syn
万分 萬分 wàn fēn very much / extremely / one ten thousandth part syn
使命 shǐ mìng mission / long-term task to which one devotes oneself / a calling syn
上一个 上一個 shàng yī ge previous one
尽情 盡情 jìn qíng as much as one likes syn
第一步 dì yī bù step one / first step
带上 帶上 dài shàng to take along with one
随身 隨身 suí shēn to (carry) on one's person / to (take) with one syn
原地 yuán dì (in) the original place / the place where one currently is / place of origin / local (product)
一举 一舉 yī jǔ a move / an action / in one move / at a stroke / in one go syn
这不 這不 zhè bu (coll.) As a matter of fact, ... (used to introduce evidence for what one has just asserted)
力争 力爭 lì zhēng to work hard for / to do all one can / to contend strongly syn
大桥 大橋 dà qiáo Da Qiao, one of the Two Qiaos, according to Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4], the two great beauties of ancient China syn
问候 問候 wèn hòu to give one's respects / to send a greeting / (fig.) (coll.) to make offensive reference to (somebody dear to the person to whom one is speaking) syn
如意 rú yì as one wants / according to one's wishes / ruyi scepter, a symbol of power and good fortune syn
制服 zhì fú to subdue / to check / to bring under control / (in former times) what one is allowed to wear depending on social status / uniform (army, party, school etc) / livery (for company employees) / CL:套[tao4]
一小时 一小時 yī xiǎo shí one hour
时分 時分 shí fēn time / period during the day / one of the 12 two-hour periods enumerated by the earthly branches 地支 syn
百分百 bǎi fēn bǎi one hundred percent / totally (effective)
孙子 孫子 sūn zǐ Sun Tzu, also known as Sun Wu 孫武|孙武[Sun1 Wu3] (c. 500 BC, dates of birth and death uncertain), general, strategist and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn Period (700-475 BC), believed to be the author of the “Art of War” 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1] syn
视角 視角 shì jiǎo angle from which one observes an object / (fig.) perspective / viewpoint / frame of reference / (cinematography) camera angle / (visual perception) visual angle (the angle a viewed object subtends at the eye) / (photography) angle of view syn
所知 suǒ zhī known / what one knows
顺手 順手 shùn shǒu easily / without trouble / while one is at it / in passing / handy syn
所长 所長 suǒ cháng what one is good at
一千 yī qiān one thousand
无从 無從 wú cóng not to have access / beyond one's authority or capability / sth one has no way of doing syn
亲亲 親親 qīn qīn dear one / to kiss / friendly syn
其一 qí yī one of the given (options etc) / the first / firstly syn
一回事 yī huí shì one and the same (thing) / one thing (as distinct from another)
顶尖 頂尖 dǐng jiān peak / apex / world best / number one / finest (competitors) / top (figures in a certain field) syn
时辰 時辰 shí chen time / one of the 12 two-hour periods of the day syn
单个 單個 dān ge single / alone / individually / an odd one syn
回合 huí hé one of a sequence of contests (or subdivisions of a contest) between the same two opponents / round (boxing etc) / rally (tennis etc) / frame (billiards etc) / inning / (tennis, soccer etc) rubber or leg / round (of negotiations) syn
一言 yī yán one sentence / brief remark
生肖 shēng xiào one of the twelve animals symbolic of the earthly branches 地支[di4 zhi1] / animal from the Chinese zodiac syn
恨不得 hèn bu de wishing one could do sth / to hate to be unable / itching to do sth syn
宁可 寧可 nìng kě preferably / one would prefer to...(or not to...) / would rather / (would) be better to / (to pick) the lesser of two evils syn
一二 yī èr one or two / a few / a little / just a bit syn
周岁 週歲 zhōu suì one full year (e.g. on child's first birthday)
一则 一則 yī zé on the one hand
天下第一 tiān xià dì yī first under heaven / number one in the country syn
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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