Word: 一 (yī)

一，二，三！

Yī, èr, sān!

One, two, three!

一加二等于三。

Yì jiā èr děngyú sān.

One plus two equals three.

一小时之内我就会到。

Yì xiǎoshí zhīnèi wǒ jiù huì dào.

I'll be coming within an hour.

一年有12个月。

Yì nián yǒu shí'èr gè yuè.

A year has 12 months.

一开始，我以为他病了。

Yì kāishǐ, wǒ yǐwéi tā bìng le.

At first, I thought they were sick.

一开始，我以为我病了。

Yì kāishǐ, wǒ yǐwéi wǒ bìng le.

At first, I thought I was sick.

为了读学位，我可能得借一笔学生贷款。

Wèile dú xuéwèi, wǒ kěnéng de jiè yì bǐ xuésheng dàikuǎn.

I might have to borrow a student loan to study for my degree.

人们认为他是一名伟大的学者。

Rénmen rènwéi tā shì yì míng wěidà de xuézhě.

People thought him to be a great scholar.

今年是哪一年？

Jīnnián shì nǎ yì nián?

What year is it?

从一到十分，你最近感觉如何？

Cóng yí dào shífēn, nǐ zuìjìn gǎnjué rúhé?

On a scale from 1 to 10, how have you been feeling?

他一到，咱们就走了吧。

Tā yí dào, zánmen jiù zǒule ba.

Let's leave as soon as he arrives.

他一坐下，就拿起了电话。

Tā yí zuòxia, jiù ná qǐle diànhuà.

As soon as he sat down, he picked up the telephone.

他一小时前刚走。

Tā yì xiǎoshí qián gāng zǒu.

He just left an hour ago.

他一小时前走了。

Tā yì xiǎoshí qián zǒule.

He left an hour ago.

他一年来东京一次。

Tā yì nián lái Dōngjīng yícì.

He comes to Tokyo once a year.

他一把拉过她，然后吻了下去。

Tā yì bǎ lāguo tā, ránhòu wěnle xiàqù.

He drew her to him and kissed her on the mouth.

他一放学就回宿舍了。

Tā yí fàngxué jiù huí sùshè le.

He went back to the dorm as soon as he finished class.

他一看见我，就跑了。

Tā yí kànjiàn wǒ, jiù pǎole.

As soon as he saw me, he ran away.

他下午会去公园走一走。

Tā xiàwǔ huì qù gōngyuán zǒu yì zǒu.

He will walk in the park this afternoon.

他买一把刀行，我买就不行了吗？

Tā mǎi yì bǎ dāo xíng, wǒ mǎi jiù bùxíngle ma?

If it's okay for him to buy a knife, then why on earth can't I?

他从家里拿来了一瓶红酒。

Tā cóng jiālǐ náláile yì píng hóngjiǔ.

He brought a bottle of red wine from home.

他们中的任何一位我都不认识。

Tāmen zhōng de rènhé yí wèi wǒ dōu bú rènshi.

I know none of them.

他们买了一辆新车。

Tāmen mǎile yí liàng xīn chē.

They bought a new car.

他们决定建一座桥。

Tāmen juédìng jiàn yí zuò qiáo.

They decided to build a bridge.

他们吃了一惊，不是吗？

Tāmen chīle yì jīng, bú shì ma?

They were surprised, weren't they?

他们寄给我一张圣诞卡。

Tāmen jì gěi wǒ yì zhāng shèngdànkǎ.

They sent me a Christmas card.

他刚成为一名校长。

Tā gāng chéngwéi yì míng xiàozhǎng.

He has just become a principal.

他又喝了一碗汤。

Tā yòu hēle yì wǎn tāng.

He had a second helping of soup.

他唱了一首歌。

Tā chàngle yì shǒu gē.

He sang a song.

他在一所中学工作。

Tā zài yì suǒ zhōngxué gōngzuò.

He works in a secondary school.

他已经决定要成为一名教师。

Tā yǐjīng juédìng yào chéngwéi yì míng jiàoshī.

He has decided to become a teacher.

他希望成为一名医生。

Tā xīwàng chéngwéi yì míng yīshēng.

He wishes to become a doctor.

他想和我们一起来。

Tā xiǎng hé wǒmen yì qǐlai.

He wants to come with us.

他想成为一名作家。

Tā xiǎng chéngwéi yì míng zuòjiā.

He wants to become a writer.

他抓了一把米。

Tā zhuāle yì bǎ mǐ.

He grabbed a handful of rice.

他是一名很好的老师，对吗？

Tā shì yì míng hěn hǎo de lǎoshī, duì ma?

He's a very good teacher, isn't he?

他是一名记者。

Tā shì yì míng jìzhě.

He's a journalist.

他有一千多本书。

Tā yǒu yì qiān duō běn shū.

He has more than a thousand books.

他有一大家子要养。

Tā yǒu yí dàjiā zǐ yào yǎng.

He has a large family to support.

他有一张只有母亲爱的脸。

Tā yǒu yì zhāng zhǐyǒu mǔqīn ài de liǎn.

He has a face only a mother could love.

他有一把枪！

Tā yǒu yì bǎ qiāng!

He has a gun!

他的新小说值得一读。

Tā de xīn xiǎoshuō zhíde yì dú.

His new novel is worth reading.

他的母亲是一位英语教师。

Tā de mǔqīn shì yí wèi Yīngyǔ jiàoshī.

His mother is an English teacher.

他的母亲是一名学校老师。

Tā de mǔqīn shì yì míng xuéxiào lǎoshī.

His mother was a school teacher.

他的计划是在那条河上建一座桥。

Tā de jìhuà shì zài nà tiáo hé shàng jiàn yí zuò qiáo.

His plan is to build a bridge over that river.

他给了她一张纸。

Tā gěi le tā yì zhāng zhǐ.

He gave her a piece of paper.

他至少有一千本书。

Tā zhìshǎo yǒu yì qiān běn shū.

He has at least one thousand books.

他讲了一小时。

Tā jiǎngle yì xiǎoshí.

He spoke for one hour.

他说话就像一位老师。

Tā shuōhuà jiù xiàng yí wèi lǎoshī.

He talks as if he were a teacher.

以前这里有一座桥。

Yǐqián zhèlǐ yǒu yí zuò qiáo.

There used to be a bridge here.

你一准备好，我们就走。

Nǐ yì zhǔnbèi hǎo, wǒmen jiù zǒu.

We'll leave as soon as you are ready.

你不如跟我一起来。

Nǐ bùrú gēn wǒ yì qǐlai.

You may as well come with me.

你不能和我们一起来真可惜。

Nǐ bùnéng hé wǒmen yì qǐlai zhēn kěxī.

It is a pity that you can't join us.

你为什么不和我们一起来？

Nǐ wèishénme bù hé wǒmen yì qǐlai?

Why aren't you coming with us?

你以前住的是哪一座房子？

Nǐ yǐqián zhù de shì nǎ yí zuò fángzi?

Which house did you live in?

你可以把我的自行车修一修吗？

Nǐ kěyǐ bǎ wǒ de zìxíngchē xiū yì xiū ma?

Can you fix my bike?

你哪一年从学校毕业的？

Nǐ nǎ yì nián cóng xuéxiào bìyè de?

What year did you finish from school?

你想加入哪一组？

Nǐ xiǎng jiārù nǎ yì zǔ?

Which group do you want to join?

你想去走一走吗？

Nǐ xiǎng qù zǒu yì zǒu ma?

Would you like to go for a walk?

你打算自己一人把它全部吃了吗？

Nǐ dǎsuàn zìjǐ yì rén bǎ tā quánbù chīle ma?

Did you plan to eat all of that yourself?

你是一名很好的老师。

Nǐ shì yì míng hěn hǎo de lǎoshī.

You're a very good teacher.

你是一名教授，不是吗？

Nǐ shì yì míng jiàoshòu, bú shì ma?

You're a professor, aren't you?

你是和谁一起来的？

Nǐ shì hé shéi yì qǐlai de?

Who did you come with?

你能记起来的最后一件事是什么？

Nǐ néng jì qǐlai de zuìhòu yí jiàn shì shì shénme?

What's the last thing you remember?

你要跟我们一起来吗？

Nǐ yào gēn wǒmen yì qǐlai ma?

Are you coming along with us?

你记得这是在哪一年发生的吗？

Nǐ jìde zhè shì zài nǎ yì nián fāshēng de ma?

Do you remember which year it happened?

你讲话大声到我在一楼都听得到。

Nǐ jiǎnghuà dàshēng dào wǒ zài yì lóu dōu tīng dedào.

You speak so loudly I can even hear you on the first floor.

你该买一辆新车了。

Nǐ gāi mǎi yí liàng xīn chē le.

It's time for you to buy a new car.

信一写好，他就把它寄了。

Xìn yì xiě hǎo, tā jiù bǎ tā jìle.

Once he had written the letter, he sent it.

公园里有一大群人。

Gōngyuán lǐ yǒu yí dà qún rén.

There was a large crowd in the park.

医生给我打了一针。

Yīshēng gěi wǒ dǎle yì zhēn.

The doctor gave me a shot.

去那里要花一小时。

Qù nàli yào huā yì xiǎoshí.

It'll take an hour to get there.

只要雨一停我们就走。

Zhǐyào yǔ yì tíng wǒmen jiù zǒu.

Let's go as soon as it stops raining.

可以的话你也一起来吧。

Kěyǐ dehuà nǐ yě yì qǐlai ba.

Come along with us if you like.

和我们一起来吧。

Hé wǒmen yì qǐlai ba.

Come along with us.

在京都，有很多的景点值得一看。

Zài Jīngdū, yǒu hěn duō de jǐngdiǎn zhíde yí kàn.

There are a lot of sights in Kyoto.

在花园走一走算不上锻炼！

Zài huāyuán zǒu yì zǒu suàn bú shàng duànliàn!

Taking a walk in the garden doesn't count as exercise!

在这一点上意见不一。

Zài zhè yìdiǎn shàng yìjiàn bù yī.

Opinion is divided on this point.

城市中央有一座公园。

Chéngshì zhōngyāng yǒu yí zuò gōngyuán.

There is a park in the middle of the city.

太阳一出来，雪就会融化。

Tàiyang yì chūlái, xuě jiù huì rónghuà.

The snow will melt when the sun comes out.

她一到，我们就开始。

Tā yí dào, wǒmen jiù kāishǐ.

As soon as she comes, we will begin.

她一小时前离开了医院。

Tā yì xiǎoshí qián líkāile yīyuàn.

She left the hospital an hour ago.

她一开始读那封信就哭了起来。

Tā yì kāishǐ dú nà fēng xìn jiù kūle qǐlai.

As soon as she read the letter, she began to cry.

她一戴上安全帽就感觉安全多了。

Tā yí dài shang ānquánmào jiù gǎnjué ānquán duō le.

She felt much safer once she'd put her helmet on.

她一看到我就开始哭了。

Tā yí kàndào wǒ jiù kāishǐ kūle.

The moment she saw me, she burst out crying.

她一醒，我们就放音乐。

Tā yì xǐng, wǒmen jiù fàng yīnyuè.

As soon as she wakes up, we'll turn on the music.

她买了一台新电脑。

Tā mǎile yì tái xīn diànnǎo.

She has bought a new computer.

她以前是一位老师。

Tā yǐqián shì yí wèi lǎoshī.

She used to be a teacher.

她头一碰枕头就睡着了。

Tā tóu yí pèng zhěntou jiù shuìzháole.

She was asleep the moment her head hit the pillow.

她成为我的一位真正的朋友。

Tā chéngwéi wǒ de yí wèi zhēnzhèng de péngyou.

She became a true friend of mine.

她打算成为一名演员。

Tā dǎsuàn chéngwéi yì míng yǎnyuán.

She intended to become an actress.

她是一位真正的美人。

Tā shì yí wèi zhēnzhèng de Měi rén.

She is a real beauty.

她是一名教授。

Tā shì yì míng jiàoshòu.

She's a professor.

她是一名记者。

Tā shì yì míng jìzhě.

She is a journalist.

她有一台新电脑吗？

Tā yǒu yì tái xīn diànnǎo ma?

Does she have a new computer?

她的妈妈给她做一件新衣服。

Tā de māma gěi tā zuò yí jiàn xīn yīfu.

Her mother made her a new dress.

她翻了一页书。

Tā fānle yí yè shū.

She turned a page of her book.

如果值得一做，就值得做好。

Rúguǒ zhíde yí zuò, jiù zhíde zuò hǎo.

If it is worth doing at all, it is worth doing well.

如果我是你，我会帮他一把。

Rúguǒ wǒ shì nǐ, wǒ huì bāng tā yì bǎ.

If I were in your place, I would lend him a hand.

学生人数一年比一年增加。

Xuésheng rénshù yì nián bǐ yì nián zēngjiā.

The number of students grows year by year.