Word: 一 (yī)

孩子一见到母亲就哭了起来。

Háizi yí jiàndào mǔqīn jiù kūle qǐlai.

No sooner had the child seen his mother than he burst into tears.

它值得一试。

Tā zhíde yí shì.

It's worth a try.

对了，我有一件事要告诉你。

Duì le, wǒ yǒu yí jiàn shì yào gàosu nǐ.

By the way, I have something to tell you.

小偷一看到警车就跑走了。

Xiǎotōu yí kàndào jǐngchē jiù pǎo zǒule.

The thief ran off as soon as he saw the police car.

您是否正在考虑购买一台新电脑？

Nín shìfǒu zhèngzài kǎolǜ gòumǎi yì tái xīn diànnǎo?

Are you thinking of getting a new PC?

您能好好给我们照一张相吗？

Nín néng hǎohǎo gěi wǒmen zhào yì zhāng xiāng ma?

Could you take a picture of us?

想一想，好吗？

Xiǎng yì xiǎng, hǎo ma?

Think about it, OK?

我一到上海就打电话给你。

Wǒ yí dào Shànghǎi jiù dǎdiànhuà gěi nǐ.

I'll phone you as soon as I arrive in Shanghai.

我一听这首歌就会想起他的名字。

Wǒ yì tīng zhè shǒu gē jiù huì xiǎngqǐ tā de míngzi.

I think of his name every time I hear this song.

我一小时内来见你。

Wǒ yì xiǎoshí nèi lái jiàn nǐ.

I'll see you in an hour.

我一得到一大笔钱就捐一部分给慈善机构。

Wǒ yì dédào yí dàbǐ qián jiù juān yíbùfen gěi císhànjīgòu.

Whenever I get a large sum of money, I donate some of it to charity.

我一有问题就用谷歌查一下。

Wǒ yì yǒu wèntí jiù yòng Gǔgē chá yíxià.

Whenever I have a question, I just Google it.

我不可能在一小时内就完成工作。

Wǒ bù kěnéng zài yì xiǎoshí nèi jiù wánchéng gōngzuò.

It is impossible for me to finish the work in an hour.

我们一年聚一次。

Wǒmen yì nián jù yícì.

We get together once a year.

我们一开始就知道。

Wǒmen yì kāishǐ jiù zhīdào.

We knew it all along.

我们三个一队。

Wǒmen sān gè yí duì.

The three of us are on one team.

我们会一起来。

Wǒmen huì yì qǐlai.

We will come together.

我们会在一小时内到达。

Wǒmen huì zài yì xiǎoshí nèi dàodá.

We'll arrive there within an hour.

我们保证我们的产品一年。

Wǒmen bǎozhèng wǒmen de chǎnpǐn yì nián.

We guarantee our products for one year.

我们才一到家就下起雨来了。

Wǒmen cái yí dào jiā jiù xià qǐ yǔ láile.

Hardly had we come home when it began to rain.

我们花一万二千元买了这辆车。

Wǒmen huā yí wàn èr qiān yuán mǎile zhè liàng chē.

We bought this car for 12,000.

我们要为每个人买一辆车。

Wǒmen yào wèi měige rén mǎi yí liàng chē.

We'll buy one car for each.

我们见面时间安排在一星期后。

Wǒmen jiànmiàn shíjiān ānpái zài yì xīngqī hòu.

Let's arrange to meet in one week's time.

我们需要一辆汽车。

Wǒmen xūyào yí liàng qìchē.

We need a car.

我决定买一辆车。

Wǒ juédìng mǎi yí liàng chē.

I decided to buy a car.

我决心要成为一名科学家。

Wǒ juéxīn yào chéngwéi yì míng kēxuéjiā.

I am determined to be a scientist.

我去年上了一堂艺术课。

Wǒ qùnián shàng le yì táng yìshù kè.

I took an art class last year.

我只知道你一位加拿大人。

Wǒ zhǐ zhīdào nǐ yí wèi Jiānádà rén.

You're the only Canadian I know.

我可以问你一件事吗？

Wǒ kěyǐ wèn nǐ yí jiàn shì ma?

Can I ask you something?

我吃了一惊。

Wǒ chīle yì jīng.

I was surprised.

我听到一辆车停了下来。

Wǒ tīngdào yí liàng chē tíngle xiàlai.

I heard a car pull up.

我和一位朋友住在一起。

Wǒ hé yí wèi péngyou zhù zài yìqǐ.

I am staying with a friend.

我哥哥是一名教师。

Wǒ gēge shì yì míng jiàoshī.

My older brother is a teacher.

我在买一辆新车。

Wǒ zài mǎi yí liàng xīn chē.

I'm buying a new car.

我大他一岁。

Wǒ dà tā yí suì.

I'm one year older than him.

我学韩文一年了。

Wǒ xué Hánwén yì nián le.

I have been studying Korean for 1 year.

我工作一做完就来找你们。

Wǒ gōngzuò yí zuò wán jiù lái zhǎo nǐmen.

I'll come and find you once I've finished my work.

我已经唱了下一首歌好几次。

Wǒ yǐjīng chàngle xià yì shǒu gē hǎo jǐcì.

I've sung this next song many times.

我得给你打一针。

Wǒ děi gěi nǐ dǎ yì zhēn.

I need to give you an injection.

我想你帮我做一件事。

Wǒ xiǎng nǐ bāng wǒ zuò yí jiàn shì.

I have a favor to ask of you.

我想你读一读这本书。

Wǒ xiǎng nǐ dú yì dú zhè běn shū.

I want you to read this book.

我想安装一台电话。

Wǒ xiǎng ānzhuāng yì tái diànhuà.

I want to have a telephone installed.

我想当一名英语老师。

Wǒ xiǎng dāng yì míng Yīngyǔ lǎoshī.

I would like to be an English teacher.

我想待一夜。

Wǒ xiǎng dài yí yè.

I'd like to stay for one night.

我想还待一夜，行不行？

Wǒ xiǎng hái dài yí yè, xíng bùxíng?

I'd like to stay one more night. Is that possible?

我拿了一张半纸。

Wǒ nále yì zhāng bànzhǐ.

I got one and a half sheets of paper.

我救了你一命。

Wǒ jiùle nǐ yí mìng.

I saved your life.

我是一位美国人。

Wǒ shì yí wèi Měiguórén.

I am an American.

我是一名大学生。

Wǒ shì yì míng dàxuéshēng.

I am a university student.

我有一件事想跟你说说。

Wǒ yǒu yí jiàn shì xiǎng gēn nǐ shuō shuō.

There's something I'd like to talk to you about.

我有一台电脑。

Wǒ yǒu yì tái diànnǎo.

I have a computer.

我有一张地图。

Wǒ yǒu yì zhāng dìtú.

I have a map.

我有一米九高。

Wǒ yǒu yì mǐ jiǔ gāo.

I'm 1.9 meters tall.

我有一辆新的红色汽车。

Wǒ yǒu yí liàng xīn de hóngsè qìchē.

I have a new red car.

我有一辆车。

Wǒ yǒu yí liàng chē.

I have a car.

我正在寻找一位老人。

Wǒ zhèngzài xúnzhǎo yí wèi lǎorén.

I'm looking for an old man.

我正在用一台新电脑。

Wǒ zhèngzài yòng yì tái xīn diànnǎo.

I am using a new computer.

我每天运动一小时。

Wǒ měitiān yùndòng yì xiǎoshí.

I exercise for 1 hour every day.

我每天都会花一小时来学英文。

Wǒ měitiān dōu huì huā yì xiǎoshí lái xué Yīngwén.

I study English an hour every day.

我爸爸每天抽一包烟。

Wǒ bàba měitiān chōu yì bāo yān.

My father smokes a pack of cigarettes a day.

我用我的旧车换了一辆新的。

Wǒ yòng wǒ de jiù chē huàn le yí liàng xīn de.

I traded in my old car for a new one.

我的父亲买了一辆新车。

Wǒ de fùqīn mǎile yí liàng xīn chē.

My father has bought a new car.

我的父亲开一辆旧车。

Wǒ de fùqīn kāi yí liàng jiù chē.

My father drives a very old car.

我真该睡一觉了。

Wǒ zhēn gāi shuì yí jiàole.

I should really get some sleep.

我突然想到一件事。

Wǒ tūrán xiǎngdào yí jiàn shì.

I just remembered something.

我等我的一个朋友等了一小时。

Wǒ děng wǒ de yí gè péngyou děng le yì xiǎoshí.

I waited for my friend for an hour.

我算了算，这次旅行要花大概一万块人民币。

Wǒ suànle suàn, zhècì lǚxíng yào huā dàgài yí wàn kuài rénmínbì.

I've calculated that I'll spend about ten thousand RMB on this trip.

我被一辆车超了。

Wǒ bèi yí liàng chē chāole.

I was overtaken by a car.

我要一把剑！

Wǒ yào yì bǎ jiàn!

I want a sword!

我要你想一想。

Wǒ yào nǐ xiǎng yì xiǎng.

I want you to think about it.

我要用一万美元买你们的房子。

Wǒ yào yòng yí wàn měiyuán mǎi nǐmen de fángzi.

I will buy your house for ten thousand dollars.

我觉得这值得一问。

Wǒ juéde zhè zhíde yí wèn.

I think it's worth asking.

我觉得这本书值得一读。

Wǒ juéde zhè běn shū zhíde yì dú.

I think this book is worth reading.

我觉得这部电影值得一看再看。

Wǒ juéde zhè bù diànyǐng zhíde yí kàn zài kàn.

I think it is worthwhile to see this film twice.

我请他们再寄给我一张票。

Wǒ qǐng tāmen zài jì gěi wǒ yì zhāng piào.

I told them to send me another ticket.

我造了一架模型飞机。

Wǒ zàole yí jià móxíng fēijī.

I made a model plane.

我需要一把刀。

Wǒ xūyào yì bǎ dāo.

I need a knife.

昨天发生了一件有趣的事。

Zuótiān fāshēngle yí jiàn yǒuqù de shì.

Something interesting happened yesterday.

最后一首歌是我为妻子写的一首。

Zuìhòu yì shǒu gē shì wǒ wèi qīzi xiě de yì shǒu.

This last song is one I wrote for my wife.

最后，我们的项目成了拍卖会上最特别的一项。

Zuìhòu, wǒmen de xiàngmù chéng le pāimàihuì shàng zuì tèbié de yí xiàng.

Finally, we come to the most special item in this auction.

最大的鹰的翅膀展开长达一米半。

Zuì dà de yīng de chìbǎng zhǎnkāi cháng dá yì mǐ bàn.

The largest eagles have a wingspan of one and a half meters.

有一页缺了。

Yǒu yí yè quēle.

There is a page missing.

格林先生是一位历史老师。

Gélín xiānsheng shì yí wèi lìshǐ lǎoshī.

Mr. Green is a history teacher.

每个人都必有一死。

Měige rén dōu bì yǒu yì sǐ.

All men must die.

波士顿是一座非常好的城市。

Bōshìdùn shì yí zuò fēicháng hǎo de chéngshì.

Boston is a wonderful city.

玩的时间一多，读书的时间便少。

Wán de shíjiān yì duō, dúshū de shíjiān biàn shǎo.

More play will mean less time to study.

由美将成为一名教师。

Yóu Měi jiāng chéngwéi yì míng jiàoshī.

Yumi will become a teacher.

笑一笑，十年少。

Xiào yí xiào, shínián shǎo.

Laughter is good for your health.

算一算你花了多少钱买书。

Suàn yí suàn nǐ huāle duōshǎo qián mǎi shū.

Try to estimate how much you spent on books.

给我一张纸。

Gěi wǒ yì zhāng zhǐ.

Give me a piece of paper.

罗马这个城市值得一游。

Luómǎ zhège chéngshì zhíde yì yóu.

Rome is a city worth visiting.

葡萄要先洗一洗再吃。

Pútao yào xiān xǐ yì xǐ zài chī.

We should wash the grapes before we eat them.

西西里是一座岛。

Xīxīlǐ shì yí zuò dǎo.

Sicily is an island.

要是你和我们一起来就好了。

Yàoshi nǐ hé wǒmen yì qǐlai jiù hǎole.

I wish you had come with us.

让我想一想。

Ràng wǒ xiǎng yì xiǎng.

Let me see.

让我用一张图来说明。

Ràng wǒ yòng yì zhāng tú lái shuōmíng.

Let me explain it with a diagram.

让我说一件事情。

Ràng wǒ shuō yí jiàn shìqing.

Let me say one thing.

请和夫人一起来吧！

Qǐng hé fūren yì qǐlai ba!

Please come over with your wife.

请唱一首歌。

Qǐng chàng yì shǒu gē.

Please sing a song.

请带一张纸给我。

Qǐng dài yì zhāng zhǐ gěi wǒ.

Bring me a sheet of paper, please.